David M. Smith
Credentials: Scandinavian Studies
Position title: Graduate Student, Nordic Student Representative
Email: dmsmith34@wisc.edu
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Languages: Norwegian
Area(s) of Study: Norwegian Nynorsk literature, translation studies
About: I focus on the Norwegian Nynorsk literary tradition from its 19th-century beginnings to the present day. My main project currently is a translation of short fiction by Tarjei Vesaas, which, when published, will be the first new prose translation of Vesaas to appear in English in over four decades.
Education:
– University of Iowa, Literary Translation MFA
– University of Chicago, Humanities MA
– University of Georgia, English & Philosophy BA
Courses Taught:
– Norwegian 101
– Norwegian 102