{"id":5,"date":"2009-06-26T17:23:38","date_gmt":"2009-06-26T17:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uni.hi.is\/astra\/about-2\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T17:07:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T17:07:55","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uni.hi.is\/astra\/about-2\/","title":{"rendered":"N\u00e1ms- og starfsferill"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

N\u00e1m og pr\u00f3fgr\u00e1\u00f0ur:<\/strong>
\nPh.D. \u00ed b\u00f3kmenntafr\u00e6\u00f0i (Comparative Literature), University of Iowa 1987.
\nDoktorsn\u00e1m \u00ed \u00fe\u00fdskum, enskum og norr\u00e6num b\u00f3kmenntum vi\u00f0 K\u00f6lnarh\u00e1sk\u00f3la (Universit\u00e4t zu K\u00f6ln), 1980-1982.
\nM.A. \u00ed b\u00f3kmenntafr\u00e6\u00f0i (Comparative Literature), University of Warwick 1979-1980 (\u00fatskrift 1981).
\nB.A. \u00ed \u00fe\u00fdsku og ensku, H\u00e1sk\u00f3li \u00cdslands 1979.
\nSt\u00fadentspr\u00f3f (n\u00e1tt\u00farusvi\u00f0), Menntask\u00f3linn vi\u00f0 Hamrahl\u00ed\u00f0 1976.<\/p>\n

Akadem\u00edsk st\u00f6rf:
\n<\/strong>Pr\u00f3fessor \u00ed almennri b\u00f3kmenntafr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands (fr\u00e1 1. jan\u00faar 1994).
\n2019-\u00a0 Gestapr\u00f3fessor (affiliate professor) \u00ed \u00edslenskum b\u00f3kmenntum, University of Washington, Seattle.
\nHurst-gestapr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri, apr\u00edl 2018.
\n2016-2017\u00a0Gestapr\u00f3fessor \u00ed \u00edslenskum fr\u00e6\u00f0um vi\u00f0 University of Victoria, Kanada.
\nForseti Hugv\u00edsindasvi\u00f0s H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands fr\u00e1 september 2008 til \u00e1rsloka 2015.
\n1997-1998 Gestapr\u00f3fessor \u00ed b\u00f3kmenntafr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Kaupmannahafnarh\u00e1sk\u00f3la.
\nVormisseri 1997 Gestapr\u00f3fessor \u00ed \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingafr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 University of Iowa.
\n1989-1993 D\u00f3sent \u00ed almennri b\u00f3kmenntafr\u00e6\u00f0i, H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands.
\n1988-1989 Lektor \u00ed almennri b\u00f3kmenntafr\u00e6\u00f0i, H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands.
\n1987-1988 Stundakennari \u00ed almennri b\u00f3kmenntafr\u00e6\u00f0i og ensku, H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands.
\n1982-1986 Stundakennari \u00ed b\u00f3kmenntum og \u00fe\u00fdsku vi\u00f0 University of Iowa.<\/p>\n

\u00d6nnur kennslust\u00f6rf<\/strong>:
\n1979 Stundakennari \u00ed \u00fe\u00fdsku vi\u00f0 Menntask\u00f3lann vi\u00f0 Hamrahl\u00ed\u00f0.
\n1977-1978 Stundakennari vi\u00f0 Brei\u00f0holtssk\u00f3la (fj\u00f6gur misseri; \u00fdmsar greinar).<\/p>\n

\u00d6nnur helstu st\u00f6rf innan og utan H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fulltr\u00fai \u00cdslands (tilnefndur af H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands) \u00ed Nils Klim-nefndinni, 2019-2025 (nefndarforma\u00f0ur 2020-2025).
\nGreinarforma\u00f0ur \u00ed almennri b\u00f3kmenntafr\u00e6\u00f0i, H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands, 2018-2019.
\n<\/strong>Forma\u00f0ur stj\u00f3rnar Hugv\u00edsindastofnunar H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands fr\u00e1 stofnun hennar 1998 til 2001 og aftur fr\u00e1 2008 til 2015.
\n<\/strong>Sat\u00a0\u00ed fj\u00e1rm\u00e1lanefnd H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands fr\u00e1 2009 til 2015.
\n\u00cd r\u00e1\u00f0stefnunefnd Modernist Studies Association (MSA) 2014.
\nStj\u00f3rnarforma\u00f0ur Al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lega jafnr\u00e9ttissk\u00f3lans 2012-2014 (sk\u00f3linn er starfr\u00e6ktur \u00e1 Hugv\u00edsindasvi\u00f0i H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands).
\n<\/strong>Stj\u00f3rnarforma\u00f0ur H\u00e1sk\u00f3la\u00fatg\u00e1funnar 2007-2014.
\nSat \u00ed v\u00edsindanefnd \u00edslensku r\u00edkish\u00e1sk\u00f3lanna 2009-2012.
\nSat \u00ed \u00fathlutunarnefnd n\u00fddoktorasj\u00f3\u00f0s H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands 2008.
\nForma\u00f0ur stj\u00f3rnar Listasafns H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands 2003-2007.
\nSat \u00ed fagr\u00e1\u00f0i hug- og f\u00e9lagsv\u00edsinda hj\u00e1 Rann\u00eds 2004 og 2005.
\nSat \u00ed \u00fathlutunarnefnd launasj\u00f3\u00f0s rith\u00f6funda 2004 og 2005.
\nSat \u00ed marka\u00f0s- og kynningarnefnd H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands 2003 (varaforma\u00f0ur \u00e1 vormisseri, forma\u00f0ur \u00e1 haustmisseri).
\nVaraforseti Heimspekideildar H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands 2000-2001.
\nForma\u00f0ur b\u00f3kmenntafr\u00e6\u00f0i- og m\u00e1lv\u00edsindaskorar \u00ed Hugv\u00edsindadeild (\u00e1\u00f0ur Heimspekideild) 1994-1996, 1998-2000 og 2005-2006.
\nSat \u00ed stj\u00f3rn Ranns\u00f3knan\u00e1mssj\u00f3\u00f0s 1993-1996 og 1999-2000 (starfandi forma\u00f0ur 1999).
\nSat \u00ed V\u00edsindanefnd H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands fr\u00e1 1991 til \u00e1rsloka 1996; forma\u00f0ur 1994-1996.
\nForst\u00f6\u00f0uma\u00f0ur B\u00f3kmenntafr\u00e6\u00f0istofnunar H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands 1990-1992.<\/p>\n

Ritstj\u00f3ri Sk\u00edrnis, T\u00edmarits Hins \u00edslenska b\u00f3kmenntaf\u00e9lags<\/em> (\u00e1samt Vilhj\u00e1lmi \u00c1rnasyni) 1989-1994.
\nEinn af ritstj\u00f3rum samnorr\u00e6na \u00e1rsritsins Nordisk litteratur<\/em> 1994-1997.
\nRitstj\u00f3ri Fr\u00e6\u00f0irita<\/em> B\u00f3kmennta- og listfr\u00e6\u00f0astofnunar H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands; 1990-2004 (\u00e1samt Matth\u00edasi Vi\u00f0ari S\u00e6mundssyni) og 2004-2011 (\u00e1samt Dagn\u00fdju Kristj\u00e1nsd\u00f3ttur).
\nRitstj\u00f3ri J\u00f3ns \u00e1 B\u00e6gis\u00e1. T\u00edmarits um \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingar<\/em> (\u00e1samt Gauta Kristmannsyni), 2016 og 2019.<\/p>\n

Ritst\u00fdrir verkefninu Alfr\u00e6\u00f0i \u00edslenskra b\u00f3kmennta \u00e1 vegum B\u00f3kmennta- og listfr\u00e6\u00f0astofnunar H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands.<\/p>\n

Af \u00f6\u00f0rum stj\u00f3rnunar- og lei\u00f0beiningarst\u00f6rfum m\u00e1 nefna setu \u00ed n\u00e1msnefnd almennrar b\u00f3kmenntafr\u00e6\u00f0i m\u00f6rg misseri s\u00ed\u00f0an 1987, oft sem forma\u00f0ur; setu \u00ed deildarr\u00e1\u00f0i Heimspekideildar \u00e1 vormisseri 1989. \u00c1str\u00e1\u00f0ur var \u00ed nefnd er skipulag\u00f0i skoraskiptingu Heimspekideildar 1991; sat \u00ed samstarfsnefnd Heimspekideildar og Endurmenntunarstofnunar 1990-2004; var \u00ed kjarnah\u00f3pi Hugv\u00edsindadeildar \u00ed stefnum\u00f3tunarvinnu 2006. Sem skorarforma\u00f0ur 1994-1996 beitti hann s\u00e9r fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hafin var kennsla til MA-gr\u00e1\u00f0u \u00ed almennri b\u00f3kmenntafr\u00e6\u00f0i. Framan af kennsluferlinum kenndi \u00c1str\u00e1\u00f0ur m.a. n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingafr\u00e6\u00f0i og menningarfr\u00e6\u00f0i innan almennrar b\u00f3kmenntafr\u00e6\u00f0i og hluta\u00f0ist s\u00ed\u00f0ar til um a\u00f0 \u00feessi fr\u00e6\u00f0asvi\u00f0 yr\u00f0u s\u00e9rstakar kennslugreinar innan skorarinnar (n\u00e1msbrautarinnar).<\/p>\n

Innan H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands hefur hann seti\u00f0 \u00ed m\u00f6rgum d\u00f3mnefndum (stundum sem forma\u00f0ur) um n\u00fd st\u00f6rf og framgang \u00ed starfi, \u00fe.e. \u00ed \u00edslensku, ensku, \u00fe\u00fdsku, \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingafr\u00e6\u00f0i og almennri b\u00f3kmenntafr\u00e6\u00f0i - en auk \u00feess sat hann \u00ed d\u00f3mnefnd um n\u00fdtt starf pr\u00f3fessors \u00ed leikt\u00falkun vi\u00f0 Listah\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands, \u00ed d\u00f3mnefnd um pr\u00f3fessorsstarf \u00ed b\u00f3kmenntafr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 \u00c1laborgarh\u00e1sk\u00f3la, og hefur veri\u00f0 umsagnara\u00f0ili e\u00f0a d\u00f3mnefndarma\u00f0ur \u00ed nokkrum framgangsm\u00e1lum vi\u00f0 erlenda h\u00e1sk\u00f3la. Sem forma\u00f0ur v\u00edsindanefndar H\u00cd sat hann \u00ed nokkrum nefndum \u00e1 \u00e1runum 1994-1996, m.a. t\u00e6kjakaupanefnd H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands. Var andm\u00e6landi vi\u00f0 doktorsv\u00f6rn \u00ed \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingafr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Kaupmannahafnarh\u00e1sk\u00f3la 1991, \u00e1 svi\u00f0i \u00edslenskrar b\u00f3kmenntas\u00f6gu og b\u00f3kmenntafr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands 1997 og \u00e1 svi\u00f0i menningar- og listfr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Kaupmannahafnarh\u00e1sk\u00f3la 2012.<\/p>\n

Hefur haft umsj\u00f3n me\u00f0 um fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rgum B.A.-ritger\u00f0um og m\u00f6rgum M.A.-ritger\u00f0um vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands, \u00e1fangaritger\u00f0um \u00ed framhaldsn\u00e1mi vi\u00f0 Kaupmannahafnarh\u00e1sk\u00f3la (1998), M.F.A.-ritger\u00f0 (Master of Fine Arts \u00ed \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingum fagurb\u00f3kmennta) vi\u00f0 University of Iowa (1997), doktorsritger\u00f0 \u00e1 svi\u00f0i menningarfr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Humboldt-h\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00ed Berl\u00edn 2009 (me\u00f0lei\u00f0beinandi), doktorsritger\u00f0 \u00ed \u00edslenskum b\u00f3kmenntum (2003) og \u00feremur doktorsritger\u00f0um \u00ed almennri b\u00f3kmenntafr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 H\u00cd (2014, 2015, 2019). Hefur n\u00fa me\u00f0 h\u00f6ndum lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn \u00feriggja doktorsnema \u00ed almennri b\u00f3kmenntafr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 H\u00cd.<\/p>\n

Af st\u00f6rfum \u00c1str\u00e1\u00f0s utan sk\u00f3lans m\u00e1 nefna eftirfarandi: Vinna vi\u00f0 Ensk-\u00edslenska or\u00f0ab\u00f3k<\/em> \u00e1 vegum Arnar og \u00d6rlygs (undir ritstj\u00f3rn J\u00f3hanns S. Hannessonar), j\u00fan\u00ed-okt\u00f3ber 1981. Sat \u00ed stj\u00f3rn F\u00e9lags \u00e1hugamanna um b\u00f3kmenntir 1987-1989 og t\u00f3k \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed a\u00f0 skipuleggja fyrirlestra og r\u00e1\u00f0stefnur. Var \u00ed h\u00f3pi s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0inga um b\u00f3kmenntir sem l\u00f6g\u00f0u til f\u00e6rslur \u00ed \u00cdslensku alfr\u00e6\u00f0ior\u00f0ab\u00f3kina<\/em> sem birtist hj\u00e1 B\u00f3ka\u00fatg\u00e1fu Arnar og \u00d6rlygs \u00e1ri\u00f0 1990 (undir ritstj\u00f3rn D\u00f3ru Hafsteinsd\u00f3ttur og Sigr\u00ed\u00f0ar Har\u00f0ard\u00f3ttur). Sat \u00ed d\u00f3mnefnd um \u00cdslensku b\u00f3kmenntaver\u00f0launin \u00feegar \u00feau voru veitt \u00ed fyrsta sinn, 1990 (fyrir \u00e1ri\u00f0 1989). Hefur seti\u00f0 \u00ed d\u00f3mnefnd B\u00f3kmenntaver\u00f0launa Halld\u00f3rs Laxness (\u00ferisvar sinnum, 1995-1997) og tvisvar \u00ed b\u00f3kmenntad\u00f3mnefnd vegna Menningarver\u00f0launa DV<\/em>. Anna\u00f0ist vikulegan \u00fe\u00e1tt (\u00d6rkina) um erlendar n\u00fat\u00edmab\u00f3kmenntir \u00ed R\u00edkis\u00fatvarpinu 1987-1988 og s\u00e1 um b\u00f3kmenntaumfj\u00f6llun \u00ed menningar\u00fe\u00e6ttinum M\u00f3sa\u00edk \u00ed Sj\u00f3nvarpinu (R\u00daV) 1998-1999. Hefur nokkrum sinnum teki\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00e9r a\u00f0 skrifa reglulega um b\u00f3kmenntir \u00ed dagbl\u00f6\u00f0 (b\u00e6\u00f0i ritd\u00f3ma og almennar greinar), \u00fe.e. fyrir DV<\/em> 1987 og Morgunbla\u00f0i\u00f0<\/em> 2005-2008, og einnig teki\u00f0 a\u00f0 s\u00e9r ger\u00f0 stakra \u00fe\u00e1tta sem og \u00fe\u00e1ttara\u00f0a \u00ed \u00fatvarpi (R\u00e1s 1), \u00fdmist einn e\u00f0a \u00ed samstarfi vi\u00f0 a\u00f0ra.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

N\u00e1m og pr\u00f3fgr\u00e1\u00f0ur: Ph.D. \u00ed b\u00f3kmenntafr\u00e6\u00f0i (Comparative Literature), University of Iowa 1987. Doktorsn\u00e1m \u00ed \u00fe\u00fdskum, enskum og norr\u00e6num b\u00f3kmenntum vi\u00f0 K\u00f6lnarh\u00e1sk\u00f3la (Universit\u00e4t zu K\u00f6ln), 1980-1982. M.A. \u00ed b\u00f3kmenntafr\u00e6\u00f0i (Comparative Literature), University of Warwick 1979-1980 (\u00fatskrift 1981). B.A. \u00ed \u00fe\u00fdsku og ensku, H\u00e1sk\u00f3li \u00cdslands 1979. St\u00fadentspr\u00f3f (n\u00e1tt\u00farusvi\u00f0), Menntask\u00f3linn vi\u00f0 Hamrahl\u00ed\u00f0 1976. Akadem\u00edsk st\u00f6rf: Pr\u00f3fessor \u00ed almennri […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":156,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uni.hi.is\/astra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uni.hi.is\/astra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uni.hi.is\/astra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uni.hi.is\/astra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/156"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uni.hi.is\/astra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":70,"href":"https:\/\/uni.hi.is\/astra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1309,"href":"https:\/\/uni.hi.is\/astra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/1309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uni.hi.is\/astra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}