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Dr. Jena Habegger-Conti is a Professor of English literature and culture at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences in Bergen, Norway. She leads the Researching Teacher Education, Language and Literature (RETELL) research group and serves as Director of the Norwegian Study Centre at the University of York (2023-2025). Her work focuses on critical multimodal literacy, emphasizing ethical awareness and intercultural learning through multimodal texts like graphic novels, picturebooks, and films.
Her research explores how visual, spatial, and sensory elements in texts foster intercultural understanding and ethical engagement. Key themes include refugee narratives, cultural imaginaries, and the role of aesthetic perception in education. She advocates for pedagogical approaches that integrate multimodal analysis to enhance intercultural dialogue and critical thinking.
Recent publications include collaborative work on intercultural learning through photographs and analyses of refugee representation in graphic narratives. She is an editorial board member of the journal Children’s Literature in English Language Education, promoting accessible scholarly communication through diamond open access.
