Research output per year
Research output per year
Docent in Assyriology, University of Helsinki, Docent in Middle Eastern Cultural History, University of Turku
PL 4 (Fabianinkatu 24)
00014
Finland
Research activity per year
Saana Svärd is a professor of ancient Near Eastern studies who directs Center of Excellence in Ancient Near Eastern Empires (2018-2025, funded by the Academy of Finland) and the project “Embodied Emotions: Ancient Mesopotamia and Today” (2022-2026, funded by SKR).
My dissertation and much of my subsequent research has focused on the Neo-Assyrian Empire (934-612 BCE) and the study of gender in Mesopotamia. On a more general level, I am interested in methodological and theoretical developments in the study of the ancient Near East. In my publications, I have adapted and developed approaches from gender studies, social sciences, digital humanities, language technology, and emotional history to gain new perspectives on cuneiform sources.
For full CV (January 2025) and list of publications in pdf form, see here.
Docent of Cultural History of the Near East, University of Turku
2016 → …
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Svärd, S. (Project manager), Alstola, T. (Participant), Auranne, T. (Participant), Bennett, E. R. (Participant), Hietamäki, T. A. E. (Participant), Jauhiainen, H. (Participant), Jones, C. W. (Participant), Kankkunen, J. A. (Participant), Ketonen, A. K. (Participant), Liikanen, C. S. (Participant), Lund, J. S. A. (Participant), Ong, M. C. (Participant), Pietarinen, S. L. (Participant), Ruotsalainen, A. J. (Participant), Sakko, M. T. (Participant), Spunaugle, A. (Participant), Tambs, L. (Participant) & Valk, J. (Participant)
Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research Council of Finland: Centre of Exellence
Bennett, E. R. (Participant), Svärd, S. (Principal Investigator), Sams, M. (CoIlaborator), Nummenmaa, L. (CoIlaborator), Steinert, U. (CoIlaborator) & Lahnakoski, J. (Participant)
01/09/2022 → 31/08/2025
Project: Research project
Silverman, J. M. (Principal Investigator), Svärd, S. (Project manager), Lahelma, A. (Principal Investigator), Nikki, N. (Participant), Töyräänvuori, J. (Participant), Jokiranta, J. (Participant), Laine, L. (Participant), Kletter, R. (Participant), Bonnie, R. (Participant), Thomas, S. (Participant), Holmqvist-Sipilä, E. (Participant), Kouki, P. (Participant), Wasmuth, M. (Participant), Wallis, C. (Participant), Lorenzon, M. (Participant), Jauhiainen, H. (Participant), Jauhiainen, T. (Participant), Alstola, T. (Participant), Bach, J. (Participant), Fink, S. (Participant), Konstantopoulos, G. (Participant), Zaia, S. (Participant), Sahala, A. (Participant), Miettunen, P. H. (Participant), Avneri Meir, R. (Participant), Aissaoui, A. I. (Participant), Arpe, O. P. (Participant), Luukko, M. I. (Participant), Kovanen, H. (Participant), Linden, K. (Participant), Bennett, E. R. (Participant), Saari, S. (Participant), Vanderstraeten, E. (Participant), Autere, K. (Participant), Debourse, C. H. I. (Participant), Kailamäki, U. (Participant), Kautonen, S. K. (Participant), Spunaugle, A. (Participant), Tambs, L. (Participant), Jones, C. W. (Participant), Wijnsma, U. Z. (Participant), Valk, J. (Participant), Gheorghiade, P. (Participant), Autere, K. (Participant), Uotila, R. (Participant), Reinikainen, S. J. J. (Participant), Cutillas Victoria, B. (Participant), Holappa, M. (Participant), Kletter, R. (Participant), Smith, S. L. (Participant) & Pfoh, E. (Participant)
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research project
Svärd, S. (Principal Investigator), Linden, K. (Participant), Bach, J. (Participant), Jauhiainen, T. (Participant), Jauhiainen, H. (Participant), Sahala, A. (Participant), Konstantopoulos, G. (Participant), Fink, S. (Participant), Zaia, S. (Participant), Luukko, M. I. (Participant), Bennett, E. R. (Participant), Alstola, T. (Participant), Vanderstraeten, E. (Participant), Autere, K. (Participant), Giessler, J. (Participant), Debourse, C. H. I. (Participant), Tambs, L. (Participant), Valk, J. (Participant), Uotila, R. (Participant) & Jones, C. W. (Participant)
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research project
Svärd, S. (Project manager) & Sahala, A. (Participant)
01/01/2017 → 31/12/2020
Project: University of Helsinki Three-Year Research Project
Svärd, S. (Creator), Alstola, T. (Creator), Jauhiainen, H. (Creator), Sahala, A. (Creator) & Linden, K. (Creator), Zenodo, 2020
Dataset
Alstola, T. (Creator), Zaia, S. (Creator), Sahala, A. (Creator), Jauhiainen, H. (Creator), Svärd, S. (Creator) & Linden, K. (Creator), Zenodo, 2019
Dataset
Jauhiainen, H. (Creator), Sahala, A. (Creator), Alstola, T. (Creator), Hardwick, S. (Creator), Jauhiainen, T. (Creator), Linden, K. (Creator) & Svärd, S. (Creator), Helsingin yliopisto, 2021
http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:lb-2021060103
Dataset
Sahala, A. (Creator), Jauhiainen, H. (Creator), Alstola, T. (Creator), Hardwick, S. (Creator), Jauhiainen, T. (Creator), Linden, K. (Creator) & Svärd, S. (Creator), Helsingin yliopisto, 2021
http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:lb-2021060101
Dataset
Jauhiainen, H. (Creator), Sahala, A. (Creator), Alstola, T. (Creator), Svärd, S. (Creator) & Linden, K. (Creator), Zenodo, 30 Mar 2021
Dataset
Svärd, S. (Recipient) & Töyräänvuori, J. (Recipient), 2 Feb 2023
Prize: Prizes and awards
Svärd, S. (Speaker: Presenter)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Svärd, S. (Speaker: Presenter)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Svärd, S. (Chair of organizing committee)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Alstola, T. (Speaker: Presenter), Jauhiainen, H. (Speaker: Presenter), Svärd, S. (Speaker: Presenter) & Gansell, A. (Speaker: Presenter)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Svärd, S. (Poster Presentation), Alstola, T. (Poster Presentation), Sahala, A. (Poster Presentation) & Valk, J. (Poster Presentation)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
15/08/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
06/01/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
02/01/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
15/12/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
07/04/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media