Torben Jelsbak

Torben Jelsbak

Associate Professor

Education

2008 PhD in Nordic Philology, University of Copenhagen

2005-2006 Study and research stay, Humboldt Universität, Berlin

2002 Cand.mag. in Danish, Art History and Comparative Literature, University of Copenhagen (UCPH)

1999-2001 Study stay, Université de Paris X-Nanterre and École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris

1997 BA in Danish, Art History and Comparative Literature, UCPH

Positions held

2015- Associate professor in Danish literature, Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, UCPH

2014-2015 Associate professor in Danish literature and media, Department of Culture and Identity, Roskilde University (RUC)

2012-2014 Assistant professor in Danish literature and media, Department of Culture and Identity, RUC (parental leave 5 months, January-May 2013)

2012 Part-time lecturer, Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, UCPH

2009-2012 Postdoc, Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, UCPH

2008 Editor, Danish Society of Language and Literature

2008-2009 Part-time lecturer, Department of Culture and Identity, RUC

2004-2008 PhD scholar, Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, UCPH (parental leave 4 months, May-August 2008)


Networks and external duties

  • Member of Danish Society of Language and Literature, 2013-
  • Member of Comité scientifique, Deshima. Revue d’histoire globale des pays du nord, 2010-
  • Member of European Network for Avant-Garde and Modernism Studies, 2009-
  • Member of the committee of The Danish Society of University anniversary (UJDS), 2007-
  • Member of European Society for Textual Scholarship, 2004-
  • Member of Nordic Network for Textual Scholarship, 2004-
  • Member of Nordic Network for Avant-Garde Studies, 2004-

Knowledge of languages

German, French and English in speech and writing. Passive skills in Norwegian and Swedish.

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