Christian Janss

Christian Janss is Professor of German Literature at the University of Oslo's Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages. His research explores German literature, poetry, modernism, and religious themes, with special focus on Henrik Ibsen and textual criticism.

Research interests include German literature, poetic forms, and religious intersections in literature, with publications spanning Holocaust studies, modernist literature, and comparative analysis of Scandinavian-German literary connections.

Recent articles examine Holocaust poetry, friendship in literature, and religious utopias in modernist works. His scholarly output shows consistent focus on German literary modernism and Scandinavian-German cultural exchange.

He teaches courses on German literature from 1900-present, literary translation, and genre studies, while supervising graduate students in German literature and translation studies.