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The study of money and coinage is a scholarly topic of highest relevance for society and perfectly suited to be treated interdisciplinary, applying diachronic and cross-cultural perspectives. The heritage and impact of pre-modern and early modern monies is vast and it is culturally deeply embedded in today’s global societies: in economy, social life, the arts, cultural heritage, industrial heritage, societal organisation, and more. Today, society is undergoing great changes when it comes to the use of physical and digital monies. This creates practical challenges and possibilities, but also raises issues regarding citizen rights, social-economic participation, social resilience and personal integrity. To revisit the historical use of economic means in different cultural and temporal settings will provide important perspectives on environment, politics and practices. This involves e.g. the exploitation of natural resources involved in production (physical and digital), and the cognitive, conceptual and intellectual processes involved in ancient monetisation and monetary practices.

The course aims to offer students insights and knowledge about the money and coinage from a heritage, diachronic and cross-cultural perspective: their strong and culturally embedded legacies, and their roles in transformative practices in the past and present.
  • Sun 8.6.2025 Afternoon arrival and check-in. City tour and Welcome Session (optional)
  • Mon 9.6.2025 to Wed 11.6.2025 Half-day student conferences, half-day additional teaching, lectures, study visits and exercises in Stockholm
  • Thurs 12.6.2025 to Fri 13.6.2025 Excursion by bus to the historical mining and minting district and other heritage sites north of Stockholm, Farewell dinner
  • Saturday 14.6.2025 Departure
  • 29.4.2025 Opening Session: Introductions, practicalities and introductory lecture
  • 6.5.2025 Money, Materials and Methods – the Classical period
  • 13.5.2025 Global and ethnographical monies
  • 20.5.2025 From the Mine to the Mint
  • 27.5.2025 Monies in transformation – the past, heritage and future Stockholm Summer School (c. 9.6.-13.6., detailed schedule tba)
  • 17.6.2025 Follow-up online session: follow-up exercises, discussion, questions
  • 24.6.2025 Assignment submission (via Moodle)
 Explore money and coinage from a heritage, diachronic and cross-cultural perspective: their strong and culturally embedded legacies, and their roles in transformative practices in the past and present.