Malena Janson

Malena Janson is a Lecturer at the Department of Child and Youth Studies, Stockholm University, specializing in children's culture and moving image media. Her work spans teaching, research, and public engagement across multiple disciplines.

• Swedish Film Institute network member for film educational research
• Steering group member of BIN Norden (Nordic children's culture network)
• Co-editor on multiple children's culture anthologies

Research Focus:

• Historical and contemporary children's film/TV aesthetics
• Child figure functions in moving images
• Child-animal relationships in media
• Narrative liminality and phantasmagoria
• Norm criticism in visual culture
• Adaptation and transmediality

Recent Publications address Swedish children's cinema history, Bergman film analysis, and media's role in shaping democratic citizenship. Articles since 2022 explore posthumanist narratives and eco-activism in children's television.

Teaching Materials developed for Swedish Film Institute include guides for films like Heartstone, Your Name, and Matilda, emphasizing aesthetic learning and critical thinking.