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Lars Wallner is an Associate Professor at Linköping University, specializing in the integration of comic books into educational settings. His research focuses on the interaction of comics and pop culture within schools, exploring how these media can enhance literacy and engagement among students. Wallner's dissertation, 'Framing Education: Comics Literacy in the Classroom' (2017), presents a discursive psychological perspective on how students and teachers engage with comics. He asserts that comics literacy should be viewed as a unique medium rather than merely an extension of traditional visual literacy. Currently, Wallner is involved in multiple projects including collaboration with Katarina Eriksson Barajas on a systematic review of comics in K-9 education, revealing an increase in research within this field since the early 2000s. He is also working on initiatives that address gender roles in education through comic strips and feedback mechanisms within higher education.
Linköping University • Linköping
Teaching courses in Scientific theory and method, Educational Psychology, and Social Studies, and supervising essays and degree papers.
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