About the department

The alumni Balsam Karam and Johanne Lykke Holm, from the Department of Culture and Aesthetics, have been nominated for The European Union Prize for Literature.

Johanna Hedman, author of the new novel Trion (en. The Trio), holds a Bachelor's Degree in Comparative Literature and International Relations from Stockholm University.

In a new study Anna Källén, Associate Professor and researcher in Heritage Studies at the Department of Culture and Aestetics and Daniel Strand, Uppsala University, have conducted interviews with fourteen persons who have taken DNA tests, and asked them about the desire to “be a Viking”. Did they see themselves as related to Vikings, to have a Viking heritage, or to be Vikings themselves? And which characteristics did they connect with their Viking identity?

International symposium at the Department of Culture and Aesthetics, Stockholm University, 11 May 2021.

Editorial Boards for Book Series Stockholm University Press Editorial Advisory Boards, consisting of prominent and knowledgeable scholars, judge all publications based on their academic standards, and assist authors to increase their quality and impact.