Urbanism

Studies of urbanism include the study of the origin and formation of towns from a global perspective. A focus is given to the spatial organization of ruined and existing towns and their relation to cultural parameters such as language and identity.

Urban dynamics is approached through a multi-scalar analysis of urban patterns of cognition and associated landscapes using a variety of documentary sources as well as GIS methodology, a study of socio-environmental interactions in time depth, the analysis of spatial organization of a limited selection of case studies and the analysis of structure/syntax in urban and non-urban areas. Importantly, the historic examples and models of urban development and evolvement are used to analyze urban processes today.

Erika Weiberg

integrated history and historical ecology, identity, landscape, materiality, mentality, mortuary practices, narrativity, social organization, urbanism

Gullög Nordquist

gender studies, identity, ideology, integrated history and historical ecology, iron-using communities, mentality, mortuary practices, social organization, theory, urbanism

Birgitta Leppänen Sjöberg

ceramics, gender studies, iconography, identity, theory, urbanism

Linda Öhman

identity, social organisation, urbanism

Fredrik Tobin

landscape archaeology, mortuary practices, myth, cult and religion, social organisation, urbanism