Andreas Tranvik
@andreastranvik.bsky.social
PhD candidate at Lund University
Literature, knowledge, history
Literature, knowledge, history
Pinned
Project MUSE - Specialization on Stage: The Formation and Deformation of Knowledge in <i>Hedda Gabler</i> and <i>A Dream Play</i>
muse.jhu.edu
New article: literary studies/theatre studies meets the history of knowledge as I make the case for revisiting two canonical works of Scandinavian and European modern drama as representations and critiques of the process of specialization within the modern research university.
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In our new Comparative Literature issue: Yael Segalovitz examines 4 recent books on close reading, asking how they converge on a bold though often implicit premise: that close reading operates through the bodily and cognitive training of the reader.
muse.jhu.edu/journal/128
muse.jhu.edu/journal/128
February 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
In our new Comparative Literature issue: Yael Segalovitz examines 4 recent books on close reading, asking how they converge on a bold though often implicit premise: that close reading operates through the bodily and cognitive training of the reader.
muse.jhu.edu/journal/128
muse.jhu.edu/journal/128
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Winter 2026 issue is here! Featuring essays by Yves Winter, Christopher Grobe, Esther Yu, Saul Nelson, Colleen Ruth Rosenfeld, James I. Porter, Michael Dango, and Robert Mitchell, Orit Halpern, and Henning Schmidgen.
criticalinquiry.uchicago.edu/past_issues/...
criticalinquiry.uchicago.edu/past_issues/...
January 8, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Winter 2026 issue is here! Featuring essays by Yves Winter, Christopher Grobe, Esther Yu, Saul Nelson, Colleen Ruth Rosenfeld, James I. Porter, Michael Dango, and Robert Mitchell, Orit Halpern, and Henning Schmidgen.
criticalinquiry.uchicago.edu/past_issues/...
criticalinquiry.uchicago.edu/past_issues/...
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This was published in the dead week between Christmas and New Year’s. If you work in education & were, reasonably, taking a break, maybe you missed it.
Don’t miss it.
Don’t miss it.
The ‘Crisis of the Humanities’ Is Over. That’s Not a Good Thing.
All of higher ed now suffers the attacks of politics and technology.
www.chronicle.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:10 PM
This was published in the dead week between Christmas and New Year’s. If you work in education & were, reasonably, taking a break, maybe you missed it.
Don’t miss it.
Don’t miss it.
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It’s here! I’m delighted to share a new theme issue of @histandtheojrnl.bsky.social, “Philology Now.” Valeria López Fadul and I edited this issue, featuring smart contributions by Emily Apter, Peter de Bolla, Alan Durston, Cymone Fourshey, Claire Gilbert, Anthony Grafton…
historyandtheory.org/64-4
historyandtheory.org/64-4
Philology Now – Volume 64, Number 4 — History and Theory
History and Theory, Volume 64, Number 4
historyandtheory.org
January 5, 2026 at 4:14 PM
It’s here! I’m delighted to share a new theme issue of @histandtheojrnl.bsky.social, “Philology Now.” Valeria López Fadul and I edited this issue, featuring smart contributions by Emily Apter, Peter de Bolla, Alan Durston, Cymone Fourshey, Claire Gilbert, Anthony Grafton…
historyandtheory.org/64-4
historyandtheory.org/64-4
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I dagens Expressen skriver Fredrik Hertzberg ovanligt skarpt om universitetens svåra situation och tilltagande meningslöshet
FREDRIK HERTZBERG: Våra universitet är på väg att bli meningslösa
Universiteten har blivit långsamma, överadministrerade zombieinstitutioner. Fredrik Hertzberg läser två böcker och hittar en förklaring till varför akademin blev så dark.
www.expressen.se
December 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I dagens Expressen skriver Fredrik Hertzberg ovanligt skarpt om universitetens svåra situation och tilltagande meningslöshet
Min syster har skrivit den roligaste jultexten du kommer läsa i år…
Hanna Lublin Niklasson: I år blir det ingen raketglögg
Hanna Lublin Niklasson inser att hennes familj lurat henne varenda jul.
ng.se
December 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Min syster har skrivit den roligaste jultexten du kommer läsa i år…
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Anekdotiskt: på sv lärosäten (och säkert andra myndigheter) utsätts just nu TA-personal (inkl kommunikatörer) för en intensiv, närmast evangelisk AI-propaganda från central förv; man uppmanas använda AI hejvilt, inga nackdelar tas öht upp. Är man då dåligt insatt är det nog lätt att svepas med.
December 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Anekdotiskt: på sv lärosäten (och säkert andra myndigheter) utsätts just nu TA-personal (inkl kommunikatörer) för en intensiv, närmast evangelisk AI-propaganda från central förv; man uppmanas använda AI hejvilt, inga nackdelar tas öht upp. Är man då dåligt insatt är det nog lätt att svepas med.
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New article on the acceleration and standardisation of time in 1960s Swedish higher education: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/WPRIW...
Setting the ‘normal study time’: temporal acceleration and standardisation in 1960s Swedish higher education
The acceleration of academic time has been a persistent theme in debates on higher education, fuelled by politicians as well as students. In this article, we analyse and discuss acceleration and st...
www.tandfonline.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:26 AM
New article on the acceleration and standardisation of time in 1960s Swedish higher education: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/WPRIW...
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Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
December 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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no you read your husband the quote from Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia about the Library of Alexandria and started weeping too hard to finish
on a personal note, it's an intense time to reading -- and teaching -- The Oresteia for the first time
November 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
no you read your husband the quote from Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia about the Library of Alexandria and started weeping too hard to finish
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Hej Göteborg! Till våren kör vi en ny upplaga av "Forskaren i framtidens offentlighet". Den här gången på västkusten!
När? 15 april, 9-16
Var? Chalmers
Är det gratis? Yes, men platserna är begränsade.
Anmälan sker här: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
Sprid och dela gärna!
När? 15 april, 9-16
Var? Chalmers
Är det gratis? Yes, men platserna är begränsade.
Anmälan sker här: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
Sprid och dela gärna!
November 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Hej Göteborg! Till våren kör vi en ny upplaga av "Forskaren i framtidens offentlighet". Den här gången på västkusten!
När? 15 april, 9-16
Var? Chalmers
Är det gratis? Yes, men platserna är begränsade.
Anmälan sker här: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
Sprid och dela gärna!
När? 15 april, 9-16
Var? Chalmers
Är det gratis? Yes, men platserna är begränsade.
Anmälan sker här: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
Sprid och dela gärna!
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I'm thrilled to share that "Poetry in the Digital Age: An Interdisciplinary Handbook" is out!
It brings together a range of perspectives on poetry parameters, formats, practices, debates & more – and is available in open access via the link below:
@poetryda.bsky.social @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
It brings together a range of perspectives on poetry parameters, formats, practices, debates & more – and is available in open access via the link below:
@poetryda.bsky.social @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
Poetry in the Digital Age
As a multifaceted and intermedial phenomenon, poetry in the digital age not only demands a rethinking and expansion of the traditional paradigms of literary studies but also attracts increasing attent...
www.degruyterbrill.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I'm thrilled to share that "Poetry in the Digital Age: An Interdisciplinary Handbook" is out!
It brings together a range of perspectives on poetry parameters, formats, practices, debates & more – and is available in open access via the link below:
@poetryda.bsky.social @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
It brings together a range of perspectives on poetry parameters, formats, practices, debates & more – and is available in open access via the link below:
@poetryda.bsky.social @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
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“Adversarial poetry.”
Love this. Obvs.
Love this. Obvs.
November 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
“Adversarial poetry.”
Love this. Obvs.
Love this. Obvs.
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I like how SPECIFIC this Lily Allen divorce album is!
October 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I like how SPECIFIC this Lily Allen divorce album is!
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Men der er også et andet problem, som måske faktisk er mere skræmmende, skriver Christian Bennike: buff.ly/p6P8Nqv
October 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Men der er også et andet problem, som måske faktisk er mere skræmmende, skriver Christian Bennike: buff.ly/p6P8Nqv
Jag tänker ofta, alltför ofta, på denna passage.
October 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Jag tänker ofta, alltför ofta, på denna passage.
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This is how you blurb
October 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This is how you blurb
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När vi inte längre väger våra ord i mellanmänskliga samtal och egenförfattade texter, när misstänksamheten ersätter viljan till djupare förståelse – då har den humanistiska vetenskapen förlorat sin själ.
humtank.se/anna-hegardt...
humtank.se/anna-hegardt...
Anna Hegardt Källén: Vikten av mellanrummet
humtank.se
October 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
När vi inte längre väger våra ord i mellanmänskliga samtal och egenförfattade texter, när misstänksamheten ersätter viljan till djupare förståelse – då har den humanistiska vetenskapen förlorat sin själ.
humtank.se/anna-hegardt...
humtank.se/anna-hegardt...
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I dag bråkar jag om AI, akademiskt skrivande och hantverksskicklighet. Framför allt gör jag ett försök att koppla samman AI-frågan här och nu med en sedan länge existerande andlig robotisering i universitetsvärlden, en robotisering som föregriper de stora språkmodellernas utbredning.
ANDREAS TRANVIK: Svenska forskare är redan som Chat GPT
Debatterna om AI-användningen i universitetsvärlden fortsätter. Andreas Tranvik tycker att vi måste stå upp för det akademiska skrivandet som ett kreativt hantverk.
www.expressen.se
October 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I dag bråkar jag om AI, akademiskt skrivande och hantverksskicklighet. Framför allt gör jag ett försök att koppla samman AI-frågan här och nu med en sedan länge existerande andlig robotisering i universitetsvärlden, en robotisering som föregriper de stora språkmodellernas utbredning.
I dag bråkar jag om AI, akademiskt skrivande och hantverksskicklighet. Framför allt gör jag ett försök att koppla samman AI-frågan här och nu med en sedan länge existerande andlig robotisering i universitetsvärlden, en robotisering som föregriper de stora språkmodellernas utbredning.
ANDREAS TRANVIK: Svenska forskare är redan som Chat GPT
Debatterna om AI-användningen i universitetsvärlden fortsätter. Andreas Tranvik tycker att vi måste stå upp för det akademiska skrivandet som ett kreativt hantverk.
www.expressen.se
October 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I dag bråkar jag om AI, akademiskt skrivande och hantverksskicklighet. Framför allt gör jag ett försök att koppla samman AI-frågan här och nu med en sedan länge existerande andlig robotisering i universitetsvärlden, en robotisering som föregriper de stora språkmodellernas utbredning.
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Humanioras publiceringskulturer skapar huvudvärk för forskningens utvärderare. I Vetenskapsrådets Forskningsbarometer 2025 har området i vissa delar utelämnats. Är humaniora satt på undantag i kunskapsnationen Sverige?
humtank.se/linus-salo-o...
humtank.se/linus-salo-o...
Linus Salö och Mats Benner: När barometern snurrar
humtank.se
October 13, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Humanioras publiceringskulturer skapar huvudvärk för forskningens utvärderare. I Vetenskapsrådets Forskningsbarometer 2025 har området i vissa delar utelämnats. Är humaniora satt på undantag i kunskapsnationen Sverige?
humtank.se/linus-salo-o...
humtank.se/linus-salo-o...
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1. Social media is now 5% following friends and 95% watching videos made by strangers.
2. Every podcast is turning into a YouTube show.
3. AI companies can't stop building TikTok clones.
Everything is becoming television.
I wrote about why that matters.
www.derekthompson.org/p/why-everyt...
2. Every podcast is turning into a YouTube show.
3. AI companies can't stop building TikTok clones.
Everything is becoming television.
I wrote about why that matters.
www.derekthompson.org/p/why-everyt...
Everything Is Television
A theory of culture and attention
www.derekthompson.org
October 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
1. Social media is now 5% following friends and 95% watching videos made by strangers.
2. Every podcast is turning into a YouTube show.
3. AI companies can't stop building TikTok clones.
Everything is becoming television.
I wrote about why that matters.
www.derekthompson.org/p/why-everyt...
2. Every podcast is turning into a YouTube show.
3. AI companies can't stop building TikTok clones.
Everything is becoming television.
I wrote about why that matters.
www.derekthompson.org/p/why-everyt...
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THE HISTORY OF KNOWLEDGE CONFERENCE
This week, on 8–10 October, LUCK is organizing The History of Knowledge Conference in Lund. I am delighted to be the host together with my dear colleagues.
The programme can be found here: newhistoryofknowledge.com/wp-content/u...
This week, on 8–10 October, LUCK is organizing The History of Knowledge Conference in Lund. I am delighted to be the host together with my dear colleagues.
The programme can be found here: newhistoryofknowledge.com/wp-content/u...
October 6, 2025 at 5:59 AM
THE HISTORY OF KNOWLEDGE CONFERENCE
This week, on 8–10 October, LUCK is organizing The History of Knowledge Conference in Lund. I am delighted to be the host together with my dear colleagues.
The programme can be found here: newhistoryofknowledge.com/wp-content/u...
This week, on 8–10 October, LUCK is organizing The History of Knowledge Conference in Lund. I am delighted to be the host together with my dear colleagues.
The programme can be found here: newhistoryofknowledge.com/wp-content/u...
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What was the Swedish ”docent grade”? In a new article in Minerva, @isakhammar.bsky.social and I explore evaluative cultures in the history of the humanities: link.springer.com/article/10.1... This will be part of an upcoming special issue on the history of peer review in the humanities.
The Elusive ‘Docent Grade’: Evaluative Cultures in and Beyond the Swedish Humanities (1876–1969) - Minerva
In the late nineteenth and for much of the twentieth century, an academic career in Sweden was highly dependent on what grade a scholar’s doctoral dissertation was awarded. Unless receiving a so-calle...
link.springer.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:05 AM
What was the Swedish ”docent grade”? In a new article in Minerva, @isakhammar.bsky.social and I explore evaluative cultures in the history of the humanities: link.springer.com/article/10.1... This will be part of an upcoming special issue on the history of peer review in the humanities.