Ann-Catrine Edlund is a Professor at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mid Sweden University. Her research focuses on vernacular literacy practices, gender studies, and cultural history in Nordic contexts. Academic Rank: Professor Department: Humanities and Social Sciences University: Mid Sweden University Her work examines historical diary writing as a form of self-representation and modern subjectivity formation, particularly in rural agrarian societies. She investigates the cognitive and cultural dimensions of folk taxonomies, notably in seal-hunting terminology, and explores the intersection of literacy practices with gender and social identity. Recent publications include analyses of early 20th-century postcard culture as a precursor to digital social media and collaborative writing projects such as Kågeträskdagboken (2022), a critical edition of a Swedish diary from 1891–1901. She has contributed to interdisciplinary dialogues through editorial roles in series like Vardagligt skriftbruk and Bottniska studier . Edlund's methodological approach combines ethnographic analysis with cognitive linguistics, evident in her 2000 doctoral thesis Sälen och Jägaren on seal-hunting conceptual systems. She actively participates in academic literacy initiatives like Skrivlyftet and has presented at international conferences on language, culture, and education.
