Dr. Alexandra Borg

Associate Professor

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Biography

Alexandra Borg is currently an Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at Uppsala University, a position she has held since 2020. Her academic journey includes various roles, such as Assistant Professor at the Department of Scandinavian Languages and the Department of Literature and Rhetoric at Uppsala University from 2015 to 2019. She has gained experience as a Postdoc at Bonniers Publishing and Media Communication Studies at Umeå University. Borg was also a visiting researcher at the New York Public Library and the University of Oslo. Her research interests focus on canon formation, literary criticism, and the relationship between form and content in literature over time. Borg's monograph, 'Strindbergs lilla röda,' received an August Prize nomination in the Non-Fiction Book of the Year category in 2019. Additionally, she is affiliated with the Center for Arts, Business & Culture at Stockholm School of Economics and serves as an editor for the cultural criticism section of Dagens Nyheter.

Research Interests

Canon Formation Literary Criticism Relationship Between Form and Content in Literature Over Time

Experience

Associate Professor

2020-01-01 — Present

Uppsala University • Uppsala, Sweden

Teaching and researching in the field of Comparative Literature.

Assistant Professor

2018-01-01 — 2019-01-01

Uppsala University • Uppsala, Sweden

Teaching and researching in the Department of Scandinavian Languages.

Assistant Professor

2015-01-01 — 2018-01-01

Uppsala University • Uppsala, Sweden

Teaching and researching in the Department of Literature and Rhetoric.

Postdoc

2012-01-01 — 2015-01-01

Bonniers Publishing • Stockholm, Sweden

Engaged in research funded by the Riksbankens jubileumsfond.

Visiting Researcher

2013-03-01 — 2013-06-01

New York Public Library • New York, USA

Conducted research in the Digital Lab.

Postdoc

2011-01-01 — 2012-01-01

Umeå University • Umeå, Sweden

Conducted research in Media Communication Studies.

Assistant Professor

2011-09-01 — 2011-12-01

Södertörn University • Huddinge, Sweden

Taught courses in Culture and Education.

Visiting Researcher

2007-01-01 — 2007-01-01

University of Oslo • Oslo, Norway

Conducted research in the Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages.

Assistant Professor

2008-01-01 — 2009-01-01

Vestfold University College • Norway

Taught courses in Culture and Education.

Requirements for Uppsala University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:5.5
Reading
Required:5.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Writing
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen (180 ECTS) 90 credits in a subject relevant to the specific program
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate and diploma
  • Official transcripts of records
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Copy of passport photo page
  • Statement of Purpose (for most programs)
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application Summary Sheet (if required by department)
Specialization Notes

General Master's requirements applying across Science, Technology, and Humanities departments.