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Dr Biljana Zrnić

Dr Biljana Zrnić

e-mail: biljana.zrnic@uj.edu.pl

PhD in early modern Hindi literature (University of Lausanne, 2016). MA in Indology (University of Zagreb, 2007), MA in French Language and Literature (University of Zagreb, 2007). Professional experience: Assistant Professor (Postdoctoral Researcher) at Jagiellonian University (2021-present), Postdoctoral Researcher (Research Associate) at Charles University (2019-2021), External Research Associate at the University of Lausanne (2016-2018), Senior Lecturer at the University of Lausanne (2016), Research Assistant at the University of Zagreb (2008-2014)

Research interests

  • Early modern Hindi / Braj Bhasha literature,
  • Modern Hindi language and literature,
  • North Indian manuscript culture,
  • Translation studies,
  • Interface between Indian literature, miniatures, and visual studies.

Selected publications

  • 2022. “Language Hybridity in Midnight’s Children: A Comparative Study of the Croatian and Czech Versions of the Text”. In: Significant Others - Significant Encounters: Microhistories between India and Europe. (in print)
  • 2018. “Intertekstni elementi u hrvatskom prijevodu romana Djeca ponoći” [Intertextual Elements in the Croatian Version of the Novel Midnight’s Children]. Hieronymus (5): 124-148.
  • 2012. “Tračak Sūrdāsove bhakti iz traduktološke perspektive” [A Glint of Sūrdās’ Bhakti from a Traductological Perspective]. Književna smotra (44), 4 (166): 41-49.
  • 2012. “Sūrsāgar u kontekstu pjesništva bhakti” [The Sūrsāgar in the Context of Bhakti Poetry]. In: Hrvatske Indije 3. Edited by Zdravka Matišić. Zagreb: Department of Oriental Studies of the Croatian Philological Society, 463-487.
  • 2012. “Croatia meṃ hindī adhyayan-adhyāpan: vartamān pariprekśya” [Teaching Hindi in Croatia: Present Perspectives]. Videśi bhāṣā ke rūp meṃ hindī śikṣaṇ [Teaching Hindi as a Foreign Language]. Edited by Shrish Chandra Jaswal. Valladolid: University of Valladolid, 55-60.

Research projects

  • Cultures of Patronage: script, print and performance in the making of regional and imperial spaces of communication and knowledge circulation across India 1674-1890 (Jagiellonian University, 2021-present).
  • Visuality in Early Sūrdās’ tradition (Charles University, Prague, 2019-2021).
  • Textual and visual encounters in early modern Indian literature (University of Lausanne /Visva-Bharati University, India, 2016-2018).
  • The Upaniṣads in a Comparative Perspective (University of Zagreb, 2008-2012).

Other achievements

  • Faculty Prize for Doctoral Dissertation (University of Lausanne, 2017).
  • Visiting Scholar (Visva-Bharati University, India, 2016-2018).
  • Swiss Government Scholarship (Switzerland, 2009-2010).
  • Visiting Scholar (University of Lausanne, 2009-2010).
  • Top Scholarship for Top Students (Zagreb, 2005).
  • Hindi Language Competition Award (India, 2004).