Dr. Cathryn Klasto

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Cathryn Klasto is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Gothenburg specializing in Critical Spatial Practice with a focus on interiors and processes of interiority. Her research investigates the ways in which design experiences of spatial interiors generate ethical relations across digital and non-digital thresholds. She employs writing and iterative prototyping as methods in her artistic research, deliberately avoiding finality in her explorations. Currently, Klasto is developing a collection of visual essays that examine the spatialization of ethics in artistic research, drawing on popular culture, particularly the franchise Star Trek. She is also engaged in a FORMAS-funded research project titled ‘The Fountain: art-technological-social drama’ and contributes to various editorial boards including L’Internationale Online and ARSNET. Her academic journey includes a BA in Art Architectural History from the University of Warwick, an MA in Gender Law from SOAS, and a PhD in Architecture from the University of Sheffield, focusing on the networks between domestic interiors and urban socio-cultural infrastructures in contemporary Tokyo. Klasto's diverse research interests include ethics in artistic production, spatial justice, technological infrastructures, and experimental methodologies.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Gothenburg

Master Program
Requirements
IELTS
Listening
Required:5.5
Reading
Required:5.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:18
Reading
Required:18
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree (180 credits) with a major in Political Science English 6/English B from Swedish upper secondary school
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate and transcripts
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Identification document
  • Statement of Intent (if applicable for specific tracks)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Department of Political Science; focus on International Administration and Global Governance (IAGG).