In Search of Methodologies Call for Papers, 1-2 JUNE 2017, KU LEUVEN, BELGIUM Strands of complexity thinking has been challenging the reductionist, linear paradigm of Western scholarship since its (rudimentary) origins in the late 1800s. Following chaos theory in the 1980s, current complexity thinking (complexity theory) is growing in influence in the natural sciences as well as in social sciences and […]
» Read more21st Century Demands: Translators and Interpreters towards Human and Social Responsibilities 27th – 28th March 2017 Call for papers Rationale – For translation and interpreting to build capacity in contemporary society, especially in the Qatari society and other societies in the Arab world, it is necessary to highlight the important role that translators and interpreters have played in the past, their far-reaching and […]
» Read moreTranslation and Citizen Media: TII Conference Panel Panel Chaired by Mona Baker, part of the 8th Annual International Translation Conference of the Translation and Interpreting Institute, Hamad bin Khalifa University, Qatar, to take place 27th – 28th March 2017 Conference title: 21st Century Demands: Translators and Interpreters towards Human and Social Responsibilities For Call for Papers and other details, visit http://www.tii.qa/en/8th-annual-international-translation-conference Panel Speakers and […]
» Read moreGenealogies of Knowledge I: Translating Political and Scientific Thought across Time and Space 7-9 December 2017 1st Call for Papers The production and circulation of knowledge across temporal and cultural spaces is a well-established research theme among classicists and historians of political thought, ideas, science and medicine, but recent developments have opened up new perspectives on this area of […]
» Read moreChair Professor/Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor – Translation and Interpretation City University of Hong Kong – Department of Linguistics and Translation Location: Hong Kong Salary: Market Competitive Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Contract / Temporary Placed on: 27th October 2016 Closes: 31st December 2016 Job Ref: C/382/14 Worldwide Search for Talent City University of Hong Kong is a dynamic, fast-growing university that […]
» Read moreProfessor / Assistant Professor in Translation and Interpreting The Hong Kong Polytechnic University – Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies Location: Hong Kong Salary: A highly competitive remuneration package Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Placed on: 13th December 2016 Expires: 13th February 2017 Job Ref: 16121308 Duties The appointees will be required to: engage in teaching and related learning […]
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