{"id":1480,"date":"2024-04-03T23:41:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/about-et-153\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T15:17:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T13:17:18","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/about-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"

EWOD\u2019s general idea was conceived by J\u00fcri Talvet, a long-time professor of world literature at the University of Tartu. The creation of EWOD was begun in 2014 by a group of literary scholars of the University of Tartu as one of the tasks in the framework of the state financed project \u2018Estonian Literature in the Paradigm of Comparative Literary Research\u2019 (2014-2019). The work at EWOD is coordinated by editors-in-chief J\u00fcri Talvet and Arne Merilai, professors of literature at the University of Tartu, and managing editor Sven Vabar.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A number of scholars, doctoral students and translators are involved in the task. The names of the authors and translators of the short introductory portraits of writers in EWOD have been shown by their initials:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I. A. \u2013 Ilmar Anvelt
A. A. \u2013 Andra Asser (n\u00e9e Somelar)
M. K. \u2013 Mari Klein<\/span>
J. K. \u2013 Janek Kraavi
A. K. \u2013 Anneli K\u00f5vamees
M. M.-K. \u2013 Miriam McIlfatrick-Ksenofontov<\/span>
A. M. \u2013 Arne Merilai
A. Mv. \u2013 Anneli Mihkelev
C. M. \u2013 Christopher Moseley
M. M. \u2013 Michelle Mueller
I. M. \u2013 Indrek M\u00e4nniste<\/span>
A. N. \u2013 Agnes Neier
I. O. \u2013 Indrek Ojam<\/span>
A. O. \u2013 Andrus Org
L. P. \u2013 Lauri Pilter
I. S. \u2013 Inga Sapunjan
A. S. \u2013 Andra Somelar
E. S. \u2013 Ele S\u00fcvalep
J. Talvet \u2013 J\u00fcri Talvet
J. Tomberg \u2013 Jaak Tomberg
M. U. \u2013 Marja Unt
S. V. \u2013 Sven Vabar
M. V. \u2013 Mart Velsker<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bibliographical data about Estonian literature\u00a0in German that appears in EWOD was compiled by Cornelius Hasselblatt.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are most welcome to suggest any relevant additional bibliographical information that we have missed. For any questions, suggestions and corrections please contact svenvabar[\u00e4t]ut.ee.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

EWOD has been supported by:
\u2013 the Professorship of Estonian Literature at the University of Tartu (2014-2025)
\u2013 the Cultural Endowment of Estonia (2023-2025)
\u2013 the Centre of Excellence in Estonian Studies (European Union, European Regional Development Fund, 2016\u20132023)
\u2013 Baseline funding for Estonian national research and science (2015-2022)
\u2013 the institutional research funding IUT (No 20-1, 2014-2019) of the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research.
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More on EWOD:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arne Merilai, Eesti kirjanike leksikon\u201c \u2013 t\u00e4iesti v\u00f5imalik<\/strong><\/a>. \u2013 Sirp, 1 IV 2024.
Sven Vabar, Rahvuskirjandusest globaalsete v\u00f5rgustike poole<\/strong><\/a>. \u2013 Sirp, 9 IV 2021.
Sven Vabar, Mis on Ewod?<\/strong><\/a>. \u2013 Sirp, 9 IV 2021.<\/span>
J\u00fcri Talvet, Mis on Ewod? Milleks?<\/strong><\/a>. \u2013 Looming, no 8, 2020.<\/span><\/span>
J\u00fcri Talvet, Chapter XIII. Can World Literature (Re)vitalize Humanities?<\/strong>. \u2013 Critical Essays on World Literature, Comparative Literature and the \u201cOther\u201d. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019, pp 182-192.
Sven Vabar, A major new ongoing Estonian literary-cultural project<\/strong><\/a>. \u2013 ELM: Estonian Literary Magazine, No. 2, 2019, pp 18-19<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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