In 2014, I completed my PhD dissertation at University of Tartu, Estonia, and in 2015 I joined UCL where I work in the departments of Scandinavian Studies and European & International Social & Political Studies.
My primary research focus is on 20th century Scandinavian and Baltic political history, with a particular interest in Baltic-Scandinavian contacts and the transnational history of the region. I have written on the idea of Estonia's Nordic identity, German annexationism in the First World War, Swedish right-wing nationalism in 19th and 20th century wars, the war experiences of Estonian soldiers and other related topics. I am also interested in contemporary Baltic and Scandinavian politics, especially foreign and security policy. Furthermore, I have an academic side-interest in Medieval Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culture.
Most of my teaching concerns 20th century European political history, especially the history of Scandinavian and Baltic politics, society, and culture. I have also taught modules in Medieval Studies, including overview courses in Old Norse literature.
In 2015, I was Head of Department of Scandinavian Studies at University of Tartu. Between 2017 and 2023, I was the Director of MA European Culture and Thought and MA European Studies taught postgraduate programmes at UCL's Centre for Multidisciplinary and Intercultural Inquiry (CMII). I am currently Head of Department of European and International Social and Political Studies (EISPS) at UCL. EISPS hosts three elite undergraduate degrees that combine language-based area studies with specialisms in social sciences. I have also been one of the co-editors of Scandinavian Journal of History (2017-2021).
I have translated books, poetry and short stories, mainly from Icelandic and Old Icelandic into Estonian. In 2016, I was awarded an Estonian literary debut prize.
SUMMARY IN MANDARIN:
Dr. Mart Kuldkepp (Professor of Estonian and Nordic History)顧爾德凱普助理教授畢業於愛沙尼亞塔爾圖大學，目前任教於倫敦大學學院北歐研究系，兼任《北歐歷史期刊》的副主編，其研究領域涵蓋波羅的海與斯堪地那維亞政治史，尤其是愛沙尼亞、芬蘭及瑞典間跨國界的民運與政治人物史，著有〈愛沙尼亞早期民族主義與北歐的關聯〉及〈1918年德國佔領愛沙尼亞前，德國吞併政策所針對的愛沙尼亞人士〉等期刊與學術合集文章。
Academic qualifications:
- PhD in Scandinavian Languages and Literatures. University of Tartu, Estonia, 2014.
- MA in Scandinavian Languages and Cultures. University of Tartu, Estonia, 2010.
- BA in Scandinavian Languages and Cultures. University of Tartu, Estonia, 2006.
Academic career:
- 2023-...: Professor of Estonian and Nordic History, UCL.
- 2018-2023: Associate Professor of Scandinavian History and Politics, UCL.
- 2015-2018: Lecturer in Contemporary Scandinavian History, UCL.
- 2015-2015: Research Fellow in Scandinavian Studies, University of Tartu.
- 2014-2014: Junior Research Fellow in Scandinavian Studies, University of Tartu.
- 2011-2014: Assistant Lecturer in Scandinavian Studies, University of Tartu.
- 2007-2011: Adjunct in Scandinavian Studies, University of Tartu.