Dr. Katarina Bernhardsson

Biography

Katarina Bernhardsson is an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature at Lund University, as well as an affiliated researcher and Centre Director at the Birgit Rausing Centre for Medical Humanities. Her research focuses on Medical Humanities, particularly the intersection of literature and medicine, with special attention to depictions of illness. Her dissertation, titled 'Literary Ills' (2010), laid the groundwork for her continuing exploration of autobiographical illness narratives, or pathographies, particularly within Swedish literature. As a lecturer since 2017, she oversees the Medical Humanities Medical Programme, contributing to teaching, seminar development, and research supervision at both master’s and PhD levels. Bernhardsson has coordinated workshops on Narrative Medicine, notably at Columbia University, and is an active peer reviewer in the Swedish and Nordic research contexts. She also contributed to the compilation of 'A Lundensian Literary History' in celebration of Lund University’s 350th anniversary. Her work aligns with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which underscores her broader engagement with societal health narratives.

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