Category: Stockholm University Press News

Nordic and Baltic Perspectives in Canadian Studies – editors of new anthology interviewed.

7 December, 2023

How can Canada be narrated and compared with countries in Northern Europe? “Nordic and Baltic Perspectives in Canadian Studies – An Interdisciplinary Approach to Northern Spaces Narratives” contains a collection of articles from various fields in the humanities that introduce major topics of Canadian studies, as they are examined in the Nordic and Baltic countries. … More Nordic and Baltic Perspectives in Canadian Studies – editors of new anthology interviewed.

The irrevocable shift to open science – and how we provide the infrastructure

26 October, 2023

Stockholm University Press is an intrinsic part of the research infrastructure at Stockholm University, just like our home, the University Library. The approach is to provide relevant publishing services for peer-reviewed and open publications with a non-profit model. We want to encourage researchers to publish open books and journals while we help them stick to … More The irrevocable shift to open science – and how we provide the infrastructure

New book examines the dynamics of circulation between Francophone literary areas and the Swedish cultural landscape

23 August, 2023

French literature has an established position on the global book market and has proven to provide consistent cultural value to peripheral regions. Within this vast body of texts, literature written in French by authors born outside of France is increasing and claiming a space in global literary circulation. How can unequal conditions of circulation be … More New book examines the dynamics of circulation between Francophone literary areas and the Swedish cultural landscape

Ny bok undersöker vad som är en god barndom i antropocen

4 August, 2023

I boken Barndomar i antropocen: Idéer om goda barndomar under människans epok analyseras olika idéer om vad som utgör den goda barndomen under den tidsperiod som föreslagits få namnet antropocen: människans epok. Med utgångspunkt i en kritisk tradition och utifrån ett fokus på hur vuxenvärlden skapar önskvärda barndomar ställer författaren frågan om vilka ideala barndomar … More Ny bok undersöker vad som är en god barndom i antropocen

New book: Performing the Eighteenth Century

21 June, 2023

What can artists learn from theatre scholars when it comes to performing historical works on stage today? What can theatre scholars learn from today’s artists when it comes to understanding the works and practices of the past? How is the experience of modern spectators affected by attending performances in historic theatres? And how, aesthetically, do … More New book: Performing the Eighteenth Century

New textbook in Meteorology: An Introduction to Numerical Modelling of the Ocean and the Atmosphere for Climate Research

16 May, 2023

The content of Basic Numerical Methods in Meteorology and Oceanography by Kristofer Döös, Peter Lundberg and Aitor Aldama Campino originates from courses at Stockholm University, and the book can therefore be used as a textbook for meteorology and oceanography students with a background in mathematics and physics. This book aims to provide an introduction, and … More New textbook in Meteorology: An Introduction to Numerical Modelling of the Ocean and the Atmosphere for Climate Research

Together Towards Open Access – Celebrating 50 Books in the Open

12 May, 2023

To celebrate that Stockholm University Press has published over 50 Open Access books since its first release in 2015, we organised a seminar on May 11th 2023, called Together towards open access. Stakeholders in the process were invited to panel talks about increasing the number of open academic books. Open Textbooks for Students The first … More Together Towards Open Access – Celebrating 50 Books in the Open

New anthology about the forms and functionality of negation

26 April, 2023

Negatives and Meaning: Social Setting and Pragmatic Effects. Using Negatives in Political Discourse, Social Media and Oral Interaction, edited by Malin Roitman, explores the pragmatic dimension of negation and its functions in media and public discourses, using tools from cognitive, functionalist and pragmatic language theories, and from corpus linguistics. Negation is one of our most … More New anthology about the forms and functionality of negation