Nina Björk (born May 18, 1967 in

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) is a Swedish

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and

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. 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 left-wing

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. In 2008 she earned her

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degree in

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with her doctorate thesis ''Fria Själar''. She is also well known as a columnist in ''

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''. She was awarded the

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in 2021, and at the prize ceremony,

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said about Björk: "She does not seek to take opponents apart, and therefore never uses their worst arguments when they have messed up. She does not come from behind, she says, choose your weapons, and then we will see what they say about you. She always uses the opponent’s best, most archetypal arguments and tries to draw them to her own conclusion. That is precisely why she is completely unique in the Swedish public: she is truly a democratic thinker."

Bibliography

*'' Under det rosa täcket'', 1996, *''Sireners sång'', 1999, *''Fria själar'', 2008, *''Lyckliga i alla sina dagar'', 2012, *''Drömmen om det röda : Rosa Luxemburg, socialism, språk och kärlek'', 2016, *''Om man älskar frihet: Tankar om det politiska'', 2020,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bjork, Nina 1967 births Living people People from Östersund Swedish feminist writers Academic staff of the University of Gothenburg