Jørgen Bruhn Invited to Nanjing University for International Fellowship
Professor Jørgen Bruhn, leader of the Linnaeus University Centre for Intermedial and Multimodal Studies (IMS), has been invited to Nanjing University in China as part of the prestigious 2025 NJU International Fellowship Initiative Program. His visit, which spans four weeks from October 27 to November 22, marks a continuation of an earlier collaboration between Linnaeus University and Nanjing University focused on literature and intermedial studies.
The NJU International Fellowship Initiative aims to foster global academic exchange and research cooperation by supporting distinguished international scholars in conducting joint academic activities at Nanjing University.
- There is a growing interest in intermedial studies in China, evident in the increasing number of publications and translations of key texts in the field, and a few of my key publications has been translated recently, says Bruhn.
- Students and colleagues are eager to understand and apply intermedial theory and terminology.
During his stay, Bruhn will deliver five lectures and keynote presentations in different academic settings. He will introduce and critically exemplify the use of intermedial studies on a wide array of media types, including scientific reports, novels, AI art and graphic novels. He hopes to open up debates about the relation between environmental humanities and techno-humanities and intermedial studies. Also, Bruhn will give lectures in Hangzhou and Shanghai while in China.
- For IMS, and for Linnaeus University, this is a very good opportunity to further strengthen the ties to one of the very best research humanities environments in China: when in Nanjing I will also plan future collaborations, involving PhD- and professor-level exchanges, and explore new publishing possibilities.
About Jørgen Bruhn
Jørgen Bruhn currently leads the Linnaeus University Centre for Intermedial and Multimodal Studies (IMS). His recent work explores the connections between intermedial studies and contemporary ecocriticism, particularly within the framework of the Anthropocene.
The Palgrave Handbook of Intermediality
Bruhn's most recent publications include Intermedial Ecocriticism. The Climate Crisis in Arts and Media (a monograph co-written with Niklas Salmose, 2023), and Palgrave Handbook in Intermediality (2024 - co-edited with Vieira and Lopez-Varela, 2024).