This course covers Swedish intellectual history, from the early twentieth century and onwards, with a special focus on the role of science and technology in the shaping of Swedish nationhood, political culture, and public image. Students will gain insight into the role of expert knowledge in Swedish political culture, and the tension between democratic and technocratic tendencies in large scale public health projects, as well as in controversies over the regulation of and policies for energy, biomedicine, and the environment. Students are also introduced to the literature on national image making, epitomized in the Nobel prize, and will engage in theoretically informed discussions on the mutual shaping of science, technology, and society.
Twentieth Century Swedish Intellectual History, 7.5 credits
Spring Term 2025
The information below is only for exchange students
Starts
25 March 2025
Ends
8 June 2025
Study location
Umeå
Language
English
Type of studies
Daytime,
50%
Required Knowledge
General entry requirements
Selection
Students applying for courses within a double degree exchange agreement, within the departments own agreements will be given
first priority. Then will - in turn - candidates within the departments own agreements, faculty agreements, central exchange agreements and other departmental agreements be selected.
Application code
UMU-A1650
Application
This application round is only intended for nominated exchange students. Information about deadlines can be found in the e-mail instruction that nominated students receive.
The application period is closed.
