Oppression is not a point of view
DOI: 10.1080/0907676X.2015.1010551 Federico Zanettina*, Gabriela Saldanhab & Sue-Ann Hardingc Received: 1 Jul 2014 Accepted: 14 Jan 2015 Published online: 10 Apr 2015 This paper investigates how subfields within translation studies have been defined and how research interests and foci have shifted over the years, using data from the Translation Studies Abstracts (TSA) online database. We draw on the notions of
» Read moreShanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China 25-27 March 2016 Hosted By: The Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies, School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Jiao Tong University **CALL FOR PAPERS** • Draft Programme • Abstracts • Venue • Registration • Organisers Keynote speakers and workshop leaders: Prof. Jens Brockmeier (The American University of Paris, France) Prof. Mona Baker (University of Manchester, UK) Dr. Sue-Ann Harding (Hamad bin Khalifa
» Read moreGilles Deleuze’s ABC Primer, with Claire Parnet, Directed by Pierre-André Boutang (1996) Full reference to published set of DVDs: Deleuze, Giles (1996/2011) Gilles Deleuze from A-Z, with Claire Parnet, directed by Pierre-André Boutang, translated by Charles J. Stivale, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Overview prepared by Charles J. Stivale, Romance Languages & Literatures, Wayne
» Read moreTo 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
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