Rens Groeneweg

Rens Groeneweg is a master’s student in English and French Literary Studies at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, specializing in representations of identity, gender, and sexuality within (post)modernist literature.

Groeneweg obtained his bachelor’s degree (high distinction) in 2026, completing his floriographical and feminist research on Algernon Charles Swinburne’s Poems and Ballads (1866). Currently, he is working on the topic of identities in literature set in Belgium/Brussels, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Bekers.

He previously completed an internship at the Centre for Literary and Intermedial Crossings (CLIC), where he co-organized the International Student Networking Luncheon with Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Bekers as part of CLIC Day (2025). Additionally, he took on the roles of Faculty Welcome Speaker (2025) and Exchange Ambassador (2026).  

Groeneweg’s academic trajectory includes an exchange at the University of Warwick (first), where he broadened his scope to include literature, film, and music in Liberal Arts. Here, guided by Prof. Dr. Bryan Brazeau, Groeneweg authored the comparative article “A Pilgrimage from Dante’s Inferno to Rosalía’s LUX,” which is set to appear in the international peer-reviewed journal Reinvention. 

As a Talent for Research student, Groeneweg hopes to further develop his talent for research, with the ambition of pursuing a doctorate in the coming years.