Research subject Comparative and transnational perspectives in and on literature
The writing and reading of literature have always been itinerant and transitional phenomena. Shaped by multidirectional flows of cultural influences, literary production and reception transcend national and linguistic borders, making the world’s literary histories profoundly intertwined.
Comparative and transnational literary studies focus on these geographical, linguistic and cultural encounters, transmissions, dislocations and conflicts; both as they pertain to literary form and as fundamental human experiences.
Several of the department’s researchers are engaged with literary research questions that encompass multiple linguistic areas and that involve transcultural dialogues. Examples of research fields are literary multilingualism; translation; adaptation and circulation; migration; exile and diasporic studies; postcolonial literary studies and world literature.
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Researchers
Anna Albrektson
Professor
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Helena Bodin
Professor
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Axel Englund
Professor
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Sofia Iaffa Nylén
PhD student
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Anna Jörngården Galili
Senior lecturer, associate professor
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Doctoral studies
The postgraduate studies in Literature consists of four years of fulltime studies with employment. As a PhD student you will be contributing to the research from Stockholm University and to the research environment at the Department of Culture and Aesthetics. The doctoral studies include writing an independent thesis.