I was invited to the memorial conference “Caucasian Philology – Perspectives and History” that was organised in Nalchik on October 19 on the occasion of Prof. M.A. Kumakhov’s 90th birthday. So many former colleagues and friends gathered at the meeting organized by the Institute of Studies in the […]
On September 26-29 the Georgian Academy of Sciences organized the II International Kartvelological Congress, celebrating ‘100 years of Tbilisi State University’, with sections on language, history, archeology, literature, art etc. It was opened by the President of the Academy Giorgi Kvesitadze, Academician, Prof. Roin Metreveli, Rector of Tbilisi […]
So good to see so many colleagues gathering at the 10th floor for Elnur’s presentation on Budukh – both from Linguisitcs at Lund University and from Malmö Caucasus Studies – spanning over Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. We will miss Elnur, who is returning soon to Georgia, but look […]
In May 2018 the three South Caucasian republics and the Mountain Republic in North Caucasus celebrate the 100 years anniversary of their declarations of independence following the collapse of Russian Empire. We were very pleased to have the opportunity to host all three ambassadors of Armenia, Georgia and […]
Tbilisi State University, named after Ivane Javakhishvili, one of its founders, celebrated its 100th anniversary. 7-9 February 2018. The establishment of a Georgian national university in 1918 during the short period of independence after the Russian revolution and before the Bolshevik takeover was of huge importance for the […]
The conference Circassians in the 21st century: Identity and Survival – in the homeland and diaspora was hosted by Russia and the Caucasus Regional Research (RUCARR) and the Section for Caucasus Studies, Malmö University, November 23-24 2017. Thank you to all presenters and other participants! Special thanks to […]
The conference Linguistic dominance and inequality was hosted by the Department of Language and Linguistics, Malmö University, November 15-16, 2017, and attracted many interesting national and international researchers in the fields: (Programme & Abstracts. Co-organizers Maria Wiktorsson, Teresa Tomasevic and Karina Vamling. Many societies today are increasingly […]
On October 26 I visited Batumi Shota Rustaveli University (https://bsu.edu.ge/) together with Malmö University researchers Jean Hudson and Revaz Tchantouria. During the contact visit we met with colleagues Lali Tavadze at the Dept. of European Studies, Rector’s advisor Revaz Diasamidze at the Dept. of Public Affairs and Political […]
The international conference Ideology and Linguistic Ideas was organized by the Giorgi Akhvlediani Society for the History of Linguistics and hosted by Tbilisi State University 6-9 October 2017. Thank you to Professor Tinatin Bolkvadze for organizing this very interesting event with the participation of senior researchers such as […]
Karina Vamling
Professor in Caucasus Studies, Malmö University, Sweden
PhD General Linguistics, Lund University, Sweden
Co-Director of the research platform Russia and the Caucasus Regional Research (RUCARR), Malmö University
Head of Section for Caucasus Studies, Faculty of Culture and Society, Malmö University
