Marcus Axelsson

Marcus Axelsson is an Associate Professor at the Department of Language, Literature and Culture, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (HiOA). His academic interests span translation studies, children's literature, ecocriticism, cultural sociology, and literary analysis. He actively contributes to the Master's programs in Norwegian in Schools and Teacher Education, as well as the Bachelor's program in Kindergarten Teacher Education.

Education:

• Docent in Nordic Languages, Uppsala University (2023)
• PhD in Nordic Languages (Uppsala University, 2016)
• Visiting Researcher at UC Berkeley (2013)
• Master's in Translation Studies (Stockholm University, 2011)
• Bachelor's in Swedish (Örebro University, 2004) and French (Karlstad University, 2000)

Research Focus: Axelsson's work explores translation sociology, ecocritical analyses of children's literature, and cultural consecration mechanisms. He co-supervises doctoral candidate Lekh Nath Barral and leads projects like The World in Norwegian, analyzing bibliomigration patterns of translated fiction.

Awards: None explicitly mentioned.

Collaborations:

• Deputy Chair of SNÖ (Swedish Network for Translation Studies)
• Member of FOT and research networks 'The Graphic World of Children' and 'Komplitt' (Lund University)

Labs/Teams: Involved in interdisciplinary projects on multilingual education, literary translation, and ecocritical pedagogy.