Jonas Hoeck

 
Doctoral Student in Comparative Literature

Research

My current research deals with natural science, technology, nature (or the non-human) and intermediality in new danish and nordic literature. It is a project that primarily examines the relationship between contemporary hybrid literature/art and what is broadly called new materialist philosophy in the danish author Amalie Smiths collected books. I have previously written about Thomas Mann and the history of medical science, Theodor Storm and ecocriticism, and about the relationship between politics and literature. As a result of my literary and cultural investigations, I occasionally write more popular articles for the mainstream media. 

I am a member of the Research Group for Culture Studies (KuFo), the vice-chair of the board of the Graduate Student Association at KAU, and a member of KAU's grand committee.

In addition to my work, I also give lectures and talks, and here I have experience from Odense Central Library, University of Southern Denmark, Danish Cultural Institute, Askov Højskole, Oure Højskole, Vejen gymnasium, Folkuniversitetet in Karlstad and various university conferences.

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If you want to collaborate you are welcome to contact me at jonas.hoeck@kau.se or at www.jonashoeck.com 

Research Areas 

  • Danish/German border literature
  • Natural science and literature  
  • Medicine and literature
  • Hybrid arts
  • Literature and politics 
  • Nature and the non-human 

Teaching

I have been both course responsible and teacher on the a and b courses in literature. I do the so called b-uppsats subvision and examination. I teach 20% of my full time here on KAU. And I have been teaching in the following:

  • Ancient Greece and early christianity
  • The Renaissance 
  • Shakespeare's drama and sonnet
  • Romanticism 
  • Naturalism and Realism 
  • The Modern Breakthrough
  • Modernisme
  • Existentialism
  • Ecocriticism 
  • Intermediality 
  • Reader-response theory 
  • Non-fiction novels
  • How to write academic papers

Bio

Education/Academic qualification

  • 2018 | Master in Comparative Literature, University of Southern Denmark
  • 2016 | Guest Student, University of Oslo UIO
  • 2015 | Bachelor in Comparative Literature, University of Southern Denmark
  • 2015 | Exchange Student, Oslo and Akershus University College Campus in Pondicherry India 

Teaching experience 

Conference attendance

Publications