Jens Bjerring-Hansen

Jens Bjerring-Hansen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics at the University of Copenhagen’s Faculty of Humanities, specializing in interdisciplinary digital literary studies. His work bridges Scandinavian literature, computational linguistics, and artificial intelligence with a focus on historical text analysis.

Education

• PhD in Scandinavian Literature (2010)
• MA in Danish and German (2006)

Research Interests
His primary expertise spans 17th–20th century Scandinavian literature, particularly Scandinavian Modernism and Georg Brandes’ legacy. Current work integrates literary history with computational methods, examining book history, sociology of literature, and AI-driven text analysis. Key projects include developing statistical frameworks for historical Scandinavian texts and exploring gender dynamics in The Modern Breakthrough movement.

Publication Trends
Recent articles (2024–2025) demonstrate a cohesive focus on computational analysis of Scandinavian literary heritage, using NLP techniques to study historical texts, euphemisms, gender representation, and temporal contexts. His work consistently bridges humanities and computer science, with emphasis on Danish-Norwegian comparative frameworks and practical applications of language models for historical corpora.

Grants & Leadership

• PI: Measuring Modernity (2020–2024, Carlsberg Foundation)
• Co-PI: Mining the Meaning (2022–2025, Data+ Initiative with Daniel Herschcovich)

Collaboration Networks
Active in interdisciplinary teams including computer scientists (e.g., DiKu department), linguists, and international institutions like University of Bergen and UC Berkeley. Regularly participates in Nordic research forums and contributes to digital infrastructure projects like Tekstnet+.