The HT Faculties are delighted to welcome Jonas Monié Nordin as the new Professor of Rhetoric. Jonas started a few weeks ago and presents himself in the following way:
”I recently started my position as professor of historical archaeology at Lund University, after coming back to Sweden after half year stay as fellow at NIAS, Netherlands Institute of Advanced Studies. My research focus on the intersection of Sámi archaeology and global historical archaeology. Among other things, I study Sámi settlements in Southern Scandinavia from the Middle Ages to the modern period. I also examine issues of ecological and social sustainability and perseverance in resource extraction in Sápmi during the early modern period. Conflicts of land and water in Sápmi in a long-term perspective are among my main research interests.
After studies in archaeology, medieval archaeology, ethnology, and history in Lund and Stockholm I defended my doctoral thesis in archaeology at Stockholm University in 2005. My post-doc focused on early modern globalization and was hosted by the National Museum of Antiquities, Stockholm. In 2013 I was appointed docent in historical archaeology at Lund University. I have taught archaeology and historical archeology at the universities of Lund, Stockholm, and Uppsala. I also have a background in the cultural heritage management sector as a field archaeologist at the National heritage board and long experience from the museum sector.
Among my recent books are The Scandinavian Early Modern World: A Global Historical Archaeology (2020), and the textbook Mellan medeltid och modernitet. En introduktion till historisk arkeologi från högmedeltiden till idag (2021)
I am currently working on three research projects: Toxic Heritage? Ecological and Social Consequences of Early Modern Metal Mining in Sápmi (funded by the National heritage board) and Conflict or Collaboration? – Learning from history, tensions and conflicts around land use in Sweden’s Arctic region, RJ-program 2025–2030 – a collaboration between Lund University, Luleå University of Technology, Umeå University, and Ájtte – svenskt fjäll- och samemuseum.
Recently I initiated the project Borders of Sápmi, Surveying Sámi History in Southern and Central Scandinavia During the Medieval through to the Modern Period, Lund university, and funded by the Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation, 2025–2029. I am also a member of the Truth Commission for the Sámi People (Ku2021.02). sanningskommissionensamer.se).”
Warmly welcome to Lund, Jonas!
Johannes