Dr. Eva Marie Bloom Ström

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Eva-Marie Bloom Ström is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Gothenburg, specializing in African languages and linguistics. She has a PhD in African languages, obtained in 2013, and became an Associate Professor in 2020. Her academic pursuits include teaching field methods, Somali, and various linguistics courses. Ström's research interests focus on language structure, speaker intents, and the interactions between speakers and listeners, particularly within Bantu languages. She is currently leading a research project funded by the Swedish Research Council analyzing information structure and word order in Southern African languages, and she has published several works related to these topics. Throughout her career, she has collected fieldwork data to support her studies and has created a unique searchable corpus for recorded conversations. Ström has previously worked at Rhodes University in South Africa and has focused on the grammatical description of the Ndengeleko language and the sociolinguistic issues surrounding it.

Research Interests

Experience

Senior Lecturer

2020-01-01 — Present

University of Gothenburg • Göteborg, Sweden

Teaching and researching African languages and linguistics.

Senior Research Associate

2013-01-01 — 2018-01-01

Rhodes University • Grahamstown, South Africa

Conducting research and teaching in the field of African languages.

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).