Rune Graulund

Rune Graulund is an Associate Professor in the Department of Culture and Language at the University of Southern Denmark. His research focuses on American literature and culture through the lenses of speculative fiction, particularly examining intersections between gothic, science fiction, and climate fiction (cli-fi). He explores how speculative genres address contemporary crises including environmental collapse, technological anxieties, and planetary emergencies.

• Active in ecocriticism and postapocalyptic narratives
• Investigates wasteland and metropolis dynamics in literature/film
• Current projects: 'Planetary and Political Grotesque' and 'Writing Travel in the Twenty-First Century'

His research output spans 49 publications including monographs, journal articles, and book chapters. Graulund serves as a peer reviewer for multiple journals including Orbis Litterarum and Journal of Narrative Theory.

As principal investigator, he is involved in the 'MAP: Writing Travel in the Twenty-First Century' project (2025-2029) funded by Denmark's Independent Research Fund, and previously led the 'Future Desert: Wasteland Imaginaries of the Anthropocene' project (2020-2021) supported by the Carlsberg Foundation.