Photograph by Hario Priambodho
Academic Writers Retreat, Gränna Sweden
Annette Hill and Joke Hermes
Location: Gränna Campus, Jönköping University
Dates June 22 – 26, 2026
What kinds of savoury and sweet spices do you add to your research practice? This academic writers’ retreat takes the metaphor of spices to explore research craft.
We consider the seeds, roots, bark and fruits in our writing and analysis. And we reflect on layering of empirical and conceptual thinking, from whole to ground spices, toasted and roasted spices, and subtle and strong fragrances.
The retreat starts with a choice of spices and then we try out, write and reflect on the flavours and fragrances we want to create in our research craft. Each day we spend time in workshops, private writing time, go on walks by the lake and mountainside, and we cook together.
Gränna. Photo: Hario Priambodho
Highlights
Guided writing and feedback from two world leading scholars.
Slow thinking and writing time.
Residential setting of Gränna Campus, overlooking the great lake of Vättern, with easy access to local food and crafts, clear water swimming, nature walks and mountain views;
Social events, including trip to the historical island of Visingsö. The retreat takes place around the midsummer celebrations in Sweden, be sure to take time to participate in this special event.
Retreat Authors
Annette Hill is Professor of Media and Communications at Jönköping University. Her research focuses on media audiences, with interests in media engagement, everyday life, genres, production studies and cultures of viewing. She is the author of 11 books, and over 100 articles and book chapters in journals and edited collections. Her latest books are Media Engagement (with Dahlgren, Routledge 2023) and The Routledge Companion to Media Audiences (with Lunt, Routledge 2024).
Professor Joke Hermes is a Dutch media and cultural studies researcher and Professor of Media, Culture and Citizenship at Inholland University with a long-time affiliation with the University of Amsterdam. She has published widely on popular culture, audience research and feminist analysis of gender and diversity and is one of the three
founding editors of the European Journal of Cultural Studies. Her latest books are Cultural Citizenship and Popular Culture (Routledge 2024) and The Pocketbook of Audience Research (with Linda Kopitz, Routledge 2024). She is one of the section editors of The Routledge Companion to Media Audiences (Hill and Lunt, Routledge 2024).