Hans Christian Andersen as World Literature
Name of applicant
Torsten Bøgh Thomsen
Title
Associate Professor
Institution
University of Southern Denmark
Amount
DKK 68,500
Year
2024
Type of grant
Conferences
Summary
The conference "Hans Christian Andersen as World Literature" brings together a wide range of international scholars to examine how the 19th-century Danish fairy tale writer achieved global popularity. Conference findings are expected to be published as articles in a special issue of the international Journal of World Literature and an anthology published by Lexington Books.