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Anna W Gustafsson is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Languages and Literature, Lund University. She serves as Head of Section 1 and Coordinator of the Language Consultancy program, with research focusing on political discourse, language and health, and shared reading.
- Lund University affiliation since PhD (2009)
- Active in European populist discourse studies and medical humanities
- Fellow at the Birgit Rausing Centre for Medical Humanities (2022–present)
Her work spans discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and intercultural communication, with recent projects analyzing affective strategies in populist-party social media interactions, shared reading interventions for health, and metaphor use in palliative care. She supervises students at all academic levels and contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals in health and well-being.
Scientific Awards:
- Einar Hansens svenska forskningspris (2023)
- Erik Wellanders språkvårdenspris (2023)
- Inga och John Hains stiftelse stipend (2022)
- Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Sweden member (2015)
Notable collaborations include co-founding the DiSKo: Språklig kompetens i det digitala samhället project and participating in Lund University's Medical Humanities research node. Her 2023 book Voices of supporters – Populist parties, social media and the 2019 European elections highlights contemporary political discourse trends.
