Category: Open Access

How the Indo-European peoples imagined death – Language, myth and archaeology in a new book

11 November, 2025

 By interweaving philological analysis, archaeological evidence and mythological narratives, Indo-European Afterlives offers new perspectives on how notions of death and the beyond were embedded in early Indo-European belief systems. From poetic visions of the afterlife to the ritual logic of cremation and the etymology of mourning, Indo-European Afterlives examines how the transition from life to death was conceptualized … More How the Indo-European peoples imagined death – Language, myth and archaeology in a new book

New book explores the ecological worldview of the early Indo-European communities

18 August, 2025

How did the early Indo-European communities understand and mythologise their natural and social environments? The edited volume Indo-European Ecologies: Cattle and Milk – Snakes and Water introduces ecological perspectives into the study of Indo-European traditions. The main focus is on the early Indo-European beliefs surrounding the most important elements of the household, above all cattle … More New book explores the ecological worldview of the early Indo-European communities

New book explores the dynamics of cultural transfer between the francophone Maghreb and the West

10 June, 2025

This edited volume, Passages francophones du Maghreb et transfert culturel, brings together six researchers from the University of Rabat and the University of Stockholm to explore the dynamics of cultural transfer between the francophone Maghreb and the West. The chapters examine Maghrebi travellers’ perspectives on the West, representations of francophone Maghrebi literatures in Sweden, the … More New book explores the dynamics of cultural transfer between the francophone Maghreb and the West

Ny bok i ny bokserie: Specialpedagogik som politik och praktik

8 January, 2025

Specialpedagogik som politik och praktik: Specialpedagogiska professioner i den svenska skolan sedan 1980 handlar om den svenska skolans speciallärar- och specialpedagogprofessioner från 1980-talet fram till 2020-talet. Boken syftar till att belysa orsaker till att vi har två professioner med specialpedagogisk inriktning samt att utifrån ett vetenskapligt perspektiv förtydliga specialpedagogers och speciallärares roll i svensk skola. … More Ny bok i ny bokserie: Specialpedagogik som politik och praktik

Ny ordförande för Stockholm University Press förlagskommitté

12 September, 2024

Möt vår nya ordförande för förlagskommittén, Elisabeth Wåghäll Nivre, professor i tyska vid Stockholms universitet. – Att kunna tillgängliggöra forskning av hög kvalitet för så många som möjligt ser jag som mycket angeläget. Vad har öppen tillgång betytt för dig och hur kommer du jobba med de frågorna framåt? – Öppen tillgång har slagit igenom … More Ny ordförande för Stockholm University Press förlagskommitté

New book about Peter Artedi: Reformer of 18th Century Zoology

20 June, 2024

Swedish naturalist Peter Artedi (1705–1735) has been recognized as the father of the modern science of ichthyology but his work has not received the attention it deserves until now. This volume, Peter Artedi: Reformer of 18th Century Zoology, Vol. I: Peter Artedi’s Life and Works, is presented here in English for the first time. Far … More New book about Peter Artedi: Reformer of 18th Century Zoology

New book sheds light on the early speakers of Indo-European languages

14 June, 2024

Current scientific advances provide us with information on several aspects of the early speakers of Indo-European and their lives. The anthology Indo-European Interfaces: Integrating Linguistics, Mythology and Archaeology applies a multidisciplinary approach that combines historical linguistics, archaeology, and comparative religion in order to improve the understanding of the early speakers of Indo-European. The book is … More New book sheds light on the early speakers of Indo-European languages

Networking event on academic publishing

29 April, 2024

On April 15–16 Malmö University Library hosted a network meeting on academic publishing. The Stockholm University Press Team, along with more than forty representatives from close to twenty Swedish universities, enjoyed an inspiring “lunch to lunch”-conference with shared experiences, challenges and opportunities, as well as concrete plans for future collaboration. Everyone agreed that the network, … More Networking event on academic publishing