He holds a PhD from the University of Copenhagen on Franz Kafka’s works, and has published widely on developments in German and Danish literature and culture in the 20th and 21st century. Among his main areas of interest are theories of recognition and recent political and cultural developments in Denmark and Germany, often with focus on intercultural and post-migrant aesthetics. Besides his academic research he works as critic for the daily Kristeligt Dagblad and as literary translator.