Education
1990 DEUG Lettres modernes, Université Stendhal – Grenoble 3
1991 Licence Lettres modernes, Université Stendhal – Grenoble 3
1992 Maîtrise Lettres modernes, Université Stendhal – Grenoble 3
1993 DEA, Centre de recherche sur l’imaginaire, Université Stendhal – Grenoble 3
1997 Doctorat (Nouveau Régime), Centre de recherche sur l’imaginaire, Université Stendhal – Grenoble 3
Dissertation: La voix du cor. La relique de Roncevaux et l'origine d'un motif dans la littérature du Moyen Âge (XIIe - XIVe siècles). Supervisor: Philippe Walter.
Academic employment
1997-2000 Part-time teacher, Department of Romance and Classical Languages, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Iceland
2000-2003 Assistant Professor of French, Department of Romance and Classical Languages, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Iceland
2004-2009 Associate Professor of French, Department of Romance and Classical Languages, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Iceland
2010- Professor of French, Department of Romance and Classical Languages, School of Humanities, University of Iceland
Academic service, administration and other:
1999 One of two of Iceland’s representatives in the jury for the European Aristeion prize (Literature/Translation)
2000- Head, French/French Studies, Department of Romance and Classical Languages, University of Iceland
2003-2007 Chair, Icelandic Fund for Translation
2003-2008 Academic Affairs Committee
2006-2013 Evaluation committee, Faculty of Philosophy/School of Humanities, University of Iceland
2008- Member of the editorial board of Milli mála, Journal of Foreign Languages and Culture (Vigdis Finnbogadottir Institute of Foreign Languages, University of Iceland)
2009-2011 Co-editor of Ritið, Journal of the Institute of Humanities (University of Iceland)
2011-2017 Member of the editorial board of Ritið, Journal of the Institute of Humanities (University of Iceland)
2008-2010 Vice head, Faculty of Foreign Languages, Literature and Linguistics, School of Humanities, University of Iceland
2010-2012 Head, Faculty of Foreign Languages, School of Humanities, University of Iceland
2011-2014 Scientific Evaluation Committee, School of Humanities, representative of the Faculty of Foreign Languages
2014 Co-organiser of the Scandinavian Romanists’ Congress, August 12-15 2014, University of Iceland
2014- Member of the Board of Vigdís International Centre for Multilingualism and Intercultural Understanding, University of Iceland
2017-2020 Science Ethics Committee, main representative of the School of Humanities, University of Iceland
2018- Member, Board of Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Institute for Foreign Languages, University of Iceland
2018- Chair, Board of Vigdís International Centre for Multilingualism and Intercultural Understanding, University of Iceland
2020 The Icelandic Translators’ Prize, Chair of selection committee
2020 Guest editor of volume 3/2020 of Ritið, Journal of the Institute of Humanities (University of Iceland)
