Autor/-in: Jason Blake

Jason Blake. teaches in the English Department at the University of Ljubljana. Born and raised in Toronto, he has been living in Slovenia since 2000. In addition to a PhD in English literature, he has an MA in German, and before moving to Slovenia he spent over three years studying and working in Germany and Austria. He has translated widely from Slovenian (and less widely from German), primarily in the area of cultural studies. Among his published translations are five books, myriad articles, as well as over a dozen short stories by different authors. He is the author of Canadian Hockey Literature. , and a book-length essay-writing guide that focuses on cultural differences between Slovenian and English writing. In 2007/2008 he worked as a language trainer preparing civil servants for Slovenia's presidency of the European Union.