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Beata Agrell is a Professor Emerita at the University of Gothenburg, with a PhD obtained in 1983. Her research interests encompass experimental Swedish novels of the 1960s, short fiction, and the historical genre context of early Swedish workers' prose. Agrell employs various theoretical perspectives including reception theory and response aesthetics, and she investigates the interplay of ideology and aesthetics within the context of working-class narratives. Her current work involves exploring the function of ideological and aesthetic constructs in the Swedish working-class literature stemming from the 1910s, such as those by authors Dan Andersson and Maria Sandel. Beata is actively engaged with the Network for Nordic Workers' Literature, which facilitates interdisciplinary dialogue on workers' literature. She has authored and edited numerous publications focusing on themes such as didacticism in literary form and the evolution of genre traditions within Swedish literature.
University of Gothenburg • Gothenburg, Sweden
Served as a full professor in the field of literature, focusing on Swedish literature and its various socio-historical contexts.
Administered by the Department of Political Science; focus on International Administration and Global Governance (IAGG).