Kristian Svane

Kristian Svane (he/they) is a PhD student in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures. He holds a B.A. in Teaching, History, and German, and an M.A. in German Literatures from Hamburg University, Germany. His academic journey includes studying at the University of Cologne and Washington University in St. Louis as a Max Kade Scholar.

Kristian's research focuses on the relationship between literature and sociology, particularly in German, Danish, and French literatures. He currently studies so-called autosociobiographies, examining how social and geographical mobility intersect, and how this genre shapes the boundaries of the contemporary literary field.

Department: Germanic Languages and Literatures