Susan Bassnett
Susan Edna Bassnett, (born 21 October 1945) is a translation theorist and scholar of comparative literature. She served as pro-vice-chancellor at the University of Warwick for ten years and taught in its Centre for Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies, which closed in 2009. As of 2016, she is Professor of Comparative Literature at the Universities of Glasgow and Warwick. Educated around Europe, she began her career in Italy and has lectured at universities in the United States. In 2007, she was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Early life and education Bassnett was born on 21 October 1945. She studied English and Italian at the University of Manchester, graduating with a first class honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1968. She studied for a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in French at the University of Lancaster, which she completed in 1975. Academic career Bassnett began her academic career as a lecturer at the University of Rome from 1968 to 1972. She then returned to England was a lecturer at the University of Lancaster from 1972 to 1976. She joined the University of Warwick as a lecturer in 1976, and established its Centre for Translation and Comparative