Franz Kafka's Influence Shapes Erasmus Mobility Reflections

A feature in Portugal describes how Erasmus students experience cultural immersion that feels like a personal metamorphosis, likening their adjustment to Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" and emphasizing new identities, multilingual environments and the sociological view of students as migrants of knowledge.

An analysis in Colombia notes Kafka's lasting relevance to contemporary life, linking his themes of absurdity and power to modern digital surveillance, AI and hyper‑connected societies. Writers John Jairo Junieles and Antonio García Ángel explain how Kafka’s work continues to shape language, literature and public perception of bureaucratic absurdity.