Maria Josephson
Administrative Officer
E-mail: maria.josephson@ki.se
Telephone: +46852486616
Visiting address: Annerovägen 12, 16970 Solna
Postal address: GVS Gemensamt verksamhetsstöd, GVS MHK Forskning och föremål, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- I recieved my PhD at the department for the History of Science and Ideas at
Uppsala University in 2011. After completing my thesis I worked as lecturer
at Uppsala University for four years, and then moved to the department Tema Q
of Linköping University for a post doctoral research project.
Masters degree, History of Science and Ideas, Uppsala University, 2005
PhD, History of Science and Ideas, Uppsala University, 2011
Research
- My research interests spans from the history of science to the history of
care and diagnostic concepts in the twentieth century. In my dissertation
"The Problem that had no Name? Neurosis, Stress and Gender in Sweden 1950 to
1980" (Uppsala university, 2011), I explore how the dominant discourse on
neurosis transformed into a discourse on stress in the post war decades.
My current project investigates political and scientific aspects of the
conflict surrounding THX, a controversial alternative cancer drug that became
popular in Sweden from the 1960's and onwards. The project is financed by
Östersjöstiftelsen at Södertörn University. I am particularly interested
in the clashes between lay and professional actors and the ways boundaries
were established and renegotiated throughout the conflict. Hundreds of
thousands of patients turned to Elis Sandberg, the inventor of THX, and
became his allies in the struggle against Swedish medical authorities and
professionals. To understand their rejection of conventional medicine during
a time that is often described as "the golden age of medicine" is one of the
general aims of the project.
Employments
- Administrative Officer, Central Administration, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-
- Administrative Officer, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026