Ann Heberlein | |
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 Heberlein signing a book at a bookstore in Stockholm in November 2011 | |
| Born | Ann Helen Holmström (1970-06-22)22 June 1970 (age 54) Malmö, Sweden |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Alma mater | Lund University |
| Period | 2004–present |
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Ann Helen Heberlein (née Holmström; born 22 June 1970)[1] is a Swedish academic and author, who writes extensively on theology and ethics.[2] She is best known for her autobiographical account of life withbipolar disorder,Jag vill inte dö, jag vill bara inte leva (2008; "I don't want to die, I just don't want to live").
She ran for parliament in the2018 general election as aModerate Party representative.[3]
Heberlein defended her dissertationKränkningar och förlåtelse (Abuses and forgiveness) atLund University in 2005. The thesis was about guilt, shame, moral responsibility, abuses and forgiveness for the dissertation.[2]
In January 2007, she began teaching practical philosophy atStockholm University, while working on a project about the criminal justice system.[4] Since 2009, Heberlein has worked at Lund University.[5]
She wroteDen sexuella människan in 2004, and contributed toSystematisk teologi (Martinsson, Sigurdson & Svenungsson, 2007).[6] In 2008, Heberlein published the bookDet var inte mitt fel! Om konsten att ta ansvar.[7]
Heberlein is also an author and columnist for the newspapersSydsvenskan andDagens Nyheter, and has also previously written columns forExpressen andAxess.[8] She also has a column in the Christian paperKyrkans tidning.[6][9] She is also a regular atSveriges Radio'sP1 with her own radio showTankar för dagen.[10] In the summer of 2009, Heberlein was one of the celebrity speakers at the P1 radio showSommarpratarna.[11]
In 2008, Heberlein publishedJag vill inte dö, jag vill bara inte leva, an autobiographical book about her life with suicidal thoughts and severe anxiety andbipolar disorder, which brought her nationwide attention. In 2012, her book became a play at theRoyal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm.[12]
On 24 May 2016, Heberlein resigned fromSydsvenskan after claiming that culture editor Rakel Chukri had forbidden her from writing critically about immigration orIslam on her private Facebook page.[13] Chukri denied having made such a request in an interview.[13]
On 26 January 2018,Kickstarter banned Heberlein's crowdfunding for the book "Rape and Culture – A survey of group violence in Sweden 2012–2017"[14] which became news in mainstream-media in Sweden.[15] On 30 January 2018, Heberlein reports she has managed to attract a bit over 1 Msek through crowdfunding from approximate 5000 backers through other channels.[16]
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