Jacob Hurtig
Lecturer Doctoral Student
Faculty of Librarianship, Information, Education and IT (including The Swedish School of Library and Information Science)
— Swedish School of Library and Information Science
I'm a doctoral student in Library and Information Science since spring 2025. My research focuses on the active, critical, artistic and intellectual choices that are found in connection with what can be thought of as a critical digitalization process. In order to be able to research these kinds of processes, I will primarily look at visual artistic material found in library collections, with a special focus on artists' books.
I have worked at the University of Borås as a lecturer since 2023 and I’m teaching subjects such as knowledge organization, information design and digitalization of cultural heritage material. I have a master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Borås, a master's degree in fine arts from the University of Gothenburg and studied CuratorLab at Konstfack, Stockholm. I previously worked at the Gothenburg University Library, with artists' books and exhibitions among other things.
