Hampus Östh Gustafsson
@hosthgustafsson.bsky.social
Historian of science and ideas interested in the history of the humanities, history and organization of universities, and the formation of the modern politics of knowledge.
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...
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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.
Our ongoing research project, "Funding Effects: The Emergence of Public Research Councils and the Formation of the Human Sciences in Sweden, 1947–1977", now has a website (which will be expanded over time): fundingeffects.com
fundingeffects.com
fundingeffects.com
March 26, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Our ongoing research project, "Funding Effects: The Emergence of Public Research Councils and the Formation of the Human Sciences in Sweden, 1947–1977", now has a website (which will be expanded over time): fundingeffects.com
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If you know anyone looking for a funded PhD, Uppsala Idéhistoria is recruiting two - in "history of ideas" and "history of science" (both *very* broadly defined).
International applicants welcome! You can write in English or Swedish. 1/4
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International applicants welcome! You can write in English or Swedish. 1/4
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PhD student in the history of ideas - Uppsala University
PhD student in the history of ideas, Department of History of Science and Ideas, Uppsala University
www.uu.se
March 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
If you know anyone looking for a funded PhD, Uppsala Idéhistoria is recruiting two - in "history of ideas" and "history of science" (both *very* broadly defined).
International applicants welcome! You can write in English or Swedish. 1/4
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
International applicants welcome! You can write in English or Swedish. 1/4
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
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Next to our special issue on the Classics of the Humanities in Africa, the latest issue of History of Humanities also contains 4 research articles by Jakub Stejskal, Ori Sela, Kriston R. Rennie and Gerben Zaagsma, as well as 12 book reviews!
See www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/hoh/2024...
See www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/hoh/2024...
December 17, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Next to our special issue on the Classics of the Humanities in Africa, the latest issue of History of Humanities also contains 4 research articles by Jakub Stejskal, Ori Sela, Kriston R. Rennie and Gerben Zaagsma, as well as 12 book reviews!
See www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/hoh/2024...
See www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/hoh/2024...
Passade på att skriva några rader om humanisters karriärvägar då och nu utifrån pågående forskningsprojekt: humtank.se/hampus-osth-...
Hampus Östh Gustafsson: Humanisternas enastående karriärer – allt var inte bättre förr -
I Sigfrid Siwertz bildningsroman Jonas och draken(1928) får vi följa Jonas von Dankvarts studieår i det tidiga 1900-talets akademiska Uppsala. En av hans studiekamrater bär namnet Vergelin. När huvudk...
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December 5, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Passade på att skriva några rader om humanisters karriärvägar då och nu utifrån pågående forskningsprojekt: humtank.se/hampus-osth-...
Nu finns min lilla skrift om tvärvetenskapens historia med utgångspunkt i tidskriften Tvärsnitt (1979–2011) tillgänglig digitalt: www.uu.se/.../circus-i... Den är skriven på uppdrag av det tvärvetenskapliga centrumet CIRCUS i Uppsala och ingår i en ny skriftserie som precis har lanserats.
October 18, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Nu finns min lilla skrift om tvärvetenskapens historia med utgångspunkt i tidskriften Tvärsnitt (1979–2011) tillgänglig digitalt: www.uu.se/.../circus-i... Den är skriven på uppdrag av det tvärvetenskapliga centrumet CIRCUS i Uppsala och ingår i en ny skriftserie som precis har lanserats.
New article out: ”R. S. Crane and the Invention of the Humanities: The Formation of Historical Narratives of Knowledge in the Mid-Twentieth Century” in History of Intellectual Culture: www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
R. S. Crane and the Invention of the Humanities: The Formation of Historical Narratives of Knowledge in the Mid-Twentieth Century
R. S. Crane and the Invention of the Humanities: The Formation of Historical Narratives of Knowledge in the Mid-Twentieth Century was published in History of Intellectual Culture 3/2024 on page 275.
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October 11, 2024 at 5:11 PM
New article out: ”R. S. Crane and the Invention of the Humanities: The Formation of Historical Narratives of Knowledge in the Mid-Twentieth Century” in History of Intellectual Culture: www.degruyter.com/document/doi...
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The Royal Swedish Academy of History, Letters and Antiquities (Kungl. Vitterhetsakademien) and the Swedish National Heritage Board (Riksantikvarieämbetet) are now offering two special collections fellowships for junior scholars. Apply by 1 November 2024.
More info: raa.se/lagar-och-st...
More info: raa.se/lagar-och-st...
September 17, 2024 at 9:09 AM
The Royal Swedish Academy of History, Letters and Antiquities (Kungl. Vitterhetsakademien) and the Swedish National Heritage Board (Riksantikvarieämbetet) are now offering two special collections fellowships for junior scholars. Apply by 1 November 2024.
More info: raa.se/lagar-och-st...
More info: raa.se/lagar-och-st...
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The Society for the History of the Humanities has opened a Call for Bids to host the 12th Making of the Humanities (MOH) conference in 2026. Deadline for bids: October 6, 2024.
Thanks in advance for your interest in hosting the MOH conference!
See www.historyofhumanities.org/2024/09/08/c...
Thanks in advance for your interest in hosting the MOH conference!
See www.historyofhumanities.org/2024/09/08/c...
Call for Bids for The Making of the Humanities conference 2026 – Society for the History of the Humanities
www.historyofhumanities.org
September 8, 2024 at 11:23 AM
The Society for the History of the Humanities has opened a Call for Bids to host the 12th Making of the Humanities (MOH) conference in 2026. Deadline for bids: October 6, 2024.
Thanks in advance for your interest in hosting the MOH conference!
See www.historyofhumanities.org/2024/09/08/c...
Thanks in advance for your interest in hosting the MOH conference!
See www.historyofhumanities.org/2024/09/08/c...
”Det blir en spännande höst i forskningspolitiken.”
tidskriftenrespons.se/artikel/kuns...
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Kunskapens värde i nyliberalismens tidevarv - Respons
Regeringens kommande forskningsproposition måste stärka de långsiktiga villkoren för kvalitet och institutionell autonomi.
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September 4, 2024 at 9:05 PM
”Det blir en spännande höst i forskningspolitiken.”
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tidskriftenrespons.se/artikel/kuns...
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Wherever there is education, there is power and resistance. The 9th Nordic Educational History Conference invites papers that deal with these two fundamental features of social and educational processes. #histed
9th Nordic Education History Conference, 14-16 May 2025 - Department of Education
Wherever there is education, there is power and resistance. The Conference invites papers that deal with these two fundamental features of social and educational processes
www.su.se
May 20, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Wherever there is education, there is power and resistance. The 9th Nordic Educational History Conference invites papers that deal with these two fundamental features of social and educational processes. #histed
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Ny bok på gång: ”Kunskapens stora hus: Huvudlinjer i universitetets historia”
Ett försök att skriva koncist om ett stort ämne. Utkommer före sommaren.
Ett försök att skriva koncist om ett stort ämne. Utkommer före sommaren.
April 11, 2024 at 5:53 AM
Ny bok på gång: ”Kunskapens stora hus: Huvudlinjer i universitetets historia”
Ett försök att skriva koncist om ett stort ämne. Utkommer före sommaren.
Ett försök att skriva koncist om ett stort ämne. Utkommer före sommaren.
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CFP: Shifting Cultures of Knowledge in the History of the Humanities
http://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-143078
Lund, 09.10.2024-11.10.2024, Society for the History of the Humanities, Bewerbungsschluss: 01.05.2024
http://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-143078
Lund, 09.10.2024-11.10.2024, Society for the History of the Humanities, Bewerbungsschluss: 01.05.2024
Shifting Cultures of Knowledge in the History of the Humanities
www.hsozkult.de
March 26, 2024 at 8:15 PM
CFP: Shifting Cultures of Knowledge in the History of the Humanities
http://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-143078
Lund, 09.10.2024-11.10.2024, Society for the History of the Humanities, Bewerbungsschluss: 01.05.2024
http://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-143078
Lund, 09.10.2024-11.10.2024, Society for the History of the Humanities, Bewerbungsschluss: 01.05.2024
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Call for Papers: “The Making of the Humanities”
On 9–11 October, 2024, the eleventh conference in this series will be hosted by LUCK.
This year’s special conference theme is “Shifting Cultures of Knowledge in the History of the Humanities”.
newhistoryofknowledge.com/2024/02/02/c...
On 9–11 October, 2024, the eleventh conference in this series will be hosted by LUCK.
This year’s special conference theme is “Shifting Cultures of Knowledge in the History of the Humanities”.
newhistoryofknowledge.com/2024/02/02/c...
February 6, 2024 at 8:04 AM
Call for Papers: “The Making of the Humanities”
On 9–11 October, 2024, the eleventh conference in this series will be hosted by LUCK.
This year’s special conference theme is “Shifting Cultures of Knowledge in the History of the Humanities”.
newhistoryofknowledge.com/2024/02/02/c...
On 9–11 October, 2024, the eleventh conference in this series will be hosted by LUCK.
This year’s special conference theme is “Shifting Cultures of Knowledge in the History of the Humanities”.
newhistoryofknowledge.com/2024/02/02/c...
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Thrilled to announce that the Call for Papers of "The Making of the Humanities XI" conference in Lund (9-11 October 2024) is open!
Deadline for submissions: May 1, 2024
Organized by the Board of Events of the Society for the History of the Humanities.
historyofhumanities.org/upcoming-mee...
Deadline for submissions: May 1, 2024
Organized by the Board of Events of the Society for the History of the Humanities.
historyofhumanities.org/upcoming-mee...
The Making of the Humanities XI, Lund 2024 – Society for the History of the Humanities
historyofhumanities.org
February 4, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Thrilled to announce that the Call for Papers of "The Making of the Humanities XI" conference in Lund (9-11 October 2024) is open!
Deadline for submissions: May 1, 2024
Organized by the Board of Events of the Society for the History of the Humanities.
historyofhumanities.org/upcoming-mee...
Deadline for submissions: May 1, 2024
Organized by the Board of Events of the Society for the History of the Humanities.
historyofhumanities.org/upcoming-mee...
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KARTORNA FORMADE VÅR VÄRLDSBILD
I senaste avsnittet av Vetenskapsradion Historia tittar Tobias Svanelid på gamla kartor tillsammans med mig och Staffan Bergwik. Först handlar det om Staffans nya bok (som är underbar). Sedan handlar det om Afrikas vita fläckar.
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I senaste avsnittet av Vetenskapsradion Historia tittar Tobias Svanelid på gamla kartor tillsammans med mig och Staffan Bergwik. Först handlar det om Staffans nya bok (som är underbar). Sedan handlar det om Afrikas vita fläckar.
sverigesradio.se/.../kartorna...
February 1, 2024 at 8:29 AM
KARTORNA FORMADE VÅR VÄRLDSBILD
I senaste avsnittet av Vetenskapsradion Historia tittar Tobias Svanelid på gamla kartor tillsammans med mig och Staffan Bergwik. Först handlar det om Staffans nya bok (som är underbar). Sedan handlar det om Afrikas vita fläckar.
sverigesradio.se/.../kartorna...
I senaste avsnittet av Vetenskapsradion Historia tittar Tobias Svanelid på gamla kartor tillsammans med mig och Staffan Bergwik. Först handlar det om Staffans nya bok (som är underbar). Sedan handlar det om Afrikas vita fläckar.
sverigesradio.se/.../kartorna...
Ser mycket fram emot att nästa år kunna påbörja VR-projektet ”Forskningsfinansieringens effekter: De statliga forskningsrådens etablering och humanvetenskapernas formering, 1947-1977” tillsammans med Per Wisselgren och Tobias Dalberg: www.humsam.uu.se/circus/stodf...
November 28, 2023 at 4:10 PM
Ser mycket fram emot att nästa år kunna påbörja VR-projektet ”Forskningsfinansieringens effekter: De statliga forskningsrådens etablering och humanvetenskapernas formering, 1947-1977” tillsammans med Per Wisselgren och Tobias Dalberg: www.humsam.uu.se/circus/stodf...
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WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE HUMANITIES?
Delighted to announce that issue 8.2 of History of Humanities is out! It contains a Forum on possible futures of the field, two review essays and eight book reviews.
The introductory essay is a gem (and Open Access)!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/hoh/2023...
Delighted to announce that issue 8.2 of History of Humanities is out! It contains a Forum on possible futures of the field, two review essays and eight book reviews.
The introductory essay is a gem (and Open Access)!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/hoh/2023...
History of Humanities | Vol 8, No 2
www.journals.uchicago.edu
November 21, 2023 at 5:14 PM
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE HUMANITIES?
Delighted to announce that issue 8.2 of History of Humanities is out! It contains a Forum on possible futures of the field, two review essays and eight book reviews.
The introductory essay is a gem (and Open Access)!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/hoh/2023...
Delighted to announce that issue 8.2 of History of Humanities is out! It contains a Forum on possible futures of the field, two review essays and eight book reviews.
The introductory essay is a gem (and Open Access)!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/hoh/2023...
New article out, summarizing some of my postdoc research on temporal challenges to academic collegiality from an historical perspective. This is part of a double volume of Research in the Sociology of Organizations with broad international perspectives on collegiality www.emerald.com/insight/cont...
November 13, 2023 at 2:08 PM
New article out, summarizing some of my postdoc research on temporal challenges to academic collegiality from an historical perspective. This is part of a double volume of Research in the Sociology of Organizations with broad international perspectives on collegiality www.emerald.com/insight/cont...
The new issue of History of Humanities has a forum section on the possible futures of the field (edited by me and @isakhammar.bsky.social ): journals.uchicago.edu/toc/hoh/2023/8… Contributions from Rens Bod, Herman Paul, Suzanne Marchand, Kevin Chang, Helen Small, and Sverker Sörlin.
November 11, 2023 at 9:46 AM
The new issue of History of Humanities has a forum section on the possible futures of the field (edited by me and @isakhammar.bsky.social ): journals.uchicago.edu/toc/hoh/2023/8… Contributions from Rens Bod, Herman Paul, Suzanne Marchand, Kevin Chang, Helen Small, and Sverker Sörlin.
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I've written a review article on History in the Humanities and the Social Sciences (ed. Skinner & Bourke) for @global-ih.bsky.social. Connect it to discussions on presentism, history of knowledge and more. Though I mention one disappointment, it's a wonderful book
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
History in and of the Present and the Past
Published in Global Intellectual History (Ahead of Print, 2023)
www.tandfonline.com
November 2, 2023 at 7:28 AM
I've written a review article on History in the Humanities and the Social Sciences (ed. Skinner & Bourke) for @global-ih.bsky.social. Connect it to discussions on presentism, history of knowledge and more. Though I mention one disappointment, it's a wonderful book
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Save the date - the Making of the Humanities conference is coming to Sweden. 9-11 October, 2024. Stay tuned for more info on theme, keynotes and details on how to register. #historyofhumanities
www.historyofhumanities.org/2023/10/31/m...
www.historyofhumanities.org/2023/10/31/m...
October 31, 2023 at 9:22 AM
Save the date - the Making of the Humanities conference is coming to Sweden. 9-11 October, 2024. Stay tuned for more info on theme, keynotes and details on how to register. #historyofhumanities
www.historyofhumanities.org/2023/10/31/m...
www.historyofhumanities.org/2023/10/31/m...