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Since 2004, I have been working at Kristianstad University, where I mainly teach courses in literature and writing, and serve as Head of English. In 2004, I also defended my doctoral dissertation on representations of Europe in the works of three Harlem Renaissance authors, at Lund University.
My research deals with African-American and Asian-American literature, and addresses issues like racialization, belonging, nostalgia and collective memory. For example, I have published articles about the fictional representation of the Japanese-American internment during World War II, and on nostalgia in contemporary life writing by transnational adoptees. At present, I am working on a project in which I focus on narrative kinship, that is, kinship established through and between texts, in a comparison between Korean adoptee memoirs in the U. S. and Scandinavia.
Pedagogical issues connected to writing are also part of my research interests. I am particularly interested in exploring student writing and teacher-written feedback, and writing as a meaning-making activity. Together with my colleague Maria Freij, I have investigated these issues, as well as feedback and (self-)assessment.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Narrative kinning in contemporary memoirs of Korean adoption
Ahlin, L., 2021, Close relations: Family, kinship and beyond. Henriksson, W., H. & Goedecke, K. (eds.). Singapore: Springer, p. 87-101 14 p. (Crossroads of Knowledge).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter in book
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Narrativ teknik och känsla i Hemingways "Hills Like White Elephants"
Ahlin, L. & Freij, M., 2021-Nov-11.Research output: Contribution to conference › Oral presentation
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Past and Present Crimes in Sápmi: Lars Pettersson and Olivier Truc
Ahlin, L., 2021-Dec, In: Journal of Popular Culture. 54, 6, p. 1254-1270 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Elusive girlhood in adoption memoirs
Ahlin, L., 2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Oral presentation
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USA-valet 2020: mellan dikt och verklighet
Ahlin, L., 2020, Stjärnspäckat: reflektioner från amerikanska presidentvalet 2020 av ledande forskare. Bolin, N., Falasca, K., Grusell, M. & Nord, L. (eds.). Sundsvall: DEMICOM, (DEMICOM-rapport; no. 43).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter in book