University of Gothenburg
Department of Languages and Literatures
Cave monastery Kyiv-Pechersk lavra, Kyiv, Ukraine, and Codex Soprasliensis, an Old Church Slavonic Cyrillic manuscript from the 10th century
Cave monastery Kyiv-Pechersk lavra, Kyiv, Ukraine, and Codex Soprasliensis, an Old Church Slavonic Cyrillic manuscript from the 10th century
  2. Department of Languages and Literatures
  3. Slavic languages - research

Slavic languages - research

Slavic languages have been taught at the University of Gothenburg since 1906, and research in the subject has a long-standing and broad tradition in philology, literary studies, and linguistics. Today, research is conducted in Slavic medieval studies, Old Church Slavonic, Russian, and Ukrainian.

Researchers in Slavic languages also participate in interdisciplinary research areas across the department and faculty, including Literary and Cultural Studies*, Language in Social Context*, and The Medieval Committee.

Slavic Medieval Studies, Old Church Slavonic

Research within Slavic Medieval Studies focuses on three primary areas:

  1. Textual Criticism: With a particular focus on texts with open ‘transmission’, including the Alexander Romance.
  2. Epigraphic Studies: Linguistic, paleographic, and textological investigations of medieval graffiti and inscriptions in sacred spaces, focusing specifically on the agents involved in the creation of epigraphic texts.
  3. Cultural Heritage Preservation: Long-term preservation efforts through the presentation of Slavic Cyrillic manuscripts, as well as early Glagolitic and Cyrillic printed books held in Swedish libraries and archives, via the Alvin platform.

Russian

Literary research focuses on contemporary Russian literature, employing both close reading and reception studies. In recent years, scholars have explored intertextuality, paratexts, and the translation, publication, and reception of Russian literature in Sweden and Swedish literature in Russia. Linguistic research focuses on historical sociolinguistics, the development of literacy, the evolution of the Russian language during the 18th century, and Swedish-Russian linguistic contact between 1721 and 1945.

Ukrainian

Research in Ukrainian focuses largely on the language of Ukrainian authorities and their communication with citizens, specifically examining how Russia’s full-scale invasion has impacted official administrative language. Additionally, work is underway on the development of an online Ukrainian-Swedish-Georgian dictionary.

Researchers

Doctoral students

Areas of research at the Department of Languages and Literatures

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