Oppression is not a point of view
To be circulated… The International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies (IATIS) has held four conferences so far: Seoul in 2004, Cape Town in 2006, Melbourne in 2009, and Belfast in 2012. The organisation of the 5th IATIS Conference, to be held in Belo Horizonte in July 2015, is now well underway, and already we’re turning our attention to
» Read moreTranslation is not the art of failure but the art of the possible. Benjamin Paloff April 7, 2015 The Nation The task of the translator, to borrow the title of what is probably the twentieth century’s single most influential commentary about the goal of translation, is to create a text that improves upon the original. In all fairness to Walter
» Read moreTHE CONFERENCE The Centre for Legal and Institutional Translation Studies (Transius) of the University of Geneva will hold its first international conference from 24 to 26 June 2015. This event is organised in collaboration with the Multicultural Association of Law and Language (MALL) and IAMLADP’s Universities Contact Group (UCG). PROGRAMME The conference will combine keynote lectures by Prof. Susan ŠARČEVIĆ, Prof.
» Read moreVicente L. Rafael The Journal of Asian Studies / FirstView Article / March 2015, pp 1 – 20 DOI: 10.1017/S0021911814002241, Published online: 24 March 2015 This paper examines the role of language in nationalist attempts at decolonization. In the case of the Philippines, American colonial education imposed English as the sole medium of instruction. Native students were required to
» Read moreQUARTZ 25 March 2015 Sweden has long been progressive on gender egalitarianism, and now its language is officially catching up. A gender-neutral pronoun, henwill join its binary counterparts han (he) and hon (she) in the new edition of Sweden’s official dictionary, helping Swedish speakers avoid the sort of linguistic gymnastics common in languages without a gender-neutral alternative. Efficient in a variety of situations, hen, as AFP notes, can be used when you
» Read morePOST 1 Lecturer in Translation Studies University of Bristol – School of Modern Languages Location: Bristol Salary: £35,256 to £54,841 Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Placed on: 23rd March 2015 Closes: 19th April 2015 Job Ref: ACAD101334 ★ View Employer Profile Salary: 35,256-39,685 (J) £40,847-45,954 (K) £48,743-54,841 (L) Applications will be considered from researchers with expertise in any field of Translation
» Read moreTHE FOURTH ASIA-PACIFIC FORUM ON TRANSLATION AND INTERCULTURAL STUDIES CALL FOR PAPERS ORGANIZERS Center for Intercultural Mediation, Durham University, UK Center for Translation & Interdisciplinary Studies, Tsinghua University, China Date: October 23-25, 2015 Venue: Durham Castle, Durham University, UK Language: English KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Sandra Halverson (NHH Norwegian School of Economics) Maria Tymoczko (University of Massachusetts Amherst) Rainier Lanselle
» Read moreThe ARTIS (Advancing Research in Translation and Interpreting Studies) initiative offers training designed to help researchers in the field to improve their research skills and methods, to set up and manage research projects effectively, and to negotiate and apply theoretical models. Building on the long and successful history of the Translation Research Summer School (run by the University of Manchester, University College
» Read moreFriday 3 July 2015, University of Manchester An interdisciplinary postgraduate conference hosted by doctoral students at the Centre for New Writing and the Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies at the University of Manchester Conference scope This one day event to be held at the University of Manchester will explore the complex relations between time, freedom and narrative. Themes to be addressed at the conference include,
» Read moreDate: 9-10 July 2016 Venue: Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan Deadline for abstract submission: 15 July 2015 Keynote Speakers: Prof Mona Baker (The University of Manchester, UK) http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/Mona.baker/ Prof Keijiro Suga (Meiji University, Japan) http://www.meiji.ac.jp/cip/english/undergraduate/science/faculty.html This Conference on East Asian Translation Studies (EATS) aims to provide a platform for translators and researchers working in the East Asian context (China,
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