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Madeleine Modin, PhD in musicology, is a research archivist focusing on Swedish vocal and instrumental folk music. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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In her research, Madeleine Modin has been interested in issues related to private and institutional collections and collecting of musical instruments, museum practices, cultural heritage, revivals, historical musical instruments, folk instrument making, as well as traditional hymn singing and singer songwriters in the 1960\u2019s.<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n

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In 2018 Madeleine Modin defended her dissertation in musicology Perceptions and Presentations of historical musical instruments. A Study of the Stockholm Museum of Music History, 1899\u20131918<\/em><\/a> at Stockholm University. The study examines the early history of the museum today called Scenkonstmuseet (The Swedish Museum of Performing Arts)<\/a>, as well as the first approaches in Sweden to what later became the Early music movement with performances on historical instruments. For a period, the study was part of Statens musikverk\u2019s research project Pluralize or Polarize: About cultural heritage, identity and popular education<\/em><\/a>, 2011\u20132014.<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n

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Modin was 2020\u20132021 part of the research project Kreativa f\u00f6rflyttningar \u2013 musikaliska fl\u00f6den i 1960- och 70-talens Sverige<\/em> (Creative Shifts \u2013 Musical Flows in 1960s and 1970s Sweden<\/em><\/a>) and looked into the history of Vispr\u00e5men Storken, the most important club and stage for singer-songwriters\/troubadours in Stockholm in the 1960\u2019s.<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n

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In the research project Immateriellt instrumentbygge som folkmusikalisk materialisering<\/em> (Intangible instrument building as folk musical materialization) funded by The Swedish National Heritage Board 2021\u201323, the aim was to investigate contemporary folk instrument making as an area where negotiations on historic authenticity and product development for a living tradition take place, with a special focus given to makers\u2019 choices of materials. A monograph presenting the project\u2019s results is forthcoming.<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n

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She teaches musicology at Stockholm University and she is active in several national and international networks. She is Chair of the Swedish committ\u00e9 of ICTMD<\/a> and Vice Chair of Svenska samfundet f\u00f6r musikforskning<\/a> (Swedish society of music research). She takes part in networks as ICOM Music, INHMS (International Network of Herding Music Scholars), NOFF (Nordiska m\u00f6tet f\u00f6r folkmusikarkiv med forskning och dokumentation) and NoFoVoFo (Nordiskt Forskarn\u00e4tverk for Vokal Folkmusik).<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n

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Madeleine Modin is the General Editor of Svenskt visarkiv\u2019s scholarly journal Puls \u2013 journal for ethnomusicology and ethnochoreology<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n

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Publications<\/h2>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n
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Modin, Madeleine (2026). \u201cCarl Claudius (1855\u20131931) and His Sound-chests\u201d. In: European, British, and American Musical Instrument Collectors, 1850\u20131940. <\/em>Ed.Christina Linsenmeyer. Series: The Histories of Material Culture and Collecting, 1700\u20131950. Oxford: Routledge.<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n

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Modin, Madeleine (2023). \u201cThe Audience and the Boat on the Visa Wave. The Visa Barge Storken 1962\u20131969\u201d. In: Creative shifts. Musical flows in 1960s and 1970s Sweden<\/em>. Ed. Hylt\u00e9n-Cavallius, Sverker [Elektronisk resurs] Svenskt visarkiv. Access on internet: https:\/\/urn.kb.se\/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:statensmusikverk-56469<\/a><\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n

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Modin, Madeleine (2022). \u201dPubliken och b\u00e5ten p\u00e5 visv\u00e5gen. Vispr\u00e5men Storken 1962\u20131969\u201d. In: Kreativa f\u00f6rflyttningar: musikaliska fl\u00f6den i 1960- och 1970-talens Sverige<\/em>. Ed. Sverker Hylt\u00e9n-Cavallius. M\u00f6klinta: Gidlunds f\u00f6rlag.<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n

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Modin, Madeleine (2020). \u201dRudolf Nydahl och hans samling\u201d. In: Stiftelsen Musikkulturens fr\u00e4mjande 1920\u20132020: jubileumsboken<\/em>. Ed. Edward Klingspor. Stockholm: Stiftelsen Musikkulturens fr\u00e4mjande.<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n

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Modin, Madeleine (2018). Museala och musikaliska f\u00f6rest\u00e4llningar om historiska musikinstrument: en studie av Musikhistoriska museets verksamhet 1899\u20131918<\/em>. Diss. Stockholm: Stockholms universitet. Access on internet: https:\/\/su.diva-portal.org\/smash\/get\/diva2:1195114\/FULLTEXT01.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n

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Modin, Madeleine (2014). \u201dDen ut\u00e5triktade verksamheten p\u00e5 Musikhistoriska museet under 1960-talet\u201d. In: Aprop\u00e5 Jan Ling. Elva texter om musikforskning och musikliv presenterade vid ett symposium till Jan Lings minne den 8 april 2014 p\u00e5 Kungl. Musikaliska akademien<\/em>. Eds. M\u00e4rta Ramsten & Gunnar Ternhag. Stockholm: Kungl. Musikaliska akademien och Svenskt visarkiv. Access on internet: http:\/\/urn.kb.se\/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:statensmusikverk-6057<\/a><\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n

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Modin, Madeleine (2013). \u201dErnst Emsheimers Extended Network\u201d. In: Studia instrumentorum musicae popularis III<\/em> (New Series). 18th Meeting of the ICTM Study Group on Folk Musical Instruments. Ed. Gisa J\u00e4hnichen. M\u00fcnster: Monsenstein und Vannerdat.<\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>\n\n

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Modin, Madeleine (2010). Den folkliga koralen och ursprungsfr\u00e5gan teori- och metodproblem, identitet och f\u00f6rst\u00e5else<\/em>. Masters thesis. Stockholms universitet, Institutionen f\u00f6r musik- och teatervetenskap. Access on internet: http:\/\/urn.kb.se\/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-55703<\/a><\/p>\n<\/external-link-icon><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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