Cosima Bruno

Cosima Bruno is a Reader in Chinese Literature at SOAS University of London's School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics. With a PhD from SOAS and undergraduate training from Ca' Foscari University, Venice, her research examines translation's role in reshaping literary authority, particularly in contemporary Chinese poetry. Her methodology challenges dichotomous translation approaches and explores intercultural literary expressions.

Research interests focus on:

• Inter-arts transculturation and relational theories
• Poetic soundscapes and performance
• Ecological dimensions of bilingual migrant poetry

Recent publications analyze multilingual urban writing, mother tongue ecologies, and 'Chineseness' in translated literature. Her edited volume (2023) consolidates scholarship on modern Chinese literature through translational perspectives.

Dr. Bruno supervises doctoral research on AI's intersection with contemporary Chinese poetry and maintains an active translation practice spanning classical and modern texts.