Per Bostrom

Per Bostrom is an Associate Professor and Director of Studies at Umeå University's Department of Language Studies (Swedish and Scandinavian Studies). He holds dual roles as Director of Studies for undergraduate/graduate programs and doctoral education since 2023. His research focuses on cognitive linguistics, metaphor analysis, and participatory writing's role in democracy. He supervises PhD students Kajsa Törmä (space linguistics) and Janica Jokela (Meänkieli language policy).

• Education: PhD in Swedish/Scandinavian languages (2018)

Research Interests: Cognitive Linguistics, political metaphor discourse, sociolinguistics, and writing pedagogy. Recent work includes a VR-funded project on 'Writing as Nutrition for Democracies' (2018-2024), examining writing's role in civic engagement. Key publications explore romantic love metaphors, participatory education methods, and democratic literacy.

Teaching: Sociolinguistics, children's language development, metaphor theory, and forensic linguistics. Supervises theses across teacher education and Nordic languages.

• Media Engagements: Interviews with Swedish TV4, P4 Radio, and Yle on love language and metaphor studies

Labs/Networks: Co-founder of CogLing Umeå and active in MetNet Scandinavia/SALC for cross-disciplinary metaphor research.