Name: Yordan Kosturkov
Address and email:
Department of English and American Studies The Paissii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv 24 Tsar Assen St. 4000 Plovdiv BulgariaE-mail: kostur@uni-plovdiv.bg
Employment:
| • Dates (from – to) | 1991 – present |
| • Name and address of employer | The Paissii Hiledndarski University of Plovdiv, 24 Tsar Assen St., Plovdiv 4000, Bulgaria |
| • Occupation or position held | Associate Professor |
| • Main activities and responsibilities |
Delivering lecture courses and conducting seminars with undergraduate and graduate students |
Education:
| • Dates (from – to) | 2003-2011 |
| • Name of organisation | The Paissii Hiledndarski University of Plovdiv |
| • Title of qualification awarded | PhD |
| • Dates (from – to) | 1967-1971 |
| • Name of organisation | The St. Kliment Okhridski University of Sofia |
| • Title of qualification awarded | B. A., M. Litt. |
Main Fields of Research:
English Literature of the Enlightenment, British Cultural Studies, Translation Studies, American Studies, American Modernism, British and American Postmodern Studies, Academic and Creative WritingMembership in Academic and Professional Institutions, Bodies and Organizations:
MLA, P.E.N. Centre, Bulgarian Union of Scientists, Union of Bulgarian Writers, BulgarianTranslators’ Union, Bulgarian American Studies Association, Bulgarian Society of British Studies, Association of Translators in Plovdiv
Professional and Academic Awards and Fellowships:
Fellow of the Salzburg SeminarParticipation in national and international projects:
“English Studies on This Side: Post-2007 Reckonings”, “Students on the Road To the Book”Foreign Languages: English, Russian, Geman
| English | Russian | German | |
| • Reading skills | excellent | excellent | good |
| • Writing skills | excellent | excellent | fair |
| • Verbal skills | excellent | excellent | good |
