Galin Tihanov is the George Steiner Professor of Comparative Literature at Queen Mary University of London. His most recent research has been on cosmopolitanism, exile, and transnationalism. His publications include four books and nine (co)edited volumes. Tihanov is winner, with Evgeny Dobrenko, of the Efim Etkind Prize for Best Book on Russian Culture (2012), awarded for their co-edited A History of

Russian Literary Theory and Criticism: The Soviet Age and Beyond (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2011). He is member of Academia Europaea and Honorary President of the ICLA Committee on Literary Theory. He is also on the Advisory Board of the Institute for World Literature (Harvard University) and is an honorary scientific advisor to the Institute of Foreign Literatures, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.Tihanov has held visiting appointments at Yale University, St. Gallen University, University of Sao Paulo, Peking University, Seoul National University, and the Higher School of Economics (HSE, Moscow).

(Galin Tihanov é “George Steiner Professor” de Literatura Comparada na Queen Mary University of London. Sua recente linha de investigações tem sido sobre cosmopolitismo, exílio e transnacionalismo. Suas publicações incluem quatro livros e nove volumes co-editados. Tihanov é vencedor, com Evgeny Dobrenko, do Efim Etkind Prize na categoria Melhor Livro sobre Cultura Russa (2012), premiado por suas co-edição A History of Russian Literary Theory and Criticism: The Soviet Age and Beyond (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2011). Ele é membro da Academia Europeia e Presidente Honorário do ICLA Committee on Literary Theory. Ele também é Conselheiro Consultivo do Institute for World Literature (Harvard University) e é conselheiro científico honorário do Institute of Foreign Literatures, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Tihanov tem realizado visiting appointments em Yale University, St. Gallen University, Universidade de São Paulo, Peking University, Seoul National University e Higher School of Economics (HSE, Moscou).