David Ludvigsson

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• Doctor of Philosophy
• Professor at Linköping University

För ett par veckor sedan var jag på ett seminarium i Stockholm som anordnades av Stads- och kommunhistoriska institutet. Seminariet skulle handla om lokalhistoria. Ni vet säkert alla att seminarier är viktiga sammanhang för oss forskare. Ibland kallas forskarseminariet för humanvetenskapernas laboratorium, och med det avses att det är på seminariet...

The study explores the meaning-making of cultural heritage in school field trips to five sites in the region Östergötland in Sweden. It treats the materiality of the place and experiences of the guides and the pupils, obtained in school as well as in other contexts, as meaning-making resources during the site visits. It emphasises that sites should...

The study explores the meaning-making of cultural heritage in school field trips to five sites in the region Östergötland in Sweden. It treats the materiality of the place and experiences of the guides and the pupils, obtained in school as well as in other contexts, as meaning-making resources during the site visits. It emphasises that sites should...

Continuity and change in the selection of empirical materials in history education research in Sweden 1960–2021 This article explores the trends and developments in Swedish history education research, especially from the perspective of what empirical materials have formed the basis for research. Systematic searches in the Swepub and ERIC databases...

Finlands och Sveriges sammanflätade historia var temat för De Svenska Historiedagarna som hölls i Helsingfors 2019. Under minst 800 år har en ekonomisk och demo�grafisk integration pågått mellan länderna på Bottenhavets östra och västra sidor. Under lång tid utgjorde Finland och Sverige också delar av samma rike. De senaste åren har vi fått bä...

The aim of this article is to problematise the use of visits to heritage sites in history education in primary school. The empirical basis is a questionnaire and interviews with teachers in Sweden. Theoretically, the perspective is linked to the discussion of affective practices. The results show the connection that some, but not all, teachers reco...

This book discusses the roles and functions of historians in modern society.

Haptics in the sense of active touch, as well as internally felt bodily sensations, add an important dimension to learning sessions at historical sites. Drawing on observations of primary school pupils visiting historical sites in Sweden, and interviews with pupils, teachers, and site educators following the visits, this study investigates in which...

This article explores, through group-interviews and in terms of peer-culture, the ways in which pupils negotiate experiences from school-excursions to three heritage sites, Vadstena Castle, a former Royal Castle connected to the royal dynasty of Vasa; Witches’ forest, the place for interrogation by torture and executions of nine women, accused of w...

This book discusses various perspectives on assessment in history education.

Teaching an historical period is both easy and very difficult. Because content knowledge about past societies, processes, peoples and events is vast, we cannot cover it all in a single course. Therefore, every teacher must define the central content to be taught and learned. This chapter discusses principles for selecting content and suggests that...

In this chapter, we use the competing narratives and performances of four guided walks as the basis for a discussion of heritage in the intersection of gender, sexuality and class in the urban landscape of Norrköping, Sweden. Three of the walks focus on the life of straight, white, working-class women, while one offers a lesbian narrative thus disr...

Supporting students to master the transition from secondary school to university is a challenge that occupies educators in many countries. In order to support the students in effective ways, we need to know what subject conceptions and subject knowledge they bring to academic studies. In this study, the authors draw on questionnaire data from 462 s...

In the 1970s, historical documentarists Olle Häger and Hans Villius at the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation made both a documentary and a dramatic television production about the famine years of the 1860s. The productions indicate that a class perspective dominated popular culture at the time. Yet, not least the documentary (“Ett satans år,” [One Y...

The Tuning educational project for history has its supporters and its detractors. This overview of the articles contained in this special issue of the journal reflects on some of the complexities of implementing such an ambitious global project and the local and national priorities that have made the process both stimulating and challenging for tho...

Historians are increasingly intent upon building firmer knowledge and understanding about the ways students learn history and the strategies and curricula that lead to effective learning. In Enriching History Teaching and Learning the contributors report on studies that provide important knowledge and insights about teaching and learning history in...

The articles in this anthology deal with history education. Topics discussed are secondary school pupils' work with sources, writing in the school subject of history, narrative abridgements, and the concept of historical consciousness.

In this Swedish language anthology, the authors discuss the functions of historical societies, taking as their case in point the "Historiska föreningen" or Historical Society of Uppsala, Sweden. Historiska föreningen was founded in 1862 and the chapters deal with various aspects of the society's history up until 2012. Topics covered are for example...

Enhancing Student Learning in History: Perspectives on University History Teaching, ed. David Ludvigsson, was published by Opuscula Historica Upsaliensia, Uppsala University. Fulltext http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:741902/FULLTEXT01.pdf

Introductory chapter in the book "Enhancing Student Learning in History: Perspectives on University History Teaching", ed. David Ludvigsson, Uppsala: Uppsala University, Opuscula Historica Upsaliensia 48 (2012). Available in fulltext at URL http://www.diva-portal.org

My chapter on historical comedy film investigates the Swedish film "Kalabalik", or "Kalabaliken i Bender" (Viking Film/ Europa Film 1983). The book Historical Comedy on Screen: Subverting History with Humour, ed. Hannu Salmi, was published by Intellect, ISBN 9781841503677.

Student teachers in Sweden conducted structured inquiry projects in which they investigated school children’s understanding of history. Analysis of the student teachers’ written assignments indicates ambivalence on part of the student teachers. On the one hand, they want to change both content and teaching methods in the subject of history, but on...

The article discusses principles for selecting content in school history teaching, especially relating to the school curriculum in Sweden.

Report on history teacher training at Gothenburg University, Sweden.

Thesis (doctoral)--University, Uppsala, 2003. Filmographies : p. 398-404. Includes bibliographical references (p. 368-397) and index. This dissertation investigates how history is used in historical documentary films, and argues that the maker of such films constantly negotiates between cognitive, moral, and aesthetic demands. In support of this co...

The chapter is an analysis of a broad information campaign, Levande historia [Living History], launched by the Swedish government in 1997, aiming to disseminate knowledge and information on the Holocaust, and to encourage discussion on issues relating to humanity, democracy and equality, using the Holocaust as a point of departure. The article sugg...