[Symposium] Translating and Publishing Turkish Literature in the Anglosphere
This two-day hybrid symposium was organized by Özlem Berk Albachten and Daniela la Penna and is supported by the British Academy.
It will take place from 18-19 January 2024 at the University of Reading and online. Day 1 (18 January) will be hybrid and Day 2 (19 January) will be online-only. The full programme for the symposium is below.
- For online attendance (5-7pm) on the 18 January, please register here*
- For in-person attendance (5-7pm) on the 18 January in Room 125, Edith Morley Building, University of Reading Whiteknights Campus, please register by emailing your full name and any access requirements to cbcp@reading.ac.uk
- For online attendance (1-6pm) on the 19 January, please register here*
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The symposium will bring together academics, translators, editors, and literary agents to discuss issues concerning translating and publishing Turkish literary works in the English-speaking world from a variety of perspectives.
Keynote speakers include Professor Maureen Freely speaking about her over 20 years of experience as a translator between English and Turkish and Professor Aron Aji on translating Turkish “National Classics” for a present-minded market and readership.
Contributors will discuss the presence of Turkish literature in the English language (Arzu Akbatur) and the reception of Turkish fiction in the Anglophone world (Duygu Tekgül). Speakers will also offer perspectives of literary agents (Amy Spangler) and independent publishers (Nefise Kahraman) in bringing Turkish literary works into English.
Other talks will discuss the presence of Turkish literature (Arzu Akbatur) and the reception of Turkish fiction in the Anglophone world (Duygu Tekgül)
Programme
Thursday, 18 January
Location: Online & Room 125 Edith Morley Building, University of Reading Whiteknights campus
17.00 -17.15 Welcome
17:15 -18:15 Keynote 1: Professor Maureen Freely (University of Warwick): Translating the landscape: An overview of 20 years spent traveling between Turkish and English
(Chair: Özlem Berk Albachten)
Friday 19 January
Location: Online only
14:00 – 14:15 Welcome
14:45 -15:15 Dr. Duygu Tekgül (Bahçeşehir University): The Reception of Contemporary Turkish Fiction in the Anglophone World: Patterns and Themes
(Chair: Özlem Berk Albachten)
15:15 -15:30 Break
15:30 -16:00 Amy Spangler (AnatoliaLit Agency): On the Agency of Agents and Translators: Navigating the Currents of Publishing
16:00 – 16:30 Dr. Nefise Kahraman (University of Toronto): From Translation to Readership: Practices and Predicaments of an Independent Publisher in the Canadian Publishing Scene
(Chair: Nicola Wilson)
16:30 -16:45 Break
16:45 -17:45 Keynote 3: Professor Aron Aji (The University of Iowa): Too Late, Too Soon: Translating National Classics for the Present-Time
(Chair: Daniela La Penna)
Translating and Publishing Turkish Literature in the Anglosphere