Ainur Elmgren - Academic CV

Personal Data
Year of birth: 1979
High School Graduation: Väinö Linnan Lukio, Urjala, Finland - December 6th 1997
Academic Education: Master of Arts - Lund University 1998-2003.
Ph. D. Candidate - Lund University 2003--2007
Major Subjects: English, History
Other Studied Subjects: Linguistics, Ethnology, Russian, Cultural Studies, Sociology
Extra-curricular Activities: Student politics (Humanistkårens styrelse 1999), editorial member at student magazine Lundagård (2000-2003)
Non-academic Studies: Italian, Japanese (self-studies; Medborgarskolan)
Other Activities: editorial member at Bild & Bubbla (Seriefrämjandet) as comic fanzine critic and manga enthusiast; illustrator and cartoonist

My electronic archive
of articles and conference papers @ LU:Research. Language: Swedish & English.

Miracle, Bird or Golden Handiwork
A paper for my bachelor's exam in English Literature, spring 2000.
Subject: My favourite Irish poet William Butler Yeats, and his mysterious Byzantium poems.
Language: English

The Image of The Enemy
English Literature, fall 2002/spring 2003. Yes, I have written an academic paper about Orcs in Tolkien's works. Those little rascals deserve more attention.
Language: English

Den Allrakäraste Fienden
My master's thesis for the Department of History, summer/fall 2002.
Subject: "The Most Beloved Enemy" is about Finland's ambivalent attitude towards her western neighbour and ancient "motherland", Sweden. Why has this amiable neighbour become an archetypal enemy in popular culture?
Language: Swedish

Copyright A. Elmgren 2007