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During the latter half of the 18th century, the doors of German universities were opened from within. Scholars abandoned Latin in favor of the vernacular and turned outward to a broader audience. Philosophers and scientists saw in the printing press a tool that would help eradicate ignorance and su...

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In the late 1970s, the media debate about recombinant DNA technology was Sweden’s first, but far from last, controversy about the risks and possibilities of genetic engineering. Based on the concept of knowledge cartographies, this study highlights how the main actors in the debate tried to make se...

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In 1920, Sweden experienced a severe outbreak of pandemic influenza, primarily affecting the rural areas in the north. The epicentre of the 1920 outbreak was Arjeplog, a small and remote parish that had escaped earlier pandemic waves. However, in 1920, the parish exhibited the highest influenza mort...

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