French - research
Our research in French is characterized by both breadth and depth, featuring a diversity of perspectives on language, literature, and learning. By bridging historical and contemporary approaches, we foster a dynamic research environment where various theoretical and methodological frameworks intersect.
Research areas
Our research spans the fields of pedagogy, linguistics, and literary studies in a broad sense: ranging from contrastive linguistics, sociolinguistics, and language acquisition and teaching, to French literary studies covering 16th-century literature as well as contemporary works from the 20th century to the present. We also engage with discourse analysis and topics within French philosophy, stylistics, and rhetoric.
Within these diverse fields, we address both current and historical issues, as well as societal and didactic questions. Our breadth is reflected not only in our various research areas but also in our theoretical and methodological starting points. This contributes to an active and enriching research seminar—featuring conceptual and work-in-progress sessions, text discussions, and research presentations—where both faculty and doctoral students present their work, and to which national and international guest lecturers are invited.
Researchers in French are members of various national and international networks and collaborate within the department’s collective research areas.
Researchers
- Klara Arvidsson, Senior lecturer
- Jacob Carlson, Senior lecturer
- Alice Duhan, Associate Senior lecturer
- Britt-Marie Karlsson, Senior lecturer, Associate Professor
- Christina Lindqvist, Professor
- Mårten Ramnäs, Senior lecturer
- Andreas Romeborn, Senior lecturer
- Ugo Ruiz, Senior lecturer
- Katharina Vajta, Professor