Sinology - research
Sinology at the University of Gothenburg has a history spanning over a century, dating back to 1918 when the pioneering language and culture researcher Bernhard Karlgren took office as professor of East Asian linguistics and culture.
Our research
Our current faculty is grounded in classical Sinology, with research specializations spanning Chinese intellectual history and religion, literature and film, as well as propaganda and rhetoric. Within these fields, our work bridges the historical and the contemporary. We strive to combine traditional sinological scholarship with a forward-looking approach, actively engaging with modern theories and methodologies within the humanities. Detailed information is available via the individual researcher profiles linked below.
The Sinology faculty also contributes to the department-wide research areas Literary and Cultural Studies* and Language in Social Context*.
Researchers
- Fredrik Fällman, Senior lecturer, Associate Professor
- Elena Pollacchi, Senior lecturer, Associate Professor
- Martin Svensson Ekström, Senior lecturer, Associate Professor
The Bernhard Karlgren Seminar Series
Through the Bernhard Karlgren Seminar, we have established a forum for discussing issues of broader relevance to the humanities from a sinological perspective. The seminar regularly features international guest speakers alongside presentations of our own research. While the series is ‘geographically’ rooted in China and Chinese traditions, it maintains a strong focus on methodological and theoretical questions within the humanities. Invited lecturers often represent the vanguard of sinological research, presenting ongoing work at the intersections of Sinology and anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, literary theory, religious studies, and translation theory.