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Public defence: Maryam Fanni

Research
Culture and languages

Welcome to the Public defence of Maryam Fanni thesis Reading the Signs – Distinction-Making Nostalgia in Swedish Postwar Suburbs.

Dissertation
Date
24 Oct 2025
Time
13:00 - 16:00
Location
Baulan (Art Library), Kristinelundsgatan 6-8, Gothenburg

Good to know
The public defense will be held in English.

The thesis "Reading the Signs – nostalgia as distinction-making narrative in Swedish post-war suburbs" investigates discursively constructed imaginaries of postwar suburb centers in Stockholm and how these are manifested in urban renewal projects. 

You can also attend the public defense via Zoom.

Opponent: 
Robert Nilsson Mohammadi, Associate Professor, Malmö University
Examining Board:
Danah Abdulla, Designer, Educator and Researcher based in London, UK
Burcu Yigit Turan, Senior Lecturer, Swedish University of Agricultural Science (SLU), Uppsala
Maria Hellström Reimer, Professor in Design in Theory and Practice, Malmö University
Handledare:
Erling Björgvinsson, Professor in Design, HDK-Valand, Gothenburg University.
Catharina Thörn, Professor at Gender and Culture studies unit, Gothenburg University.

Download the thesis at Gothenburg University Publications Electronic Archive (GUPEA) from 3rd October.