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Senior Lecturer Christoffer Dahl is a faculty member at Kristianstad University within the Faculty of Teacher Education and the Department of Subject Teacher Education . He specializes in Swedish with a didactic focus and is an active member of the Learning in Language and Literature (LiLL) research group. Since 2015, he has contributed significantly to both teaching and research in literature education, particularly in the areas of textbook analysis, multimodal discourse, and literary didactics. Research Focus: Theoretical and methodological intersections between linguistics , literary studies , and didactics Reception theory, genre theory, and discourse analysis in educational contexts Multimodal analysis of literature textbooks Comparative Nordic textbook studies (Denmark, Norway, Sweden) Intersectionality in literature education His current major project is a comparative study that builds on his doctoral thesis, Litteraturstudiets legitimeringar , analyzing how Nordic literature textbooks legitimize the study of literature through writing and images, with a focus on intersectionality. Teaching & Collaboration: Christoffer teaches text analysis and children's literature . He has collaborated since 2013 with Mikael Nordenfors (University of Gothenburg) on the Swedish National Agency for Education’s website, contributing to the SMDI network (Swedish with a didactic orientation). Supervision & Academic Service: Supervised 75 student works Active peer reviewer for journals and publishers (e.g., Routledge, Taylor & Francis) Organizer and participant in multiple academic conferences and workshops Consultant and expert reviewer for educational agencies

• Swedish language education
• Literary didactics
• Textbook analysis
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Dr. Frank Thomas Grub is Professor of German and Head of the Department of Modern Languages at Uppsala University. Educated at Universität des Saarlandes (Dr. phil. 2003) and promoted to Associate Professor at Gothenburg University (2012) before joining Uppsala as Professor (2018), he has been recognized as Excellent Teacher (2021). As founder of the Landeskunde Nord network since 2012 and editor of the Peter Lang book series since 2013, his career bridges academic research, educational innovation, and international collaboration. His research focuses on contemporary German-language literature , GDR cultural studies , and transcultural didactics . Key projects explore autobiographical writing, post-Wall literary representations, and the intersection of travel literature with cultural memory. Recent publications (2024-2025) examine media narratives of reunification and cultural stereotypes in language pedagogy. Prof. Grub contributes to German as a foreign language curriculum development Intercultural competence frameworks Editorial leadership in Northern European Germanistics His 2023-2025 works analyze graphic novels in education, migration discourse in literature, and media transitions during the Cold War.

• Contemporary German-Language Literature
• GDR Literature
• Cultural Studies Didactics
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Marie Hållander is an Associate Professor and Lecturer in Pedagogy at Södertörn University, Sweden. She teaches within teacher education and pedagogical frameworks, focusing on transformative educational theories. Current academic rank: Associate Professor Email: marie.hallander@sh.se Her research explores: Witnessing and testimonies in education Emotions, shame, and suffering in pedagogical contexts Biopolitics and profanation in teaching Subjectivity and feminist critiques Aesthetic experiences in sloyd (craft) education Escapism and cinematic representations Recent publications span interdisciplinary topics at the intersection of philosophy, cultural critique, and pedagogy. Highlights include: 2025: Analysis of sloyd education through discourse theory 2024: Philosophical exploration of religious education 2022: Re-evaluation of shame's educational role 2021: Escapism via cinema and its pedagogical applications 2020: Multi-article contributions to Agamben-inspired pedagogy 2018: Feminist and biopolitical educational frameworks

• Pedagogy
• Philosophy of Education
• Aesthetics
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Cecilia Björken-Nyberg is an Associate Professor in English Literature at Halmstad University's School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences . She teaches courses in English literature and didactics and supervises degree projects within the teacher programme. Her research focuses on the intersection of English fiction, sound, and technology. Key works include The Player Piano and the Edwardian Novel (Ashgate, 2015) and studies on audiobook narration of literary classics. Her current projects examine how vocal performance transforms textual material into affective and immersive experiences. Recent publications address speculative storytelling for sustainability, vocal configurations in postcolonial narratives, and dialect use in audiobooks. She also explores affect theory, empathy in auditory engagement, and the historical mechanisation of music. Notable research themes include: Sound technology in literary contexts Gender and musical pedagogy Medical humanities and voice pathology Edwardian cultural history Future mobility and narrative interventions

• English Literature
• Audiobook Narration
• Sound Studies
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Anna Salomonsson is a Lecturer and researcher in Literary Studies at Linnaeus University, Department of Film and Literature, within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. She defended her doctoral thesis in 2017 on postcolonial power relations in Sara Lidman's works and has since focused on ecocriticism, children's literature, and literary didactics. Her roles include subject manager for literary studies (2022–2025), vice-dean (2022–2023), and coordinator for Swedish within supplementary pedagogical education (2020–2023). Research interests span postcolonial studies, ecocriticism, and gender analysis, with notable contributions to analyzing climate crisis in literature and colonial discourse in Nordic contexts. She is affiliated with research groups such as the Linnaeus University Centre for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies and the Centre for Subject Didactic Research in Arts and Humanities (Cähl). Her teaching includes courses on women’s writing, Elin Wägner, and postcolonial literature, alongside contributions to teacher education programs. Recent publications highlight critical engagements with Mats Söderlund’s poetry, children’s literature pedagogy, and ecocritical analyses of Nordic authors.

• Postcolonial Studies
• Ecocriticism
• Children's and Young Adult Literature
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Ann-Catrine Edlund is a Professor at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mid Sweden University. Her research focuses on vernacular literacy practices, gender studies, and cultural history in Nordic contexts. Academic Rank: Professor Department: Humanities and Social Sciences University: Mid Sweden University Her work examines historical diary writing as a form of self-representation and modern subjectivity formation, particularly in rural agrarian societies. She investigates the cognitive and cultural dimensions of folk taxonomies, notably in seal-hunting terminology, and explores the intersection of literacy practices with gender and social identity. Recent publications include analyses of early 20th-century postcard culture as a precursor to digital social media and collaborative writing projects such as Kågeträskdagboken (2022), a critical edition of a Swedish diary from 1891–1901. She has contributed to interdisciplinary dialogues through editorial roles in series like Vardagligt skriftbruk and Bottniska studier . Edlund's methodological approach combines ethnographic analysis with cognitive linguistics, evident in her 2000 doctoral thesis Sälen och Jägaren on seal-hunting conceptual systems. She actively participates in academic literacy initiatives like Skrivlyftet and has presented at international conferences on language, culture, and education.

• Vernacular Literacy
• Sociolinguistics
• Gender Studies
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Sofia Ask is a lecturer in Swedish with a didactic focus at Linnaeus University's Department of Swedish within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities . Her research centers on student writing in higher education and language practices in police training , analyzing how learners navigate academic writing transitions and how police professionals develop workplace communication skills. Research Groups : Center for Educational Linguistics Center for Technical Language (CFS) Her work explores text interpretation in police classrooms , authoritative language in police training , and language didactics for pre-university transitions . Recent publications examine digital participation in courtrooms and language competence in teacher training . She leads internationalization initiatives for the Department of Swedish, facilitating teacher and student exchanges. Her methodological approaches combine experimental studies , genre analysis , and discourse studies across educational and professional contexts.

• Academic Writing
• Language Didactics
• Police Training Writing
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Petra Magnusson is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education , Kristianstad University , specializing in the teaching and learning of Swedish . She is a Merited Teacher and leads projects like SKRUViS and EQUITÉ , focusing on digital technology's impact on education. Research Focus : Digital education, multimodal learning, curriculum development, and fiction's role in schools. Collaboration : Active in networks such as TIMDA (Texts, Information and Multimodality in the Digital Age) and supervises doctoral students Kristian Blomberg Kjellström and Emma Björemark . Awards : Recognized as a Merited Teacher . Teaching : Trains teachers in Swedish language instruction and has extensive experience in secondary and upper secondary schools.

• Digital Education
• Multimodal Learning
• Curriculum Development
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Lotta Leden is an Associate Professor in Natural Science Didactics at the Department of Secondary Teacher Education, Faculty of Education, Kristianstad University. Her research focuses on inclusive science education across educational levels from preschool to higher education, with a particular emphasis on integrating the Nature of Science (NOS) into early childhood education, addressing equity and relevance in upper secondary science programs, and supporting students with ADHD in lower secondary education. Research Themes: Inclusive pedagogy, NOS instruction, science-play in preschool, fiction-based science teaching, and democratic participation in science education. Supervision: Main supervisor for doctoral students Jenny Edvardsson (literary texts in science education) and Karin Falkbrink (science education for ADHD students). Teaching: Focuses on science didactics within teacher education programs, drawing from her prior teaching experience in mathematics, science, and technology. Her projects include collaborations with practicing teachers, longitudinal studies on professional development, and investigations into open-ended scientific inquiries. She has presented her work at international conferences and published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.

• Science Education
• Inclusive Education
• Nature of Science (NOS)
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Patrik Mehrens serves as an Associate Professor at Uppsala University's Department of Literature and Rhetoric and as an Educational Developer within the University Administration's Division for Quality Enhancement. His dual roles bridge academic scholarship and pedagogical innovation, focusing on rhetoric, literary studies, and higher education development. His research spans Rhetoric , Literary Studies , and Film Studies , with particular emphasis on narrative theory, discourse analysis, and pandemic-era communication. Recent work explores ritual elements in social drama ( Borgfreden , 2023), Heideggerian philosophy ( Heidegger's "Fork" , 2022), and the rhetorization of food in political discourse (2011). His scholarship consistently examines how language shapes cultural and institutional practices. Analysis of his publications reveals a trajectory from classical rhetoric (2003-2006) toward contemporary discourse analysis (2020-2024), with growing attention to crisis communication during the pandemic. His work integrates Scandinavian literary traditions with international theoretical frameworks, demonstrating strong interdisciplinary engagement across humanities and social sciences. Mehrens actively contributes to pedagogical development through projects on liberal arts education and quality enhancement in Swedish higher education. His 2006 report Learning from Liberal Arts Education and 2010 presentation Excellence in Teaching highlight his commitment to curriculum innovation.

• Rhetoric
• Literary Studies
• Film Studies
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Stina-Karin Skillermark is a Lecturer at Linköping University's Department of Communication, Literature and Swedish (KLS) within the Department of Culture and Society (IKOS). She is actively engaged in doctoral studies through the SPLIT (Swedish Subject in the New Media Landscape) research network, focusing on the intersection of literary history, media ecology, and educational broadcasting. Her research examines how educational radio programs have historically conveyed knowledge about literary eras and authorship, with particular attention to antiquity, romanticism, and Strindberg across different time periods (1960-2012). She approaches this subject from media ecology, literary didactics, and literary studies perspectives, analyzing how these programs construct meaning and engage audiences. Her scholarly work reveals consistent patterns in how Swedish educational radio has framed literary history, showing evolving approaches to canonical authors and periods while maintaining certain pedagogical frameworks. Her publications primarily appear as book chapters in academic anthologies focused on Nordic mother tongue subjects and language didactics. As an educator, Skillermark teaches literature didactics for prospective teachers, leads German literature seminars, supervises theses with literary focus, and contributes to children's and young adult literature courses. Her teaching practice directly informs her research on literature education in the media landscape.

• Literary Didactics
• Swedish Language Education
• Media Ecology
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Elin Almér is a Lecturer at the University West , affiliated with the School of Educational Sciences and Languages and the Department of Educational Sciences and Languages . Her work spans teaching in teacher training and the Master’s Program in Child and Adolescent Studies, with research focusing on language use, identity formation, and their intersections in educational contexts. Research Focus: Language as a tool for meaning-making (experiential, interpersonal, textual), bilingual children's perspectives on language, new students' academic integration. Teaching: Swedish language instruction, scientific writing, and pedagogical strategies in literacy and literature. Publications: Recent works explore multicultural education, speech synthesis in literacy, and immigrant life choices, with historical studies on youth language, bilingualism, and gender theory. Collaborations: Supervised student theses on topics including school absenteeism, digital tools in education, and marginalized student groups.

• Language Use
• Identity
• Educational Sciences
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Lars Gustaf Andersson is a Professor and Manager of Research and Research Education at the Film Studies department within the Centre for Languages and Literature at Lund University. He has been active in academia since completing his doctoral dissertation in 1992, serving as Senior Lecturer and Reader in Film Studies from 2002, and was promoted to Professor in 2012. His educational background includes: PhD in Film Studies (1992) Professor Andersson's research focuses on experimental and alternative film practices, with particular expertise in Swedish experimental cinema, the cultural practices of immigrant film, and the aesthetics of unfinished works. His current research explores international and Swedish experimental filmmakers from the 1920s to the present, with special interest in 'the aesthetics and cultural contexts of the sketch and the unfinished art work.' He is planning a new project titled 'Momentary Life Worlds' and has participated in Advanced Study Groups at the Pufendorf Institute, including 'Artistic and educational processes in music and literary creation' and 'Creative Data Lab.' His recent scholarly output shows a strong trend toward interdisciplinary work bridging film studies, literary creation, and digital humanities. His publications span experimental film analysis, poetry, and creative writing, reflecting his dual roles in both Film Studies and the Creative Writing Program. The research demonstrates consistent engagement with avant-garde traditions, Scandinavian cinema, and the intersection of visual and literary arts. His professional recognition includes: Member of The Swedish Writer's Union Member of Swedish PEN Member of Writers for Democratic Action Member of The New Society of Letters at Lund Member of The Royal Society of Letters at Lund Member of the board of The Einar Hansen Research Fund Chairman of the board of Filmform Foundation Affiliated researcher at the Birgit Rausing Centre for Medical Humanities Professor Andersson has supervised nine doctoral dissertations as primary advisor and several others as assistant supervisor, spanning Film Studies, Swedish Didactics, and Practical Theology. His current research projects include 'Creative Data Lab' (2025-2026) and previously led projects such as 'The Cultural Practice of Immigrant Film' (2013-2015) and 'Between the lines. Poetry as knowledge' (2013-2019). He is actively involved with the Creative Data Lab research group and has participated in the Pufendorf Institute's Advanced Study Group on artistic and educational processes, reflecting his commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration between film studies, literary creation, and digital methodologies.

• Film Studies
• Experimental Cinema
• Swedish Cinema
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Anna-Maria Hällgren is an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Art History at the Department of Creative Studies (Teacher Education) at Umeå University. Holding a research qualification as a Docent, she focuses on visual culture studies and environmental humanities, with a particular emphasis on 19th-20th century cultural transitions. Her work bridges academia and public discourse through scholarly publications and media contributions. Education: PhD in Art History from Stockholm University (2013) Postdoctoral research at Stockholm University Research Interests: Hällgren explores intersections of art, environment, and cultural history. Her current project Unearthing Aesthetics: Natural Resources, Art, and Visual Culture , funded by the Swedish Research Council, investigates materiality and ecology in art. She co-edited Ekologisk konstvetenskap (2024) and Visuella kulturstudier , advancing methodologies in visual culture and environmental art science. Grants: Swedish Research Council funding for Unearthing Aesthetics project Public Engagement: Hällgren contributes to broader audiences via essays in Svenska dagbladet and public lectures, addressing themes like AI’s impact on art, climate ethics, and cultural memory. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates historical analysis with contemporary societal challenges.

• Visual Culture Studies
• Environmental Humanities
• Art History
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Henrik Rahm is a Professor of Swedish at Karlstad University since July 1, 2024, and an Associate Professor at the Swedish Centre for Languages and Literature at Lund University. His research focuses on discourse analysis, economic discourse, and transdisciplinary studies. Current Projects Karlstad University Profile Pufendorf Institute Collaboration (2016-17) Research Interests Henrik Rahm's research explores the interplay between language, journalism, and society, with specific projects on economic crimes in court proceedings, nuclear discourse (ESMOR, KOSMR), and the influence of Selma Lagerlöf on education. His work combines discourse analysis, financial reporting, and cultural studies. Scientific Awards Recipient of multiple distinctions, including election to the Swedish Literature Society (2024), honorable mention in CH Witts Prize (2023), and nominations for Carl Henrik Witt Prize (2017). Additional awards include the Royal Society of Sciences in Lund (2011) and the 2002 dissertation prize from Esaias Tegnér d.y. foundation. Teaching and Supervision Teaches discourse analysis and text analysis while supervising bachelor's, master's, and doctoral theses. Current doctoral supervisee: Kristoffer Holmquist (Lund University).

• Discourse Analysis
• Text Analysis
• Swedish Linguistics
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