Ulf Johansson Dahre

Drömmen om Söderhavet har meandrat genom det svenska kulturlandskapet under de senaste hundra åren i allt från musik, teater och film till konst, mat, kläder och surfing. Den här boken är framförallt en illustration av hur Söderhavet blev en del av svensk kultur. Det började med det tidiga 1900-talets livfulla reseberättelser. Idag handlar Söderhavsromantiken framförallt om surfingkulturens musik, mat, mode och drinkarna.

Indigenous peoples has been a topic for international legal and political debate during more than 500 years. This debate has concerned different issues about how to define them in relation toEuropean states, to missionary agendas, and to current debates on human rights. This book is a compilation of original international documents concerning indigenous peoples. The documents cover a period from1455 to 2016. The documents reflects an international discourse filled with anxiety, colonialism, racism and atrocities until recent times. The documents has been compiled mainly for two reasons: firstly, to serve as a primary documentary resource on the ideas concerning indigenous peoples in historical and contemporary thinking and representation, and, secondly, to provide a convenient general reference for anyone interested in historical and contemporary issues concerning indigenous peoples. In trying to serve these two purposes the compilation contains the following: mainly international documents, that is instruments, reports, legal cases, proclamations declarations with multilateral international political and legal implications; included are also some documents adopted by indigenous peoples themselves and by international organizations; general international conventions that are also relevant to indigenous peoples, like the international human rights standards developed after 1945, have been omitted; all documents are presented in chronological order; and a chronological chart serves the purpose of giving an outlook to specific national policies and development regarding indigenous peoples. The chronology may serve as an easily accessible illustration of the history and development of ideas and policies concerning indigenous peoples.

In 1735, professor Kilian Stobæus donated his collections to Lund University laying the foundation for the university’s first museum. The ‘Museum Stobæanum’ contained over 3000 natural history, historical and ethnographic objects typical of the cabinets of curiosity. This richly illustrated book is the first comprehensive history of these collections. Eighteen chapters, written by an interdisciplinary group of scholars, explore Stobæus as a researcher and collector; the concept, organization and development of the museum through time; as well as the culture of collecting, including its scientific and symbolic meaning. The authors also investigate specific examples of museum objects: fossils, plants enclosed in a herbarium, a crocodile, seashells and insects, North American artefacts, an Egyptian mummy, coins and medals, the skull of Descartes, Guyana war clubs and ethnographic objects from the South Pacific. The book contributes to a better understanding of Stobæus and his peers in their pursuit of knowledge through collecting as well as the complex processes that enabled early modern museums. On a broader level, it illuminates the global connections and intellectual environment of eighteenth-century Lund and Sweden.

The 12th Annual SIRC conference on the Horn of Africa focused on the issues of resources, peace and conflicts in the Horn. The main objective of the conference was to provide a forum for those engaged in this issue and bring the agonizing and violent situation in the Horn of Africa to the attention of the Swedish public and key stakeholders in the international community.