Nina Björk
Encyclopedia
Nina Björk is a Swedish feminist, author
and journalist
. She is most well known for Under det rosa täcket
(Under the Pink Duvet), a feminist book written in 1996.
She is considered to be a postmodern equity feminist. In 2008 she earned her PhD
degree in literary criticism
at Gothenburg University
with her doctorate thesis Fria Själar. She is also well known as a columnist in Dagens Nyheter
.
Author
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and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. She is most well known for Under det rosa täcket
Under det rosa täcket
Under det rosa täcket is a Swedish feminist book written by Nina Björk, first published in 1996. The book made a great impact on the Swedish feminist field of the 1990s and is notable for introducing Butlerian queer theory to Sweden....
(Under the Pink Duvet), a feminist book written in 1996.
She is considered to be a postmodern equity feminist. In 2008 she earned her PhD
PHD
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degree in literary criticism
Literary criticism
Literary criticism is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often informed by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of its methods and goals...
at Gothenburg University
Gothenburg University
The University of Gothenburg is a university in Sweden's second largest city, Gothenburg.- Character :The University of Gothenburg is the third-oldest Swedish university, and with 24,900 full-time students it is also among the largest universities in the Nordic countries...
with her doctorate thesis Fria Själar. She is also well known as a columnist in Dagens Nyheter
Dagens Nyheter
is a daily newspaper in Sweden. It has the largest circulation of Swedish morning newspapers, followed by Göteborgs-Posten and Svenska Dagbladet, and is the only morning newspaper that is distributed to subscribers across the whole country. In 2009 DN had a circulation of 316,000, reaching 881...
.