Katarina Wadstein MacLeod

Professor in Art history at Södertörn University

Membership period 2017–2022

I am Professor in art history with a focus on modern and contemporary art. Since my PhD about girl figures in contemporary art I have dealt with politics of representation in the production of art and its impact on how art is exposed. Currently I am writing a monograph on domesticity as a theme in art during the 20th century. Further, how this theme relates to city planning, the women’s liberation movement as well as to questions of identity and sexuality.

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Katarina Wadstein MacLeod Foto: Erik Thor/Sveriges unga akademi

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1. and 2. Photo: Erik Thor/Young Academy of Sweden 3. Ericka Johnson, Katarina Wadstein MacLeod and Mia Liinason at the academy meeting in Luleå 2019. Photo: Sebastian Westenhoff/Sveriges unga akademi ( (Click to enlarge)

CONTACT

katarina.macleod@sh.se
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Katarina Wadstein MacLeod Photo: Erik Thor/Young Academy of Sweden

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IN BRIEF

Born: 1973
Interests: My research about art involves an active participation in the public discourse about culture that is always ongoing. Otherwise I engage in equestrian sports as often as possible and most preferably dressage.
Other: When I was 25, I moved to London where I lived for ten years, an experience that transformed my perspective on most things.

“I am a member of the Young Academy of Sweden to be able to influence the conditions for free research, and in particular to promote the humanities.”