Prof Tobias Benedikt Zürn received UGC's Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme 2025/26 grant

Prof. Tobias Benedikt Zürn recently received UGC's Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme 2025/26 grant for a project, titled “Intertextuality as Cultural Texture: An Interdisciplinary Approach.” Together with Dr. Markus Greulich (Leipzig University), PI on the German side, he will oversee and conduct this project over the next two years. By introducing the concept of “cultural textures,” they develop a novel approach to the study of intertextuality that highlights the significance of non-linguistic cultural artifacts and practices such as rituals, material culture, sensory perception, and non-linguistic media for understanding premodern writings.

Prof. Tobias Benedikt Zürn	Dr. Markus Greulich photo by Anke Steinberg/Leipzig University