Culture on the move
Language and literature as vectors for cultural empowerment in Swedish education
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Nowadays, transformations of cultures and languages are increasingly noticeable due to heightened international mobility and intensified global communication and information flows. How such transformations play out and are met in Swedish education is a pressing topic to address to ensure relevant and inclusive quality education for all. The theme of this special issue, Culture on the Move, foregrounds language and literature both as pedagogical tools and disciplinary fields necessary for learning to live and work in a culturally diverse world. The contributions stem from the initial activities within the graduate school “Culturally Empowering Education through Language and Literature” (CuEEd-LL). Centre-staging teaching and learning in Swedish education, the articles in this issue present a range of inroads into how language and literature can be used to support cultural diversity among pupils, students and teachers since cultural diversity is steadily gaining attention both as a resource and a challenge in education and society.
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