Dr. Erik Sjöberg

Biography

Erik Sjöberg is a Professor in the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Gothenburg, where he has been employed since 2025. Prior to this, he worked as a senior lecturer at Umeå University and held positions at Mid-Sweden University, Södertörn University, and Stockholm. His research interests lie primarily in modern and contemporary international history, focusing particularly on conflict, historical culture, and the various uses of history in relation to memories of mass violence. His work explores themes such as modernity, pacifism, cosmopolitanism, and national as well as transnational contexts. He authored the monograph 'Making Greek Genocide: Contested Memories of the Ottoman Greek Catastrophe,' which examines collective memory and its evolution within a fraught political landscape. He also published 'Internationalism in the New Turkey: American Peace Education in the Kemalist Republic, 1923-1933,' which delves into the complexities of American educational efforts in a multi-ethnic Ottoman Empire. Sjöberg teaches both beginner's and advanced courses in history as part of the European studies program, supervising student theses at the advanced level. His research and teaching engage with crucial historical narratives and their implications for contemporary society.

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