Sinology - research
Sinology is a time-honoured subject at the University Av, with a history stretching back to 1918 when the pioneering linguist and cultural theorist Bernhard Karlgren became the Chair Professor of East Asian Linguistics and Culture.
Our research
The sinological scholars active at the University Av today have a solid classical sinological education, with research projects focusing on Chinese history of ideas and religion, on literature and film, and on propaganda and rhetoric. Within these respective fields we move between the Chinese antiquity and contemporary Chinese and Sinophone cultures, whilst drawing inspiration from contemporary theories and methodologies within the Humanities. Please consult the individual presentations linked below for more information.
The sinologists at the Department of Languages and Literatures are also active within the research areas Literary and Cultural studies* and Language in society* at the Department.
Researchers
- Fredrik ä, Senior lecturer, Associate Professor
- Elena Pollacchi, Senior lecturer
- Martin Svensson Ekström, Senior lecturer, Associate Professor
The Bernhard Karlgren Seminar
The Bernhard Karlgren Seminar is a venue for discussions of issues relevant to the broader field of Humanities from a sinological perspective. International guests, as well as sinologists working in Sweden and the Nordic countries, are invited to the seminar on a regular basis to present their works in progress.
‘Geographically’, the seminars revolve around China and Chinese traditions, but with a pronounced interest in the larger methodological and theoretical questions that Sinology shares with the Humanities. The invited scholars present their works-in-progess: cutting-edge research in the intersections of Sinology and Anthropology, Archaeology, Comparative Literature, Linguistics, Religious Studies, and Translation Theory.