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Frida Beckman is a Professor in the Department of Culture and Aesthetics at Stockholm University. Her academic career spans roles at Uppsala University, Linköping University, and Stockholm University's Department of English before her current appointment in 2018. She serves as director of literary research and sits on the Faculty of Humanities' scholarship committee, while also contributing to editorial boards for journals like Symploke and Modern Fiction Studies . Education: PhD in Literature from Uppsala University (2009) Beckman's research focuses on American literature and culture post-WWII, with deep engagement in critical theory and Gilles Deleuze's philosophy. Her work explores themes such as agency, subjectivity, spatiality, temporality, and the intersection of culture with political power structures. Her current project examines African American literature and critique after 11940, while her recent popular science book Postmodernismen (2023) provides accessible insights into postmodernist thought. Her publications reflect a synthesis of theoretical frameworks, including postcritique, Foucault-Deleuze analysis, and allegorical interpretations of contemporary narratives. She actively bridges academic discourse with public intellectual work through podcasts, interviews, and media contributions on topics like postmodernism, conspiracy theories, and critical philosophy.

• American Literature
• Cultural Theory
• Critical Theory
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Adnan Mahmutovic is a Professor at the Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, Stockholm University. He has been lecturing at the department since 2007 and holds a PhD in English Literature from Stockholm University, as well as an MFA in Creative Writing from City University of Hong Kong. His academic expertise spans multiple areas: World Literature and Transnational Writing Postcolonial and Diasporic Literature Comics and Graphic Narrative Studies Creative Writing and Literary Editing Muslim and Islamic Cultural Studies Professor Mahmutovic's research focuses on the intersections of literature, space, and identity, particularly examining how writers navigate cultural and linguistic borders. His work explores how literary works claim space through dynamic relations between locations and orientations, as seen in his book "Claiming Space: Locations and Orientations in World Literatures" (2021). He has also made significant contributions to comics studies with "Visions of the Future in Comics" (2017) and "The Craft of Editing" (2018), which explores editorial practices in contemporary literature. His academic publications demonstrate a consistent engagement with postcolonial theory, particularly examining works by authors like Michael Ondaatje, Salman Rushdie, and Ben Okri. His early scholarly work "Ways of Being Free" (2012) established his interest in how migrant writers articulate existential conditions through their fictional worlds. More recent publications show an expansion into contemporary topics like Muslim-American writing, transnational superhero narratives, and Bosnian refugee experiences. Professor Mahmutovic has received numerous awards for his fiction writing and has served as a judge for prestigious literary prizes including the Neustadt Prize for Literature. He has also acted as fiction editor for "Two Thirds North," a journal of transnational writing, since 2010. His creative work complements his academic pursuits, with publications including "Thinner than a Hair" (2010), "How to Fare Well and Stay Fair" (2012), and "At the Feet of Mothers" (2020). His essay "Comics, War and Ordinary Miracles" has been adapted for BBC Radio, demonstrating the broader cultural impact of his work.

• World Literature
• Postcolonial Literature
• Transnational Writing
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Maria Holmgren Troy is a Professor of English and Director of the KuFo research group at Karlstad University, Sweden. She specializes in American literature with focuses on 19th-century fairy tales, Gothic fiction, and science fiction, particularly the works of Octavia Butler. Her research explores themes of cultural memory, kinship, and adaptation in literature and media. She has authored/co-authored major works such as Nordic Gothic (2020) and Making Home: Orphanhood, Kinship, and Cultural Memory in Contemporary American Novels (2014). Troy has held visiting scholar positions at UC Berkeley, Stanford University, and Victoria University of Wellington. Education: PhD in English (American Literature) from Uppsala University (1999), Teaching degree in Swedish, English, and History from University of Gothenburg (1990). Research collaborations include projects funded by the Swedish Research Council and international partnerships with scholars from Linnaeus University, Gothenburg University, and others. Her articles analyze Gothic themes, speculative fiction, and cultural adaptation in works by authors like Butler, Lindqvist, and Somtow. She teaches courses on dystopia, science fiction, and African American women's literature at the MA and PhD levels. Troy serves on academic boards for journals like WiN: The EAAS Women's Network Journal and American Studies in Scandinavia , and has held leadership roles in organizations such as the Nordic Association for American Studies (NAAS). Her recent work emphasizes Octavia Butler's legacy, Nordic Gothic traditions, and interdisciplinary approaches to kinship studies. She actively engages in comparative analyses of literature and media across cultural boundaries, with a focus on transnational Gothic adaptations and postcolonial perspectives.

• American Literature
• 19th-Century Fairy Tales
• Gothic Fiction
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Regina Lindborg is a Professor of Geography at Stockholm University's Department of Physical Geography. Her research bridges landscape ecology, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable land management through interdisciplinary collaborations with economists and human geographers. Focus areas: Semi-natural grasslands, climate change impacts, wetland ecosystems Key projects: Cross-continental studies in Tanzania, Fennoscandian grazing systems analysis Her work demonstrates critical trade-offs between agricultural intensification and biodiversity preservation, with specific emphasis on nutrient transfer dynamics through grazing animals. Systematic reviews of global literature reveal knowledge gaps in long-term ecological impacts of management interventions. Recent publications analyze: Soil carbon sequestration in converted croplands Temperature response gradients in wetland flora Multi-taxa functional diversity in woody pastures Social-ecological feedbacks in smallholder farming systems Her research methodology integrates field experiments (e.g., temperature manipulation chambers), large-scale chronosequence analysis, and stakeholder interviews to inform evidence-based policy.

• Biodiversity Conservation
• Landscape Ecology
• Ecosystem Services
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Stefan Helgesson serves as Professor of English and Vice-Chancellor at Stockholm University, based in room E 860 on the 8th floor of Universitetsvägen 10 E. He is actively affiliated with the English Department and the Cultural Memory Studies research group, which investigates the cultural significance of memory across generations and its relationship to national/ethnic identity, historical trauma, separation, loss, and forgetting. His research interests include: World Literature Postcolonial Studies Cultural Memory Studies Literary Theory Historical Semantics Translingualism Helgesson's work critically challenges Eurocentric literary paradigms through the lens of cosmopolitan-vernacular exchange, decolonization, and conceptual worlding. His publications consistently engage with global literary circulation, linguistic boundary-making, and temporal difference in postcolonial contexts, drawing on writers from Africa, Brazil, and the Caribbean to expose the limitations of single-system world literature theories. Scientific awards: No awards were documented in the provided text While no student advising or grant details were explicitly mentioned, his leadership in the Cultural Memory Studies group demonstrates institutional research commitment. This group examines how memory practices intersect with identity politics in emotionally charged historical contexts, particularly focusing on marginalized communities and the embodied nature of linguistic and cultural boundaries.

• World Literature
• Postcolonial Studies
• Cultural Memory Studies
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Ashleigh Harris is Professor of English at Uppsala University's Department of English, with office hours Thursdays 13-14 at English Park, Thunbergsvägen 3 L (Box 527, 751 20 Uppsala). Contact via phone 018-471 12 52 or email ashleigh.harris@engelska.uu.se. Her ORCID is 0000-0002-6207-3067. Education PhD (field unspecified) Research Focus Harris specializes in African literary production with emphases on Zimbabwean and South African contexts. Her work critically examines literary metadata, street literature, and the politics of publishing in Africa. Key themes include violence, land, whiteness, colonial complicity, and digital archiving. She bridges postcolonial theory with digital humanities methodologies to analyze how African literatures circulate globally. Publication Trends Recent scholarship (2020-2025) pivots toward digital humanities and metadata analysis, exemplified by studies of Makerere University's library and African magazines. Earlier work (2000-2019) established her expertise in censorship, literary form, and Southern African narratives. Her research consistently interrogates power structures in publishing while documenting emergent literary forms outside traditional world literature frameworks.

• African Literature
• Postcolonial Literature
• World Literature
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Maria Ioana Zirra is a postdoctoral researcher at Stockholm University's Department of English and Rhodes University's Department of Literatures in English. Her work focuses on cultural memory, postcolonial literature, and interdisciplinary studies in literature and visual arts. Her current research explores collaborations between visual artists and writers in South African periodicals (1960s-1970s), funded by the Swedish Research Council. She also examines ekphrasis in poetry, analyzing its political and material implications through case studies of Seamus Heaney, Derek Walcott, and Wopko Jensma. Her research integrates concepts like new materialism and multidirectional memory, emphasizing how visual art influences poetic expression and socio-political narratives. Key themes include historical responsibility, reparative readings of art history, and critiques of apartheid through artistic expression.

• Cultural Memory Studies
• Postcolonial Literature
• Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Visual Arts
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Maria Olaussen is a Professor at the University of Gothenburg in the Department of Languages and Literatures . Her academic career includes previous roles at Linnaeus University and the University of Stellenbosch, with fellowships at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study and University of Cape Town. Research Focus: English-language African literature, Indian Ocean narratives of slavery, ecocritical perspectives on human-animal relationships Key Projects: Nobel Symposium in African Literature, The Narrating Animal (Riksbankens Jubileumsfond funded) Her publications since 2013 analyze themes of colonialism, memory, and ecological critique across African and Indian Ocean literatures. Recent work explores narrative techniques for representing social justice and authoritarianism. Contact: maria.olaussen@sprak.gu.se

• African literature
• Postcolonial studies
• World literature
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Mariam Dalhoumi is a postdoctoral researcher at Lund University's Centre for Languages and Literature, specializing in Arabic literary studies. Her work focuses on migration literature, intertextuality, and the canon of Arabic literature. Lund University Centre for Languages and Literature Her research interests include: Classical and Modern Arabic Literature Literariness and Continuity Migration Studies in Literary Context Intertextuality in Pre-modern and Modern Texts Challenging Canon Formation Cultural Production in Exile Homosociality in Epistolary Texts Her recent project, 'Bound in Exile' , analyzes Arabic literature published by migrant authors in Sweden, mapping its production and reception within historical and social frameworks. Her research outputs span epistolary studies, Sufi literature, and narratives of reconciliation, with collaborations in Sweden and North Africa.

• Arabic Literature
• Migration Studies
• Narratology
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Paula Uimonen is a Professor at the Department of Social Anthropology, Stockholm University. Her work bridges digital anthropology, art, visual culture, world literature, and ocean sustainability studies, with regional expertise in East/West Africa and Southeast Asia. Current project: Swahili Ocean Worlds (2022-2024) examines ocean relationships and sustainability in Tanzanian fishing communities Previous research: Cosmopolitan and Vernacular Dynamics in World Literatures (2016-2021) focused on female African writers Her scholarship combines anthropological theory with world literature frameworks. Recent publications explore creolised aesthetics, decolonial worldmaking, and digital visuality in African contexts. Key research themes: Digital media's role in cultural production Gender dynamics in literary and artistic expression Materiality of ICT infrastructure in Africa Decolonizing cosmopolitan theory Ocean sustainability and indigenous knowledge Teaching includes courses on digital anthropology, research methods, and global development at both undergraduate and advanced levels.

• Digital Anthropology
• Art and Visual Culture
• World Literature
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Mimmi Söderberg Kovacs is an active Visiting Researcher at Uppsala University's Department of Peace and Conflict Research, with verified contact details at Gamla Torget 3, Uppsala. Her institutional affiliation demonstrates ongoing engagement with one of Europe's leading peace research centers. Her research focuses on critical dimensions of peacebuilding and conflict resolution, particularly examining rebel group transformations into political entities, spoiler dynamics in peace processes, and post-war democratization challenges. Key thematic concentrations include: Civil war termination mechanisms through negotiated settlements Election violence prevention in fragile states Military reform following civil conflicts (notably Sierra Leone and Liberia) Religious dimensions in conflict mediation (e.g., Boko Haram negotiations) Long-term sustainability of peace agreements beyond initial implementation Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals consistent methodological rigor in comparative case studies, with significant emphasis on African conflict contexts. Her work demonstrates evolving expertise from foundational doctoral research on rebel-to-party transitions toward contemporary applications in green workplace innovation and climate-conscious conflict resolution frameworks. Professional recognition includes policy references across 15+ governmental and international organizational documents, with substantial academic impact evidenced by 300+ Mendeley readers and citations in Wikipedia pages covering Sierra Leone elections and peace processes. Her advisory capacity manifests through collaborative projects with senior scholars like Isak Svensson and Desirée Nilsson, particularly in developing practical frameworks like the Brain Train sustainable commuting guide. Current research trajectories indicate growing focus on environmental dimensions of conflict resolution and innovative mediation techniques for contemporary insurgencies.

• Peacebuilding
• Civil War Resolution
• Rebel Group Transformations
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Nicholas Loubere is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies , Lund University, with a joint affiliation at the Department of History . His work bridges China Studies and Development Studies , emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches and fieldwork methodologies. Education: BA in English Literature, Northern Illinois University MA in International Relations, Xiamen University PhD in East Asian Studies, University of Leeds Research focuses on three interconnected strands: microcredit programs for rural development in China , Chinese migration to Ghana for gold mining , and methodological critiques in China/Development Studies . His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to poverty reduction and sustainable economies. Recent publications span topics from digital financial systems to Chinese migration impacts , with a strong engagement in open access advocacy as co-editor of the Made in China Journal . Awards include the International Co-operative Alliance Best Paper for Young Scholars Award (2015) . He actively participates in academic networks like the Extractivism Research Group and Chinese Global Orders , and has delivered keynotes at events such as Global China as Method to Global China from Below (2024). Current projects include Research After the Gold Rush and Fragmented Power: Maritime Silk Road Governance .

• Contemporary China
• Development Studies
• Rural Development
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Ashok Swain serves as Professor of Peace and Conflict Research and Head of the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, Sweden. His work bridges environmental security, water diplomacy, and conflict resolution with emphasis on transboundary river basins in Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. His research spans climate security, water conflict resolution, environmental peacebuilding, and diaspora roles in conflict mediation. Key contributions include frameworks for multi-track water diplomacy and analysis of climate change impacts on geopolitical stability. His interdisciplinary approach integrates hydrology, political ecology, and security studies to address resource conflicts. Recent publications reveal intensifying focus on climate-water-security nexuses, with 70% of his 2023-2025 output examining intersectional vulnerabilities in water governance, climate adaptation, and human security. His work increasingly addresses Global South contexts while influencing international policy frameworks like the Sanitation and Water for All partnership. No scientific awards are documented in available sources. Information regarding student advising, research grants, or laboratory facilities is not provided in current institutional records. His leadership extends to editorial roles for major handbooks including the Routledge Handbook of Water and Development (2023) and Handbook of Security and the Environment (2021).

• Peace and Conflict Studies
• Climate Security
• Water Diplomacy
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Daniel Kane serves as Professor of American Literature in the Department of English at Uppsala University, specializing in modern and contemporary American poetry alongside New York City's avant-garde and post-1960 popular culture movements. His academic credentials include a BA from Marlboro College (1990) and PhD from New York University (2000), reflecting foundational training in American literary studies. Kane's research investigates poetry's dynamic relationships with film, theater, music, and visual arts, with particular expertise in the New American Poetry, New American Cinema, and the multidisciplinary New York School. His scholarly scope encompasses Beat Generation studies, Downtown NYC culture (including CBGB, La Mama, and Max's Kansas City), 20th-21st century avant-garde traditions, and punk rock's literary dimensions. This interdisciplinary approach reveals how poetic innovation emerges through cross-medium dialogue within specific urban contexts. Analysis of his 2020-2024 publications shows persistent engagement with New York School poetics and Language poetry, examining figures like Harryette Mullen and Michael Sappol through frameworks connecting correspondence studies, queer theory, and cultural history. His editorial work on Joe Brainard's letters and Bernadette Mayer's correspondence demonstrates commitment to preserving avant-garde legacies while analyzing how poetic communities function across artistic boundaries. Daniel Kane has supervised eight doctoral candidates whose research spans contemporary American poetry valuation systems, Dennis Cooper's anarchic aesthetics, young adult media combinations, William Blake's countercultural reception, Jack Kerouac's creative destruction concepts, Charles Henri Ford's modernist renovations, Ezra Pound's pre-war state power engagements, and Charles Bukowski's cinematic influences—evidencing his mentorship's breadth across literary historical periods and methodological approaches.

• American Poetry
• Avant-garde Culture
• New York School
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Tesfaye Woubshet Ayele is a Researcher at the Department of English , Stockholm University . His work bridges African literature , Amharic literary studies , and critical pedagogy . Research Focus: Explores education's portrayal in postcolonial fiction, emphasizing resistance and decolonization in novels by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and Tsitsi Dangarembga. Investigates contradictions in Amharic literary realism through Haddis Alemayehu’s Fikir iske Mekabir . Publications: Analyzed power dynamics in colonial education (2024) and dissected Amharic narrative modes (2023). His work highlights intersections of literature, politics, and history . Contact: tesfaye.ayele@english.su.se

• African literature
• pedagogy
• Amharic literary studies
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