Lars Bernaerts teaches mainly modern Dutch literature at Ghent University. His research, teaching, and publications focus on modern and experimental fiction in Dutch, the contemporary novel, literary neo-avant-gardes, narrative theory, cognitive literary studies, and the literary radio play. Together with Hans Vandevoorde and Bart Vervaeck, he founded and coordinates the Center for the Study of Experimental Literature (www.sel.ugent.be), which has its own book series. SEL is part of the research network ENAG (European Neo-Avant-Gardes). Lars Bernaerts is an editor of the journal Nederlandse Letterkunde and the Online Encyclopedia of Literary Neo-Avant-Gardes (www.oeln.net). He is a member of the Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature (KANTL).
