Dr Daisy Neijmann,
Curriculum Vitae

Higher Education:

Propaedeutic Degree in English Language and Literature (first degree programme) Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands graduated: 1983

Master of Arts Degree in English Literature Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands graduated: 1988 cum laude

Doctoral Degree Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Graduated: 3 March 1994 Dissertation title: "The Icelandic Voice in Canadian Letters: The Contribution of Icelandic-Canadian Writers to Canadian Literature"

Employment:

January 1989 - August 1989; August 1990 - August 1991: Teacher at the Senior High School (Framhaldsskólinn) of Húsavík, Iceland Employer: Framhaldsskólinn of Húsavík / Government of Iceland Duties: Teaching English, French and German, incl. adult education (evening language classes).

August 1991 - January 1994: Research Assistant at the English Department of the Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Employer: The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) Duties: Research towards a doctoral dissertation on Icelandic-Canadian literature, followed by graduation in 1994; teaching first-year courses in the English Department.

1 September 1994 - 31 August 1999: Assistant Professor in Icelandic-Canadian Studies Employer: Department of Icelandic Language and Literature / Faculty of Arts University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. Duties: Research and teaching in the Icelandic Department; outreach activities towards the Icelandic-Canadian community.

1 October 1999>: Halldór Laxness Lecturer in Modern Icelandic Language and Literature Employer: Department of Scandinavian Studies / Faculty of Arts and Humanities University College London. Duties: Teaching of modern Icelandic language and literature in the Department of Scandinavian Studies; original reaserch; promotion of contact between the UK and Iceland in the field of Modern Icelandic. Professional Development Projects

• Member of the Higher Education Academy (formerly ILT) 2002
• Participant in development of Icelandic Online, a multimedia online Icelandic course for beginners (estimated working hours and coverage 5 ECTS or one semester university level course in Icelandic), supported by LINGUA: .
• Participant in Bragi: Icelandic as a Foreign Language European web project, supported by LINGUA:

Courses taught:

• Basic Modern Icelandic, University College London 2000>
• Intermediate Modern Icelandic, University College London 1999>
• Icelandic Literature after 1960, University College London 1999>
• Advanced Modern Icelandic, University College London 1999-00, 2001-02, 2003>
• Modern Icelandic Literature, University College London 1999-00, 2003>
• Icelandic Folklore as Cultural Narrative, 2005>
• Nordic Cinema: Icelandic component, 2005>
• Icelandic Film, University College London 2000-2003
• Introduction to Old and Modern Icelandic, University College London 1999-00 (general), co-taught with R.Perkins
• Extended Essay in Scandinavian Literature or Cultural Studies (course co-ordinator), University College London 2000-2006

• Modern Icelandic Literature, University of Manitoba, 1995-96 (graduate)
• Advanced Icelandic, University of Manitoba, 1995-96 (graduate)
• Canadian Literature Pre-1967, University of Manitoba, 1997 (general)
• The Icelanders in Canada, University of Manitoba, 1995, 1997, 1998 (honours)
• Introductory Icelandic, University of Manitoba, 1994-99 (general)
• Intermediate Icelandic, University of Manitoba, 1994-99 (general)

• English Renaissance Literature, Vrije Universiteit, 1993 (general)

• Supervision of Ph.D on the image of Iceland in 19th-Century Travel Writing, 2003-04.
• Supervision of M.A. thesis on W.D. Valgardson, University of Manitoba, 1996-1999.
• Supervision of M.A. thesis on Sigurður Júlíus Jóhannesson, University of Manitoba, 1996-1999.

Administrative Activities:

Departmental Tutor, Department of Scandinavian Studies, University College London, September 2005>

Career Liaison Officer, Department of Scandinavian Studies, University College London, September 2000-September 2006.

Year Abroad and Affiliate Tutor, Department of Scandinavian Studies, University College London, September 2002-September 2005.

DEOLO (Departmental Equal Opportunities Liaison Officer), Department of Scandinavian Studies, University College London, September 2001-September 2005.

Acting Head, Icelandic Department, University of Manitoba, 1 January 1996 - 26 November 1996; 1 July 1998 - 30 June 1999.

Secretary of the Association for the Advancement of Scandinavia Studies in Canada, June 1995-June 1999.

Miscellaneous:

Government of Iceland/Department of Culture and Education Representative on University of Iceland Appointment Committee in Comparative Literature and Translation Studies, 2005.

Member of Peer Review Panel for The Icelandic Centre for Research (Rannís) funding application, October 2004.

Icelandic Consultant for Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 2002>

External examiner, Old Norse final paper, English Department, University College London, 2000>

Reader for Cambridge University Press, 2002>

Reader for Oxford University Press, 2001.

Reader for University of Minnesota Press, 1999.

External examiner, M.A. Thesis, Interdisciplinary Studies Programme (Translation), University of Manitoba, Spring 1999.

External examiner, M.A. Defence, English Department, University of Manitoba, 21 August 1997.

Examiner, Icelandic Language Examination (Ph.D Language Requirement), English Department, University of Arizona, 19 December 1996.