kultursforskning
Kultursforskning is a multidisciplinary field that studies culture in its social, historical, and symbolic dimensions. It encompasses the analysis of cultural practices, beliefs, artifacts, institutions, and representations in everyday life and across societies. The field draws on anthropology, sociology, ethnology, literary studies, art history, media studies, gender studies, and political science to understand how cultures are produced, circulated, and contested.
The methods used in kultursforskning are diverse and include qualitative approaches such as ethnography, interviews, discourse
Historically, kultursforskning developed from humanities and social sciences in the 20th century, influenced by cultural studies,
Scholars in kultursforskning investigate topics such as identity, representation, power, consumption, media influence, memory, and cultural
Critics argue that interdisciplinarity can blur methodological boundaries, and that cultural explanations risk relativism or essentialism