Susan Bassnett

Susan Bassnett
Born (1945-10-21) 21 October 1945 (age 79)
PartnerClive Barker
Academic work
DisciplineTranslation studies
Comparative literature
InstitutionsUniversity of Warwick
University of Glasgow

Susan Edna Bassnett, FRSL (born 21 October 1945) is a translation theorist and scholar of comparative literature. She served as pro-vice-chancellor at the University of Warwick for ten years and taught in its Centre for Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies, which closed in 2009. As of 2016, she is Professor of Comparative Literature at the Universities of Glasgow and Warwick.[1] Educated around Europe, she began her career in Italy and has lectured at universities in the United States.[2] In 2007, she was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.[3]

  1. ^ Panda, Aditya Kumar (2016). "An Interview with Susan Bassnett". Translation Today. Vol. 10, no. II. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Professor Susan Bassnett - Translation Studies - Warwick". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Bassnett at RSL". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.