Department of Culture and Society (IKOS)

At IKOS, social sciences and the humanities gather in environments where research and education work together.

The Department of Culture and Society (IKOS) conducts education and research in various humanities, social sciences and aesthetic subjects. Our activities are often conducted in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary environments where language, culture and society are at the center.

IKOS strives to strengthen social science and humanities in society and we see collaboration between education, research and the outside world as a prerequisite for success. The department is located in both Linköping and Norrköping.

News
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Black Lives Matter - a global human rights movement

The Black Lives Matter movement is an international human rights movement that has existed since 2013. In late spring 2020 the movement spread to countries across the world. LiU PhD candidate Mavis Hooi answers four questions about the movement.

Research into the effects of social exclusion on older people receives grant

How are healthy older people influenced by a lack of social contact and relationships? This is to be studied by George Pavlidis in a three-year project funded by FORTE – the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare.

Why do we love the Viking Age?

From a historical perspective, the Viking Age was a short period. But it has left deep impressions. Over and over, interest in Vikings reemerges. Religious historian Fredrik Gregorius is to investigate what this fixation is all about.

Research
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Welfare Law

The multidisciplinary research-field “Welfare law” is defined relative to the concept of “welfare” and jurisdiction.

The Research Environment Language and Culture

The Research Environment Language and Culture is a meeting place for linguistic and literary research in a cultural context.

Literature, Media History, and Information Cultures

How have literature, art, film, and music been affected by – and affected – media technologies throughout history? We do research on aesthetic practices and the technological changes of society during the last 150 years.