”Du skulle ta livet av dig. Du skulle det. Eller hur?” : Makt och maktlöshet i romanen Stöld utifrån en intersektionell analys med ett didaktiskt perspektiv

Sammanfattning: The study aimed to investigate how power and powerlessness are created and portrayed in Ann-Helén Laestadius novel Stöld (2022) and what didactive implications the novel has for teaching at a high school level. Based on an intersectional perspective, it was analyzed when the axes of power gender, class ethnicity and age co-vary where power versus powerlessness occurs. For the analysis, the thoughts, acting and actions of three female and three male characters were studied. On an overall level, the analysis shows that Sámi as a minority group is powerless in relation to the majority society because of the historical context. On an individual level, the power perspective shifted depending on the characters age, gender or ethnicity. From a didactive perspective, the novel Stöld is relevant for teaching in upper secondary school partly based on the discourse they are in, and partly based on the possibility of applying several parts of the course syllabus with Stöld as a starting point.