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Håkan Karlsson

Professor

Department of Historical Studies
Telephone
+46 31-786 52 56
+46 709-83 17 76
Mail
hakan.karlsson@archaeology.gu.se
Visiting address
Renströmsgatan 6
41255 Göteborg
Room number
J511
Postal address
Box 200
40530 Göteborg

About Håkan Karlsson

Håkan Karlsson (b. 1962). I am a professor of archaeology at the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Gothenburg. My main research interests are the epistemology and ontology of archaeology, the contemporary political dimensions of archaeology, the role of cultural heritage in the present and future, and contemporary archaeology. I have written numerous books and articles on these topics. I am currently involved in several contemporary archaeological projects in Cuba and Sweden that, in collaboration with local people, address various types of contemporary tangible and intangible remains, for example: former Soviet nuclear bases, remains of a Swedish emigrant colony (Cuba), and Cold War remains (Sweden). I teach at all educational levels and on all archaeological themes.