director Theoretician translator
Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Irma Ratiani graduated from the Tbilisi State University (specialization Theory of Literature) in 1989. She received Candidate of Philological Sciences degree from Tbilisi State University in 1992, and Doctor of Philological Sciences (Doctor of Philosophy) degree in 2003.
From 2004-2006 she was a Head of the Department of Literary Theory at Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature. From 2006 to present she is a director of the Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature. From 2006 to present she is a Head of the Department of General and Comparative Literary Studies at Tbilisi State University.
In 1997-1998 and 2002 she received Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Scholarship and she was working at the Faculty of Language and Culture, at Osaka University, Japan.
In 2006 she received German Academic Exchange Service Scholarship and worked at the University of Saarland, in the Department of General and Comparative Literary Studies. In 2010 Irma Ratiani received Cambridge University scholarship.
The major field of the scientific interest includes: literary theory, general and comparative literary studies in a broad cultural context. Analysis of various literary genres and directions, literary schools and formations in the frame of international cultural and literary processes, by using contemporary methodologies and approaches.
Revision and analysis of literary processes of Soviet and Post-Soviet period.
Author of several monographs, books, textbooks and more than 80 scientific articles Editor of the book - Totalitarianism and Literary Discourse. 20th Century Experience” (published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing in 2012).
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In 2008 she published “100 Verses from Old Japan”, translations with comments.
Head of the Department of General and Comparative Literary Studies. Director of Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature. Editor in Chief of Annual Scientific Journals Sjani (Thoughts) and LitInfo.
Member of a number of international scientific organizations and associations.
2008 –2013 President of Georgian Comparative Literature Association (GCLA) () 2006 to present a member of International Comparative Literature Association (ICLA) ().
