I am Senior Lecturer in Rhetoric and hold a Ph.D. in Education. My research concerns rhetoric and the history of education, and I teach across a range of rhetorical subjects.

My research on rhetoric, education, and citizenship is informed by perspectives cultural history, sociology of knowledge, and curriculum theory perspectives. I am particularly interested in rhetoric as an entry point to curriculum studies, and on how rhetorical curricula are enacted at different levels. This includes exploring how written and oral educational practices convey competencies and values that shape identity and citizenship.

Within the DEMORHET/READy research network, I explore how rhetorical education and rhetorical practices in schools can support civic competencies and democratic participation among young people in the Baltic Sea region.

I earned my Ph.D. in 2011 with the dissertation Vältalighet och mannafostran. Retorikutbildningen i svenska skolor och gymnasier 1724–1807 External link. [Virtuous eloquence : rhetoric education in Swedish schools and gymnasiums 1724–1807]. The thesis maps the content and practices of rhetorical education – from textbooks and classical authors to oral and written exercises – and discusses how rhetorical training aimed not only at the development of knowledge and skills, but also at cultivating moral character.

Previous research projects

Luntor och lexika. Läromedel mellan handskrift och tryck 1649–1820
This project examined how the form, content, and material conditions of educational texts interacted during a period of transition – from oral and manuscript-based traditions to a literacy increasingly shaped by print.

Formulering och formering. Identitetskonfiguration i skolors retoriska praktiker ca 1800–1850
This project investigated how rhetorical practices in school settings – such as graduation ceremonies – contributed to shaping students' identities across schools and student groups. It was part of the research programme Segregation and integration. Gender, class and citizenship in the Swedish education system, c. 1800-1850