Annual International Conference of the Institute of Culture Studies and Theatre History at the Austrian Academy of Sciences Vienna (13-15 October 2021) Despite its current socio-political urgency and the growing importance of ecocriticism in universities around the globe, the concept of ‘sustainability’ has been slow in carving out a central position in the humanities. Its marginality is perhaps due to […]
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The techLING2021-UVigo-T&P Conference is an international scientific event dedicated to the existing synergies between languages and their scientifical knowledge, to linguistics and the new digital technologies, with a particular focus on the impact of technological tools in the field of translation and interpretation, as well as language teaching and processing. It is aimed at master’s degree students and graduates, researchers, and professors […]
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May 17th/18th, 2021 Despite increased interest in the field of reception within Translation Studies, the readers of translated literature remain an under-researched field of enquiry. The aim of this conference is to bring together scholars and professionals to begin to address the issue of who we are referring to when we talk about a “reader” of translated literature in the […]
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The Łódź-ZHAW Duo Colloquium on Translation and Meaning is a successor to the internationally acclaimed event with the same concept, organised in Maastricht and Łódź from 1990 to 2015. The ZHAW session takes place online from 2 to 3 September 2021 and approaches applied aspects of the theme Contextuality in Translation and Interpreting. The session also held online in Łódź from […]
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Chinese Popular Culture in Translation and Transmission 22 – 23 July 2021, University of Leicester[1] Invited and Keynote Speakers: Hongwei Bao (University of Nottingham) Paul Bowman (Cardiff University) Natascha Bruce (Translator) Nicky Harman （Translator） Jack Hargreaves (Translator) Jiang Jiehong (Birmingham City University) Emily Jones (Translator) Kangqin Li (Literary Agent) Popular culture is elusive to define, yet through a multitude of forms […]
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Conference Statement Home to the cradle of various ancient civilizations, East Asia boasts remarkable and seemingly inscrutable traditions of language, culture and thought. Long histories of translational activities in the region have testified to the diffusion of knowledge, the quest for transcendental truth, the bond of identities, the vie for power as well as the rise and fall of empires, […]
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Online Conference 14-15 May 2021 This two-day online conference focuses on the work of our keynote speaker, the influential Irish translation theorist Michael Cronin. Leading UK and international scholars of translation, eco-criticism and environmental studies will be addressing issues highlighted in Cronin’s recent work, in particular Eco-Translation: Translation and Ecology in the Age of the Anthropocene (Routledge, 2017). Cronin’s book explores the […]
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11th-14th May 2021 We are delighted to announce our Translation Fest, a series of online seminars which will take place between 11th and 14th May 2021. The seminars, discussing a wide range of topical subjects to date, have been designed to reflect on the interlinks between the theory and practice of translation and to celebrate the richness and complexity of Translation Studies as […]
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Online colloquium Tuesday, 11 May 2021 (14:00-18:00) Organized by the Department of Translation Studies Luc van Doorslaer, luc.vandoorslaer@ut.ee Irina Siseykina, irina.siseykina@ut.ee This colloquium is the fifth workshop of the Cultural Transfer Research Group of the Enlight University Network. Attendance is free, but we kindly ask you to register here. Translation is a cultural transfer par excellence, and in its essence of transgressing boundaries […]
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June 22-24, 2022 – Oslo, Norway Oslo Metropolitan University and University of Oslo Call for panels EST congresses are a unique opportunity to bring together numerous specialists in very diverse areas of Translation Studies, providing interdisciplinary gatherings that encourage advancements in the field when common grounds are discussed, areas of study are crossed, and professional practices are debated. In these […]
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