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Panel 3 – arts
and Visual culture is problematic, yet some scholars stand out as dynamic
factors in the research community (cf. below).
The quality of research in Art History is good, in Musicology very good,
and in Semiotics excellent.
3.4 Collaboration
During two decades a Seminar on Semiotics has brought representatives
of various disciplines together, and semiotics has been involved in several
research projects at the national and the EU-level, applications have
recently been elaborated together with cognitive science, linguistics,
human ecology and philosophy. Sonesson holds several prominent posts
in Nordic and international organizations in the field of semiotics, among
them the posts as general secretary of International Association for Visual
Semiotics and vice general secretary of International Association for
Semiotic Studies. He is also among the editors of an international journal
of visual semiotics.
Recently an ‘Image Group’ was established with a view of collaboration
across departments, including Radiology, Medical Informatics, and
Physical Geography.
The report from the department mentions unspecified collaborations
with other disciplines in- and outside Sweden and points to a master
programme in visual studies that involves film studies and philosophy, as
well as an international network in visual culture. During the last years
international collaboration has had a high priority, e.g. in organization
of and participation in conferences. One researcher in art is leading a
NordForsk network on ‘The Bodily Turn’ together with leading Nordic
scholars. The musicological project mentioned above also involved
international collaboration.
In terms of collaboration Art History is good, Musicology is between good
and very good, Semiotics is excellent.
3.5 Research activity and teaching
An effort to bring own research into the higher levels of teaching is
mentioned in the report from the department.
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