Literature

Literary studies at Uppsala University is characterized by a breadth, both when it comes to history-oriented research and in terms of theories and methods. Mainly Swedish and Scandinavian literature is studied, but many researchers also work with literature from other language areas and with international and transmedia perspectives.

Current research areas:

• History-oriented research on several periods and perspectives, including romanticism, gothic, antiquity, and travel literature
• Literary History and literary Historiography
• Empirical reader research
• Audiobook research
• Literature and media history
• Literature didactics
• Book history and textual Criticism
• Sociology of literature
• Children’s and youth Literature
• Popular literature
• Ecocriticism
• Literature and medicine
• Gender research

The Swedish Society of Literature, which publishes Samlaren, has its seat at the department.