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Professor Dr. Jelena Spasenic

Associate Professor

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Biography

Jelena Spasenic is an Associate Professor at Uppsala University, specializing in Cultural Anthropology and Modern Languages. She was born in Belgrade, Serbia, and has been living in Sweden since 2000. Prof. Spasenic completed her undergraduate studies at Belgrade University with a focus on Scandinavian languages and literature as well as English. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Swedish/Scandinavian languages and a PhD in Cultural Anthropology from Uppsala University. Her doctoral thesis, titled 'Shadows Past: A Study of Life-World Identity of Serbian Youth in the Milošević Regime,' was awarded the Benzelius Prize in 2012. Over her academic career, she has taught a variety of subjects including Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian language courses and graduate-level courses like 'Research Languages: Linguistic Methods' and 'Post-Nationalist Socialisms in Literature and Film'. Her research areas encompass phenomenology, symbolic interactionism, social identity theory, cognition, ethnicity, nationalism, and youth culture, with particular emphasis on borderland anthropology and social psychology.

Research Interests

Cultural Anthropology Phenomenology Symbolic Interactionism Social Identity Theory Cognition Ethnicity Nationalism Youth Culture Borderland Anthropology Social Psychology

Experience

Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor

2001-01-01 — Present

Uppsala University • Uppsala

Teaching various undergraduate and graduate courses in Modern Languages and Cultural Anthropology.

Senior Lecturer

— Present

Stockholm University • Stockholm

Taught undergraduate methods courses and supervised bachelor's theses.

Requirements for Uppsala University

Master Program

Requirements

GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:5.5
Reading
Required:5.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Writing
Required:20
Total
Required:90

Prerequisites

Bachelor's degree equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen (180 ECTS) 90 credits in a subject relevant to the specific program

Application Checklist

  • Bachelor's degree certificate and diploma
  • Official transcripts of records
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Copy of passport photo page
  • Statement of Purpose (for most programs)
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application Summary Sheet (if required by department)

Specialization Notes

General Master's requirements applying across Science, Technology, and Humanities departments.