Konferenser

THE SYMPOSIUM Saint Birgitta, Syon and Vadstena, initiated by the Swedish Birgitta Foundation (Birgittastiftelsen), took place in Stockholm in October 2007. In this volume, medievalists and Birgittine scholars within various disciplines and from different countries contribute with papers presented on the occasion. The main topics are the two monasteries in England and Sweden, Syon Abbey and Vadste

THIS VOLUME IS the result of the international conference "Medieval Scandinavia and Papal Administration", held at The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities in 2016. The aim of the conference was to highlight and exemplify the lively contacts between the Nordic countries and the papacy luring the Middle Ages.

ON 21 APRIL 2006 a round-table seminar took place at the premises of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities in Stockholm. The occasion was Fornvännen’s centenary, and the theme was the current status and future prospects of this kind of scholarly journal. This volume is a collection of nine papers by participants in the seminar. The main themes are the shift from paper to on

This book is about seeds and why and how seeds matter today, as in the past. Under the main headings Biopower, Agrobiodiversity, Circulation/mobility, and Seeds and their caretakers, the human-seed relationship is explored from different viewpoints.

Stockholms skärgårds historia under 1500- och 1600-talen är förvånansvärt lite utforskad och berättad. Under perioden omvandlades Sverige från att ha varit ett litet land i Europas utkant till att svälla ut till en mäktig stormakt. Stockholm var denna stormakts ansikte utåt. Processen hade knappast varit möjlig utan den resurs som huvudstadens skärgård var. Hösten 2008 höll Vitterhetsakademien, i

This volume presents methodological aspects of writing ecclesiastical biographies as well as their relevancy to a broad spectrum of disciplines besides Church history, such as general history, Slavic studies and history of literature.

Författarna i denna skrift är alla professorer i språkvetenskapliga ämnen vid nordiska universitet och också verksamma inom forskarkollegiet vid Svenska Forskningsinstitutet i Istanbul. Redaktören är ordförande i forskarkollegiet. Istanbulinstitutets vetenskapliga verksamhet stöds av Kungl. Vitterhetsakademien och skriftens artiklar bygger på föredrag vid ett symposium på akademien. Tillsammans il

THIS SYMPOSIUM was part of the co-operation between the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities and the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. 'The contributions elucidate the chosen topic - this time the capitals Stockholm and Belgrade - from various angles and with various scientific perspectives. The Swedish researchers discuss Stockholm through factors of spatial differentiati

This anthology collects papers and presentations given at the symposium "Sweden - Serbia and Europe. Periphery or not?" It took place in Stockholm in November 2012 as part of a co-operation between the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities and the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. The theme "Periphery or not?" refers to the spatial, cultural and political situation of the t

The articles published in this volume were presented at the joint Swedish-Polish conference entitled "Swedish-Polish Modernism. Literature - Language - Culture" that took place in Cracow, Poland, April 20-2 1, 2001. Even if Swedish - or in a wider perspective - Scandinavian literature at the turn of the twentieth century was one of the most important sources of inspiration for Polish modernism, mo

Denna volym ger en överblick av svensk antikforskning i Medelhavsområdet från början av 1800-talet till 1970-talet. Fokus ligger på kung Gustaf VI Adolf (1882-1973) och hans roll som arkeolog och ordförande i ett flertal arkeologiska sällskap, expeditioner och forskningsinstitut under tiden som kronprins, 1907-1950. Konferensvolymen speglar såväl forskningsmässiga utmaningar som en ansats att disk

In the 1990s a new interest for research on emotions and affectivity in the humanities and the social sciences began to develop.