Department of Literature and Rhetoric

Welcome! Two main subjects are studied at the Department: Literature and Rhetoric. The former subject comprises both Comparative Literature and Swedish/Scandinavian Literature. The department also teaches the literary courses within the Teacher's training in Swedish.

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Set to explore the reading culture surrounding Warhammer 40K
28 October 2026 – The game Warhammer 40K is set in the future and has millions of players worldwide. Karl Berglund …
Karl Berglund and Camilla Wallin Lämsä have received a grant from the Swedish Research Council
16 September 2026 – Department of Literature and Rhetoric

Karl Berglund and Camilla Wallin Lämsä have received a grant from the Swedish Research Council for …
Sigrid Schottenius Cullhed Promoted to Professor
17 August 2026 – Department of Literature and Rhetoric

Great news from the Department of Literature and Rhetoric. At the chancellor's meeting on June 15th …
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Forskarkollegium retorik II.
17 November 2026, 14:15to16:00 – Department of Literature and Rhetoric

Higher Seminar in Rhetoric
SELD - Aleksander Heggelund (UU): Research presentation
18 November 2026, 13:15to15:00 – Department of Literature and Rhetoric

SELD - Seminariet för litteraturdidaktik
Anna Albrektson: "Grekisk anda och svenska ljud: Natur, poesi och historia i Frans Michael Franzéns 'Sång öfver Grefve Gustaf Philip Creutz' (1797)"
26 November 2026, 14:15to16:00 – Department of Literature and Rhetoric

Högre seminariet i litteraturvetenskap
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