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| Membership Number: | 5550 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | FILM, MEDIA & VISUAL STUDIES |
| Elected: | 2020 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SWEDEN |
| Homepage(s): | http://su.se |
Present and Previous Positions
- 1 February 2013 - present President of Stockholm University
- Since 1 May 2000 Professor of Cinema Studies at Stockholm University
- 1998 Docent (Reader) in Cinema and TV Studies, Turku University
- 1998 Docent (Reader) in Cinema Studies, Stockholm University
- 1992 - 2000 (leave of absence 1996-2000) Associate Professor, Stockholm University
- 1996 - 2000 Research Fellow, Stockholm University
Fields of Scholarship
- Cinema studies
- Silent cinema
- Film theory
- Film aesthetics
Honours and Awards
- 2018 Award from the King of Sweden for meritorious efforts for Swedish universities
- 2018 Commander of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon
- 2015 Knight of the French Legion of Honour, 2015
- 2014 Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- 2008 Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities
