The division conducts research and education within the subjects of History, Arts and Religious Studies.
Twincities Research Group - Social environment and health The twin cities of Linköping and Norrköping are two equal sized cities in southeast Sweden. They are part of the same county council and have the same structure of health care. How could public health in two so similar cities be so different?
DigiCONFLICT. Digital Heritage in Cultural Conflicts DigiCONFLICT is an international research consortium funded by Joint Programming Initiative on Cultural Heritage (JPICH), exploring the impact of digital heritage in nationally framed cultural conflicts.
Jewish and woman The overriding purpose of this project is to investigate the history of Swedish Jewish women and their experiences of antisemitism and sexism during the twentieth and twenty-first century.
Narratives as cultural heritage A project about power and resistance in collections of narratives from and about immigrants at the archive of the Nordic museum.
Centre for local history The aim of the Centre is to support and develop research on local history and education by bringing about co-operation between professional researchers, instructors, school, teachers and the general public.
“What exactly do we mean by sustainable development?” Politicians are unanimous that society must develop in a sustainable manner. But what does this mean? If we are to achieve sustainable development, we must discuss the concept itself.
Big donation boost for timely history research Understanding our own history is of vital importance when Europe is once again at war. The subject of history at Linköping University (LiU) is now to receive a substantial boost through two new professorships in modern and local history respectively.
Newly recognized crossover testimonies give important knowledge of the Holocaust A collection of Holocaust testimonies in Sweden includes cases in which Jewish and non-Jewish Polish survivors interviewed each other. A history of conflict stood between the survivors, but this does not appear to have influenced the testimonies.
How should the church be governed? The elections for the Church of Sweden will be held on 19 September. This year the focus is on how political the church should be, but the agenda also includes issues such as the environment, economy and education.
Ethical issues emerge when Holocaust stories are digitalised Digitalisation is sweeping across Europe. The political ambitions are high, and accessibility and democratisation are keywords. But when it's time to digitalise the cultural heritage of Sweden, ethical issues emerge.
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.
“Today, we refuse to accept sickness and death” People have combated recurrent epidemics through the ages in different ways. And COVID-19 demonstrates how vulnerable we still are. Historian Hans Nilsson describes the changing ways in which society has dealt with threats to health.
Head of Division Kjell O Lejon Professor, Head of Division Department of Culture and Society (IKOS) Division of History, Arts and Religious Studies (HKR) kjell.o.lejon@liu.se +4613285667
David Andersson PhD student Emma Axinder PhD student Ken Bjerregaard Maria Björkman Associate professor Carl-Magnus Carlstein Lecturer Marie Clark Nelson Mattias Dahlkvist Associate professor Niclas Franzén PhD student Anna Friberg Associate professor Fredrik Gregorius Associate professor, Docent Sofia Gustafsson Senior associate professor Anna Ingemark Associate professor Anna Johnsson Harrie Associate professor Lasse Kvarnström Pontus Larsen PhD student Madeleine Larsson Kjell O Lejon Professor, Head of Division Sofie Lindeberg PhD student David Ludvigsson Senior associate professor Hans Nilsson Christopher Pihl Associate professor Maria Riep Karin Ström Lehander Lecturer Jan Sundin Gary Svensson Senior associate professor Håkan Ulfgard Elis Wibacke PhD student Tomas Widholm Associate professor Sam Willner Show all Show less
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.
