Sherry Simon
Sherry Simon is a Canadian linguist and literary scholar and translator . In 2008 she was made a member of the Royal Society of Canada .
Life and education
Sherry Simon holds a bachelor's degree with honors in comparative literature from Brandeis University . She also received her PhD in comparative literature from the Université de Montréal .
Teaching and Research
Sherry Simon has been Professor at the French Institute at Concordia University in Montreal , Canada since 1998 . She teaches French literary studies and translation studies.
She also works as a literary translator, translating from French into English and vice versa.
Publications (selection)
- Cities in Translation. Intersections of Language and Memory . London: Routledge 2012.
- Gender in Translation. Cultural Identity and the Politics of Transmission . London: Routledge 1996.
Web links
- Concordia University, Institute for French Studies: Sherry Simon (French), accessed September 24, 2013
- Sherry Simon's homepage on the Literary Translators' Association of Canada website , accessed September 24, 2013
- Newspaper article about Sherry Simon in the Montreal Gazette , accessed September 24, 2013
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| SURNAME | Simon, sherry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian linguist and literary scholar and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |