Martin Aagård

Sven Martin Aagård
Born (1971-03-05) 5 March 1971
Gävle, Sweden
OccupationsCulture journalist, editor, musician
SpouseNatalia Kazmierska

Sven Martin Aagård (born 5 March 1971)[1] is a Swedish culture journalist and newspaper and magazine editor and a member of the Swedish pop band Doktor Kosmos.

Early life and education

Aagård is from Gävle, where he was educated at the elite Vasaskolan gymnasium. He later wrote about participating in hazing as a member of a men's club there,[2] and has also said that in school he and his friends hung out with members of the Communist Youth "because they were fun" and that for a while he took part in anarchistic demonstrations with Nature and Youth Sweden.[3]

Career

Music

With his friend Uje Brandelius, Aagård played in a rockabilly band called Handsome Hank and the Hookers.[3] In 1991, they formed the pop band Doktor Kosmos with Twiggy Pop[4] and Miss Universum;[5] he plays guitar, bass and synthesizer.

Journalism

Aagård has worked as a literary critic and radio columnist. He has been a culture writer for Dagens Nyheter, culture editor for Arbetarbladet and Dalarnas Tidningar, an editor of the defunct culture magazine Sex, editor-in-chief of the art magazine Konstnären , the editor of the "Under strecket" essay section in Svenska Dagbladet, and deputy culture editor at Aftonbladet under Åsa Linderborg, then acting culture editor following her departure in 2019.[6] In 2022, he became the culture editor at Dagens ETC .[5] He has also contributed to the magazines Arena, Neo and Filter, and the culture sections of the newspapers Expressen, Helsingborgs Dagblad and Sydsvenskan.

In 2006, he was a reporter for the investigative TV4 programme Drevet , a show where reporters were expected to clearly state their own position in their segments. Aagård produced reports on, among other things, Antifascist Action,[7] the Plymouth Brethren,[8] and anti-abortion activists.[9] The segment on the Plymouth Brethren was ruled by the Broadcasting Commission to have violated the requirement for impartiality.

In 2015, Aagård and Aftonbladet were sued for 30,000 SEK by the artist Richard Herrey after Aagård called Herrey "din gamle rasist" ('you old racist') in an exchange on X.[10] Herrey lost the case against both parties.[11]

Personal life

In 2010, Aagård married Aftonbladet journalist Natalia Kazmierska.[3] Together they published in 2018 Popkulturens död ('The Death of Pop Culture'), a book which advances a theory of popular culture and argues that its revolutionary potential has disappeared.[5][12][13][14][15]

Books

  • with Natalia Kazmierska. Popkulturens död, Stockholm: Atlas, 2018, ISBN 9789173895781 (in Swedish)

References

  1. ^ Sveriges befolkning 2000 database.
  2. ^ Martin Aagård, "Mitt liv som pennalist", Aftonbladet, [30 August 2013] 2 September 2013, (in Swedish).
  3. ^ a b c Anton Gustavsson, "Doktor Kosmos och makten: Kampen fortsätter?" Del II: "Martin", Novell magazine, 22 December 2010 (in Swedish) (archived from the original on 16 May 2013).
  4. ^ "Doktor Kosmos grundare Lina Selleby är död", Aftonbladet, 6 August 2024 (in Swedish).
  5. ^ a b c "Martin Aagård ny kulturredaktör på Dagens ETC", SVT Nyheter, 29 November 2022 (in Swedish).
  6. ^ Johanna Rapp, "Åsa Linderborg blir senior reporter på Aftonbladet", Aftonbladet, 11 July 2019 (in Swedish).
  7. ^ De går på djupet", Dagens Nyheter, 13 March 2006 (in Swedish) "Och Martin Aagård har träffat några personer i den innersta kretsen av Afa, Antifascistisk aktion, som inte drar sig för våldsdåd." [And Martin Aagård has met with some people in the inner circles of AFA (Antifascistisk Aktion) who do not shy away from acts of violence].
  8. ^ Emma Staffansdatter, "Livsåskådning i radio & tv 5–11 maj", Dagen, [4 May 2006] 28 August 2020 (in Swedish) (subscription required).
  9. ^ Linna Johansson, "Två män om abort", Expressen, 20 May 2006 (in Swedish).
  10. ^ Malin Bergstrand, "Richard Herrey stämmer Aftonbladet", Gaffa, September 2015 (in Swedish).
  11. ^ Evelyn Jones, "Herrey förlorar förtalsstrid med Aftonbladet", Dagens Nyheter, [20 April 2016] 21 April 2016 (in Swedish) (subscription required).
  12. ^ Niklas Wahllöf, "Bokrecension: Så blev den upproriska festen ett simpelt kommersiellt party", Dagens Nyheter, [14 June 2018] 15 June 2018 (in Swedish) (subscription required).
  13. ^ Ida Ölmedal, "Madonnas "fuck you" har en lång historia", Expressen, [15 June 2018] 17 June 2018 (in Swedish).
  14. ^ Johan Lindqvist, "Liket lever!", Aftonbladet, 13 June 2018 (in Swedish).
  15. ^ Daniel Björk, "Popkulturens död: Aagård och Kazmierska hittar punken i alt-right-rörelsen", Svenska Dagbladet, 13 June 2018 (in Swedish).
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