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Lars Wallner is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor at Linköping University, affiliated with the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Learning. His research focuses on the pedagogical use of comics, graphic novels, and multimodal texts in educational settings ranging from primary schools to teacher training programs.
- Active in norm-critical pedagogy and gender discourse analysis
- Collaborates with researchers like Robert Aman and Katarina Eriksson Barajas
- Develops interdisciplinary projects connecting popular culture with curriculum goals
His 2017 dissertation Framing Education: Doing Comics Literacy in the Classroom established frameworks for analyzing comic literacy through discourse analysis, contrasting it with traditional visual literacy. Current projects explore evolutionary biology pedagogy for grades 4-6 and Mello in after-school care, with a 2024 symposium on norm-critical comics. Recent grants include 3.9 million SEK from Norrköping Research Fund.
Scientific Awards & Grants:
- 3.9 million SEK grant (2022) for after-school research projects
Collaborates on empirical studies like Teaching with Comics (2022) and Using Comics in K-9 Education (2020). Supervises theses in teacher training across preschool to master's levels.
