Dr. Anna Forné

Biography

Anna Forné is a professor at the University of Gothenburg, where she has served as Deputy Head of the Department of Languages and Literatures. Forné's research focuses on testimonial genres and their cultural impact, especially within the context of cultural production and intellectual history in Latin America during the mid-20th century. Her work emphasizes the intersections of culture and politics in the aftermath of significant events such as the Cuban Revolution. She investigates cultural relations between the Nordic countries and the Global South, producing notable scholarship on the dynamics of cultural exchanges and transfers. Throughout her career, Forné has published extensively in various academic areas, including auto-fiction and the narrative forms of memory in the post-dictatorship context.

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