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Marie Cronqvist

Professor

I am a professor of modern history. My research is focused on cultural and media historical perspectives on Swedish and European postwar history, Cold War entanglements, information and propaganda, civil defence, and preparedness.

If the war comes - mediated narratives of fear and safety

In my research, I am interested in how the emotionology of societal threats and fears, but also safety and security, has been communicated in modern societies in general and the Cold War in particular. I am particularly interested in the role of the media in the shaping, strengthening and sometimes challenging of cultural communities. In several projects, I have investigated Swedish and European civil defence cultures, information and propaganda, and Third World War imaginaries, as well as the relationship and collaboration between East and West in the field of broadcast media.

Since 2024, I am a full professor of modern history at the Department of Culture and Society (IKOS) at Linköping University. My main affiliation is the Division for History, Arts, and Religious Studies, where I am director of research and Ph D education.

Prior to this position at Linköping University, I was head of the subject Media History at the Department of Communication and Media (KOM) at Lund University, Sweden. I have been a visiting scholar at the Leibniz Institute for Media Research/Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI) in Hamburg, the European University Institute in Florence, and the Centre for Media History at Macquarie University in Sydney. I am a member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences (KVA) class X, the Royal Society for the Humanities at Lund, and the New Society of Letters at Lund.

For a full list of publications prior to 2024, see my page in the Lund University Research Portal.

Ongoing research projects

VMA signal horn.

Soundscapes of Warning

How are sounds of warning embedded in social life and in Swedish society? This project aims to research how "Hesa Fredrik" (VMA) has affected us over the last century and continues to affect us until today.
Cimabue - Apocalyptical Christ.

LiU hub for apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic imaginaries

The LiU hub for apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic imaginaries is a meeting point for a seminar series and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
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Entangled Media Histories, EMHIS

EMHIS is an international research network. The network brings together around 50 researchers who are interested in the topic of "Entangled Media Histories".

Publications

Selected publications

Cover of publication 'Expanding Media Histories: Cultural and Material Perspectives'
Marie Cronqvist, Sune Bechmann Pedersen, Ulrika Holgersson (Editorship) (2023)
Expanding Media Histories: Cultural and Material Perspectives
Cover of publication 'Cold War Civil Defence in Western Europe: Sociotechnical Imaginaries of Survival and Preparedness'
Marie Cronqvist, Rosanna Farbøl, Casper Sylvest (Editorship) (2022)
Cold War Civil Defence in Western Europe: Sociotechnical Imaginaries of Survival and Preparedness
Cover of publication 'War Remains: Mediations of Suffering and Death in the Era of the World Wars'
Marie Cronqvist, Lina Sturfelt (Editorship) (2018)
War Remains: Mediations of Suffering and Death in the Era of the World Wars

Publications in DiVA

2024

Marie Cronqvist (2024) Beredskapstid och framtidsfrid Framtidskompasser: En akademisk tankesmedja tar ut riktningar, p. 75-86 (Chapter in book)
Marie Cronqvist (2024) Humanistisk beredskap i en ny säkerhetspolitisk epok Humanioras betydelse: En idéskrift, p. 45-50 (Chapter in book)
Marie Cronqvist (2024) Idag har Hesa Fredrik en mer allvarsam ton
Marie Cronqvist, Fredrik Mohammadi Norén, Emil Stjernholm (2024) Introduction: Towards a History of Media Tactics Media tactics in the long twentieth century, p. 1-15 (Chapter in book) Continue to DOI
Marie Cronqvist, Fredrik Mohammadi Norén, Emil Stjernholm (2024) Afterword: Towards a Tactical Turn? Media history in the long twentieth century, p. 259-261 (Chapter in book) Continue to DOI

Teaching

First, second, and third cycle teaching

I lecture, lead seminars, as well as supervise and examine theses on undergraduate and graduate level in history and in teacher education at LiU. I am responsible for the third cycle education in Historical studies and a contact point for the PhD students at the division, where I am also a supervisor and teacher. Together with Johanna Dahlin I am responsible for the supervision committee at Historical Studies and Tema Q.

PhD supervision at Lund University

Emma Hilborn (history, viva 2014, ass supervisor); Martin Ericsson (history, viva 2015, ass supervisor); Erik Edoff (media history, viva 2016, ass supervisor); Charlotte Nilsson (media history, viva 2020, main supervisor); Allan Burnett (media history, viva 2024, main supervisor); Christine Davidsson Sandal (media history, 2019–, ass supervisor); Eskil Vesterlund (media history, 2020–, main supervisor).

Postdocs and mentorship (selected)

Laura Sarenmaa (2016–2019, Crafoord foundation, Lund); Sune Bechmann Pedersen (2016–2017, Crafoord foundation, Lund); Charlie Järpvall (2017–2018, HT faculties, Lund); Betto van Waarden (2020–2022, EU Marie Curie Fellow, Lund); Rosanna Farbøl (2022–2023, Crafoord foundation, Lund).




Fellows

PhD students and postdoctoral fellows at LiU

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David Andersson

PhD student

Allan Burnett

Postdoc

Co-workers

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David Andersson
PhD student
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Emma Axinder
PhD student
Ken Bjerregaard
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Maria Björkman
Associate Professor, Docent
Allan Burnett
Postdoc
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Carl-Magnus Carlstein
Lecturer
Anna Minara Ciardi
Marie Clark Nelson
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Karin Ehrenkrona
PhD student
Per Ewert
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Niclas Franzén
PhD student
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Anna Friberg
Associate Professor
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Fredrik Gregorius
Senior Associate Professor
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Sofia Gustafsson
Senior Associate Professor
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Anna Ingemark
Associate Professor
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Anna Johnsson Harrie
Associate Professor
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Lasse Kvarnström
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Pontus Larsen
PhD student
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Madeleine Larsson
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Kjell O Lejon
Professor, Head of Division
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Sofie Lindeberg
PhD student
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Johannes Ljungberg
Associate Professor, Docent
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David Ludvigsson
Professor
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Amanda Norling
PhD student
Maria Riep
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Fredrik Santell
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Carl-Filip Smedberg
Postdoc
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Karin Ström Lehander
Lecturer
Jan Sundin
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Gary Svensson
Senior Associate Professor
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Joakim Söderström
PhD student
Håkan Ulfgard
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Elis Wibacke
PhD student
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Tomas Widholm
Associate Professor

Organisation

Division of History, Arts and Religious Studies (HKR)

The division conducts research and education within the subjects of History, Arts and Religious Studies.
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Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FILFAK)

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences provides education and research in humanities, social- and behavioral sciences, commercial law, art disciplines and thematic science.

Department of Culture and Society (IKOS)

At the Department of Culture and Society (IKOS), social sciences and the humanities gather in environments where research and education work together.

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