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Eleonor Bredlöv Eknor is a researcher at Stockholm University's Department of Child and Youth Studies. She earned her PhD from Linköping University in 2018 with a dissertation examining vocational and gendered subjectivities in beauty industry education. Her current research focuses on preschool educators' professional care practices through the Swedish Research Council-funded project 'Children, diapers and bodily care in preschool'.
Her research employs poststructural feminist frameworks to analyze:
- Formation of vocational subjectivities in gendered professions
- Representations of care in educational materials
- Reflective practices in preschool teacher education
- Power dynamics in professional identity construction
Her publications consistently explore how gender ideologies shape educational experiences, with recent work examining emotional labor in vocational training and critical analysis of bodily practices. She maintains a strong focus on beauty industry education and preschool pedagogy.
Teaching responsibilities include:
- Course coordination for Preschool Didactics & Research Methods
- Supervision of degree projects at bachelor's and master's levels
- Lecturing on documentation, assessment, and ethical encounters
- Leading seminars in critical discourse analysis
