We tell Swedish business history on UR Play

Our colleagues talk about companies, people, and gadgets from Swedish business history for public service program UR Samtiden.

Margarita Feldman

23 Jun. 2021

The survivor Bruzaholms bruk, the film industry's economy, the rise and fall of Moviebox and much more.

Listen to our staff Anders Sjöman, Karin Jansson Myhr, Anders Houltz, Jenny Stendahl, Sara Johansson, Bartosz Petryk, Margarita Feldman, Anna Zeuthen, Krister Hillerud and Benito Peix Geldart who tell stories about groundbreaking companies, exciting events, and unique items from Swedish business history on UR Samtiden.

Recorded on May 19, 2021, at the Centre for Business History. The entire series will be broadcast on Kunskapskanalen in autumn 2021 but is already available to watch on UR Play.

Watch the entire series here

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Anders Houltz

Head of Research, Associate Professor

Anders Houltz is Associate Professor in the History of Science and Technology and Research Director at the Centre for Business History. His doctoral dissertation, published in 2003, deals with inter-war period industrial display politics in relation to the Gothenburg Jubilee Expo of 1923. His research ranges from business history and industrial heritage to museum display and representation.

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