Magnus NilssonView profile
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Magnus Nilsson is a Professor at Malmö University, employed at the Faculty of Culture and Society, School of Arts and Communication (K3). His research focuses on literature studies with particular emphasis on working-class literature, literature and the precariat, comics, urbanity in literature, literature and ethnicity, and marxist literary theory. His main research interests include: Working-class literature Literature and the precariat Comics studies Urban literature Literature and ethnicity Marxist literary theory Professor Nilsson leads the Swedish Research Council-funded project 'Precariat, Precarity and Precariousness in (Post-) Welfare-State Scandinavian Literatures' and is one of the editors of the book series 'Malmö University Studies in Class and Culture.' His research spans interdisciplinary areas connecting literary studies with social theory, class analysis, and cultural studies, with a particular focus on Scandinavian contexts. His recent publications demonstrate a strong emphasis on transnational perspectives on working-class literature, with numerous 2025 publications exploring Scandinavian working-class literature in historical and international contexts. His work frequently examines intersections of class, ethnicity, and literary form across different media including comics and prose fiction, revealing how literature both reflects and shapes understandings of social structures and identities. Professor Nilsson is affiliated with several research environments at Malmö University: Institute for Urban Research Imagining and Co-Creating Futures Humanities Research Group His scholarly contributions demonstrate an ongoing commitment to analyzing how literature engages with issues of economic insecurity, social vulnerability, and cultural diversity, particularly within Scandinavian literary traditions and their global connections.