Jakob Lothe
| Jakob Lothe | |
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| Born | 1950 |
| Occupation | Literary scholar and professor |
| Language | English and Norwegian |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Education |
University of Bergen (cand.mag. 1974, mag.art. 1977 dr.philos 1986) University of California, Santa Barbara (M.A. 1976) |
| Spouse | Elin Toft |
| Relatives | Jakob Mathias Antonson Lothe |
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Jakob Lothe (born 1950 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian literary scholar and Professor of English Literature at the University of Oslo.
Early life and education
After growing up in Lote, Norway, he studied at the University of Bergen where he completed his undergraduate work. He then studied at the University of California, Santa Barbara where he completed an MA degree in Comparative Literature, before receiving his doctorate in Bergen in 1986. In addition to his professorship in Oslo he has held positions at the University of Bergen and the University of Tromsø, and has been visiting professor at the University of Oxford, the University of Cape Town and Harvard University.
Writings
His books include Conrad's Narrative Method (Oxford, 1989)[1] and Narrative in Fiction and Film (Oxford, 2000).[2] Lothe is also co-editor of Joseph Conrad: Voice, Sequence, History, Genre (Ohio State University Press, 2008),[3] with James Phelan and Jeremy Hawthorn, and of After Testimony: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Holocaust Narrative for the Future (Ohio State University Press, 2012), with Susan Rubin Suleiman and James Phelan.
In 2006 he co-edited Tidsvitner (Time's Witnesses) with Anette Storeide, a book documenting the stories of eight Norwegians who survived nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust. The book was elected "Book of the Year" by the readers of the Norwegian newspaper Morgenbladet.[4]
Personal life
Lothe is member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters,[5] where he in 2005-06 was leader of the research project "Narrative Theory and Analysis" at the Centre for Advanced Study.[6]
He is married to Elin Toft.[7] Jakob Mathias Antonson Lothe was his grandfather.
Selected bibliography
- Kvinnelige tidsvitner (2013) ISBN 978-82-05-45706-5
- After Testimony: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Holocaust Narrative for the Future (2012) ISBN 978-0-8142-5182-9
- Franz Kafka: Narration, Rhetoric, and Reading (2011) ISBN 978-0-8142-5177-5
- Joseph Conrad: Voice, Sequence, History, Genre (2008) ISBN 978-0-8142-5165-2
- Less Is More (2008) ISBN 978-82-7099-493-9
- Literary Landscapes: From Modernism to Postcolonialism (2008) ISBN 978-0-230-55316-3
- Tidsvitner (2006) ISBN 978-82-05-36362-5
- Franz Kafka: Zur ethischen und ästhetischen Rechtfertigung (2002) ISBN 3-7930-9277-1
- Narrative in Fiction and Film (2000) ISBN 0-19-875232-6
- Conrad in Scandinavia (1995) ISBN 0-88033-972-1
- Conrad's Narrative Method (1989) ISBN 0-19-812961-0
References
- ↑ "Conrad's Narrative Method". Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ "Narrative in Fiction and Film". Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ "Joseph Conrad: Voice, Sequence, History, Genre". Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ Time, Jon Kåre (Jan 19, 2007). "Testamentet". Morgenbladet (in Norwegian).
- ↑ "Norwegian Members: Comparative literature - The Humanities and Social Sciences Division". Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ "Research group in Narrative Theory and Analysis at the Centre for Advanced Study, 2005/2006". Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ "Takketale prisvinner Jakob Lothe" (in Norwegian). Aktive Fredsreiser. June 15, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
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