Itamar Even-Zohar, B.A., M.A., PhD
CURRICULUM VITAE
CONTENTS
1. Current Positions at Tel Aviv University 2. Biography and Studies 3. Academic Nominations, Positions and Editorial Work 4. Various Universities and Institutions: Short Term Seminars 5. International Positions and Membership in Editorial Boards 6. Scholarships and Grants 7. Research Stays at Various Institutes and Universities 8. Languages
Further CV materials
- SHORT BIOGRAPHY - Papers presented to Conferences - M.A. And Ph.D. Dissertations Guided
Publications
- PUBLICATIONS BY DATE - PAPERS AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY
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1. Current Positions at Tel Aviv University
Professor Emeritus (1 October 2007–)
(Full) Professor of Poetics and Comparative Literature (1977-2007)
Incumbent, Shirley and Leslie Porter Chair of Semiotics and Theory of Literature (1990-1 October 2009)
2. Biography and Studies
23.03.1939 Born in Tel Aviv, Israel
1959-1961 Military service, Israel Defence Army
Studies, Tel Aviv University
1961-1964		Philosophy and Hebrew Language (both major)
1966		B.A. (Summa cum laude)
1972		Ph.D. Dissertation: "An Introduction to the Theory of Literary Translation" (under the supervision of Professor B. Hrushovski)
Studies, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
1964-1966		Comparative Literature (with complementary courses in English and Russian)
1967		M.A. (Summa cum laude(
		Thesis: "Time in Drama: Strindberg's 'The Father' vs. 'A Dream Play'" (under the supervision of Professor Lea Goldberg)
Other Studies
1958		Preparatory studies (“Année propédeutique”), Sorbonne, Paris (1 term(
1966-1967		(1 ac. Year) Studies, University of Oslo, Norway (Norwegian Language and Literature(
1967-1968		(1 ac. Year) Studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Danish Language and Literature
3. Academic Nominations, Positions and Editorial Work
3.1. Tel Aviv University
3.1.1. Departments
- Unit of Culture Research (since 1994)
- Department of Poetics and Comparative Literature (1969-1994) - Department of Hebrew Literature (1966)
3.1.2. Nominations
(Tel Aviv University Nominations scale is: Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Full Professor.)
1977			Full Professor
1975			Tenure
1972			Senior Lecturer
1969-1972			Instructor, Poetics & Comparative Literature
1966			Teaching Assistant
3.1.3. Positions
1990-2009			Incumbent, Shirley and Leslie Porter Chair of Semiotics and Theory of Literature
1995-2007			Chairperson, Unit of Culture Research (Graduate Program), School of Cultural Studies
1987-1993			Director, Porter Institute of Poetics and Semiotics
1986-1993			Head and Founder, Porter School of Cultural Studies
1982-1990			Incumbent, The Betty and Walter Artzt Chair of History of Poetry and Literature
1978-1982			Incumbent, The Bernstein Chair of Translation Theory
1974-1987			Vice-Director, Porter Institute of Poetics and Semiotics
1973-1978			Acting Incumbent, The Bernstein Chair of Translation Theory
1973-1975; 1977-1981			Chairman, Department of Poetics and Comparative Literature
3.1.4. Editorial Work
1986-1993		Editor, Poetics Today
1976-1983		Editor, Ha-Sifrut
1974-1980		Co-Editor, PTL (Amsterdam)
1971-1976		Associate Editor, Ha-Sifrut
1969-1971		Assistant Editor, Ha-Sifrut
3.2. Nominations: Other Institutions
1982		(Spring semester) Visiting Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, Comparative Literature and Literary Theory Program
1981		(Spring semester) Visiting Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, Comparative Literature and Literary Theory Program
1975-1976		Visiting Senior Lecturer, University of Amsterdam, The Netherland, Department of General Literary Studies
1971-1972		(2 ac. years) Acting Chairman and Visiting Lecturer, Bet Berl College, Zofit, Israel, Department of Literature
1969-1972		(3 ac. years) Visiting Lecturer, Haifa University, Israel, Department of Hebrew Literature
1967		Assistant teacher (hjelpelærer) in Israeli Hebrew (2 terms), University of Oslo, Norway, Department of Semitic Studies
4. Various Universities and Institutions: Short Term Seminars
2008		Universitat Rovira y Vergili, Tarragona (20-24 May, “Sociocultural transfer analysis”)
2007		Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela (15-24 May 2007; “La cohesión intra-grupal y sus fronteras.)
2004		Universitat Jaume I, Castelló de la Plana, Departament de Traducció i Interpretació (1 week) (September)
2001		Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela (2 weeks) (June)
1986		University of Alberta, Edmonton (6 weeks)
1985		International Summer Institute for Structural and Semiotic Studies (ISISSS), Bloomington, Indiana (4 weeks)
1984		SUNY at Binghamton, Comp. Lit. & TRIP (translation program) (1 month) (January)
1983		NATO Advanced Institute in Semiotics (Estoril, Portugal, 2 weeks)
1982		SUNY at Binghamton, Comp. Lit. & TRIP (translation program) (6 weeks) (April-May)
1979		University of Leuven (Louvain) (1 week)
1976		University of Antwerp, UIA (1 week)
5. International Positions and Membership in Editorial Boards
Currently Held
2004-		Member, Editorial Board, Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales
1993-		Member, Consello científico, Anuario GRIAL de estudos literarios galegos
1999-		Member, Editorial Board, NTU Studies in Language and Literature (Taiwan)
1998-		Member, Editorial Board, Applied Semiotics / Sémiotique Appliquée
1989-		Member, Editorial Board, Target
Held in the Past
1991-2010		Member, Editorial Board, Iyyunim bi Tequmat Yisrael
1989-2007		Member, Editorial Board, History and Memory
1982-1985		Member, Editorial Board, Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales
1979-1993		Member, Editorial Board, Poetics Today
1978-1999		Member, Executive Committee, International Association of Semiotic Studies (IASS)
1978-1985		Member of Bureau, International Comparative Literature Association (ICLA)
1976-1982		Member, Committee for Translation Studies, ICLA
6. Scholarships and Grants
(Study awards excluded)
1975/76)		Research grant, Israel Academy of Sciences (Declined
1974		Danish Ministry of Education (via The Israel National Research Council): Research grant for Danish Studies (2 months)
1967-1968)		Danish Ministry of Education: Scholarship for Danish Studies, University of Copenhagen (8 months
1967 etc.		The Swedish Institute, Stockholm, Sweden: Research grants for Swedish studies: 1967 (1 month), 1968 (8 months), 1970 (1 month), 1971 (1 month), 1973 (1 month), 1983 (3 months)
1966-1968		Tel Aviv University: Scholarship for the study of Scandinavian languages and literatures (2.5 academic years)
1966-1967		Norwegian Foreign Ministry: Scholarship for Norwegian Studies, The University of Oslo (13 months
7. Research Stays at Various Institutes and Universities
2006	The Center for Cultural Studies, UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California (6 months) (April-September)
2005	Centre for Cross-Cultural Research, The Australian National University, Canberra (one week) (August)
2003	ISER, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland. (August-September)
2001	ISER, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland. (August-September)
1999	Stofnun Árna Magnússonar á Íslandi, Reykjavík. (July-August)
1999	ISER, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland. (September)
1998	Institut de Cultura, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. (April-May)
1998	Stofnun Árna Magnússonar á Íslandi, Reykjavík. (June-August)
1998	ISER, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland. (September)
1997	ISER, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland. (August-September)
1995	Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, Faculty of Humanities. (August)
1995	Stofnun Árna Magnússonar á Íslandi, Reykjavík. (July)
1995	CRELIQ, Université Laval, Québec. (August-September)
1994	Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Dpto. de Filología española, Teoría de la Literatura y Lingüística General. (September)
1994	Collège de France: Centre de Sociologie Européenne. (October)
1993	Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Dpto. de Filología española, Teoría de la Literatura y Lingüística General. (September)
1990	Directeur d'Études Associé, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris (1 month)
1985	Stofnun Árna Magnússonar á Íslandi, Reykjavík. (July)
1983	Directeur d'Études Associé, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris (3 months)
1982	University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA: Research Center for the Study of Symbolic Behavior: Senior Resident scholar (Research in the theory of culture; Spring semester [6 months])
1982	Stofnun Árna Magnússonar á Íslandi, Reykjavík. (The Arni Magnússon Institute, Reykjavík, University of Iceland) (July)
1981	University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA: Research Center for the Study of Symbolic Behavior: Senior Resident scholar (Research in the theory of culture; Spring semester [6 months])
1975/76	The Netherlands Organisation for the Advancement of Pure Research [ZWO]): Research grant for work in Translation Studies, University of Amsterdam (12 months)
8. Languages
Read, write and speak		Hebrew (mother tongue), English, Arabic, French, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Esperanto, Italian.
Good to very good reading ability:		German, Danish, Icelandic, Russian, Dutch, Portuguese, Galician, Catalan, and several other languages.