Anna Franzén

Profile

Drawing mainly on a discursive and narrative frameworks, Franzén's research centers on young men and boys and questions of identity, violence, humor and masculinity. She has conducted video-ethnographic research in institutions such as detention homes, prison and high schools. Combining a Foucauldian perspective with interactional analysis she investigates the intricacies of social interaction by analyzing issues such as identity, power and resistance – in interaction. Franzén has been published in journals such as New Media & Society, Discourse Studies, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, and Journal of Youth Studies.

Research

Publications

• Franzén, A. G., & Gottzén, L. (2021). Childhood adversities and individual responsibility as explanations for criminality in incarcerated young men’s narratives. Deviant behavior, x(x), 1-15. 
• Franzén, A. G. (2021). ‘Hypermasculinity’ in interaction: Affective practices, resistance and vulnerability in youth prison. In. A. Cox, & L. Adams (Eds.), Palgrave international handbook of youth imprisonment (pp.333-354). Cham: Palgrave Macmillian.
• Franzén, A. G., Jonsson, R., & Sjöblom, B. (2021). Fear, anger and desire: affect and the interactional intricacies of rape humor on a live podcast. Language in Society, 50(5), 763-786. 
• Bruno, L., Joelsson, T., Franzén, A. G., & Gottzén, L. (2020). Heroes and others: Tensions and challenges in implementing mentors in violence prevention in Swedish schools. Journal of Gender based Violence, 4(2), 141-155. 
• Gottzén, L. & Franzén, A. G. (2019) Othering the rapist: Rurality, rape and the Bjästa case. In Heinskou, M., Skillbrei, M-L. & Stefansen, K. (Eds.), Prostitution in the Nordic countries. London: Routledge. 
• Sjöblom, B., Franzén, A. G., & Aronsson, K. (2018). Contested connectedness in child custody narratives: Mobile phones and children’s rights and responsibilities. New Media and Society, 20(10), 3818-3835. 
• Franzén A. G., & Aronsson, K. (2018). ‘Then she got a spanking’: Social accountability and narrative versions in social workers’ courtroom testimonies. Discourse Studies, 20(5), 577-597. 
• Franzén, A. G. (2015). Responsibilization and Discipline: Subject Positioning at a Youth Detention Home. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 44(3), 251-279. 
• Franzén, A. G., & Aronsson, K. (2013). Teasing, laughing and disciplinary humor: Staff–youth interaction in detention home treatment. Discourse Studies, 15(2), 167-183. 
• Franzén, A. G., & Holmqvist, R. (2014). From punishment to rewards? Treatment dilemmas at a youth detention home. Punishment & Society, 16(5), 542-559. 

Expertise