Karin Johannisson
Karin Johannisson (1944-2016) was a professor of Intellectual History and Science at the University of Uppsala, and member of the Royal Academy of Science. She is also frequently featured as an expert and journalist in both papers, TV and radio. She is the author of several works, including the August Prize nominated Spaces of Melancholy, also published by Albert Bonniers Förlag, which was sold to 7 countries.
Books by Karin Johannisson
The Wounded Diva
Karin Johannisson
What is madness? Or rather, what does female madness look like, what does it entail, how is it presented? We are all familiar with the likes of schizophrenia, hysteria and paranoia, but do we really know anything about how those diagnosed with these…
Spaces of Melancholy
Karin Johannisson
“The tears of the world are a constant quality,” according to Samuel Beckett. So does it matter what we call them? In Spaces of Melancholy, Karin Johannisson investigates how melancholy speaks and how it’s language is influenced by time and space. In…
