Anders Engberg-Pedersen

Anders Engberg-Pedersen is a Professor of Comparative Literature at the Department for the Study of Culture, University of Southern Denmark, and Chair of Humanities at the Danish Institute of Advanced Study. He directs the Nordic Humanities Center for Challenge-Based Inquiry (2023–present) and holds expertise in intellectual history, war studies, and 18th–21st century European literatures.

Education:

• PhD in Comparative Literature, Harvard University
• Dr. phil. in Neuere deutsche Literatur, Humboldt Universität (Summa Cum Laude, 2012)
• AM in Comparative Literature, Harvard University (2007)
• BA in Comparative Literature, University of Copenhagen (2004)

His research bridges intellectual history, cartography, and war studies, analyzing how knowledge systems intersect with aesthetics and geopolitics. Recent publications explore militarism in literature, national security narratives, and technological violence, reflecting his interdisciplinary focus on the history and poetics of knowledge.

Scientific Awards:

• Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters (2023)
• Elite Research Prize, Danish National Independent Research Foundation (2021)
• Young Academy of Europe (2016) and Young Academy in Denmark (2015)

He has received competitive grants, including the Carlsberg Foundation Distinguished Associate Professorship (2017–2021) and a Sapere Aude Distinguished Postdoc (2012–2016). No lab or team details are explicitly provided in the text.