Oppression is not a point of view
NOV 5, 2014 Source: Translation Tribulations KEVIN LOSSNER’S QUIRKY EXPLORATION OF TRANSLATION TECHNOLOGIES, MARKETING STRATEGIES, WORKFLOW OPTIMIZATION, RESOURCE REVIEWS, CONTROVERSIES, COFFEE AND OTHER TOPICS OF POSSIBLE INTEREST TO TRANSLATORS, LANGUAGE SERVICE PROVIDERS AND LANGUAGE SERVICE CONSUMERS. In 2012, a grant of 1.8 million euros of EU funds was awarded to the ACCEPT project. The avowed aim of ACCEPT (Automated
» Read moreSteve Jones considers a reflection on the Origin of Species’ influence on everything (except biology) 13 March 2014, Times Higher Education I have only once been alarmed when giving a lecture: in Syria a decade ago, when I gave a talk on evolution at the University of Damascus. The students were polite and interested, but several members of the faculty – large
» Read moreDate 9 and 10 July, 2016 Venue Surugadai Campus Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan http://www.meiji.ac.jp/cip/english/about/campus/index.html Registration fee General: 15,000 JPY Students (with ID): 5,000 JPY Keynote speakers Prof Mona Baker The University of Manchester, UK http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/Mona.baker/
» Read moreJournal of the International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies Edited by Geraldine Brodie, Elena Davitti, David Charlston, M. Zain Sulaiman, Alice Casarini and Gloria Kwok Kan Lee IPCITI 2013 PROCEEDINGS Guest-edited by Pedro Castillo, Panagiota-Penny Karanasiou, Marwa Shamy and Lee Williamson TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Editors: Geraldine Brodie, Elena Davitti, Sue-Ann Harding, Dorothea Martens, David Charlston, M. Zain Sulaiman,
» Read moreBrigitte Rath ACLA (American Comparative Literature Association) State of the Discipline Report, Ideas of the Decade 1 April 2014 The idea of pseudotranslation sharpens some central concepts of Comparative Literature. “World Literature,” according to David Damrosch, is “always as much about the host culture’s values and needs as it is about a work’s source culture” (283). Foregrounding a text’s imaginary
» Read moreFuture-proofing interpreting and translating 29 June – 1 July 2016 Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland Call For Papers The Organising Committee has now opened the Call for Papers for the Critical Link 8 conference. This Call includes submissions for papers, posters, panels, round tables, and workshops. Innovative ideas for sessions in other formats will be welcomed. Proposals may also be submitted
» Read moreInternational academic conference Translation and Interpreting as a Means of Guaranteeing Equality under Law Übersetzen und Dolmetschen als Garant der Gleichheit vor Gericht Traduction et interprétation comme moyens pour garantir l’égalité juridique Перевод как гарант принципа равенства перед законом University of Tampere, Finland, 2-3 May 2016 FIRST CIRCULAR AND CALL FOR PAPERS The School of Language, Translation and Literary Studies
» Read moreQualifications sought: PhD in translation or other related fields Application deadline: August 3, 2015 Description of post: Applicants should (i) possess a relevant PhD degree in translation or other related fields; (ii) specialize in one or more of the following areas: practical translation (including translation project supervision), interpreting, translation studies, literary translation and computer translation; and preferably (iii) have relevant teaching experience and
» Read moreYou are invited to take part in The 5th International Conference of APETAU in Collaboration with the Arab Open University (AOU)- Jordan (14-16 Nov. 2015: Linguistics, Literature & Translation at the Department of English Language and Literature, AOU, Amman-Jordan. Selected refereed papers of the conference will be published in a special volume of International Journal of Arabic-English Studies(IJAES), the
» Read moreSpecial issue of TranscUlturAl, due Fall 2017 The aim of this special issue is to explore the notion of border in the context of translation and interpreting. We live in an era when crossing a border is no longer always a difficult task, thanks to advanced means of transportation and digital communication. However, the concept of border still
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