About
Jon Helgason is Associate Professor of Literary Studies at Lund University and former Head of Department (2019–2024) at Linnaeus University's Swedish Language Department. His research focuses on literary value, Swedish/Nordic cultural policy, and historical canon debates. He led the Swedish Research Council-funded project The Literary Paradigm of the Welfare State (2019–2023) and chairs the Swedish Council for the Arts' reading promotion reference group.
- PhD in Literary Studies, Lund University (2007)
- Associate Professor, Lund University (2017–)
- Head of Department, Linnaeus University (2019–2024)
Major research areas include:
- 18th–20th Century Letter Culture: Analyzed epistolary practices as social/cultural knowledge forms.
- Censorship Studies: Explored literary censorship in Swedish public libraries and state institutions.
- Canon Formation: Examined 2006 Swedish literary canon debates and value negotiation processes.
Recent publications span 2024 keynotes on State-Literature Censorship to 2007 monographs on Anna Louisa Karsch's Correspondence. He co-edited collections on Performativity in Literature (2016) and Women's Language Before 1800 (2012).
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