Oppression is not a point of view
Dear colleagues, I am writing to make you aware of an extremely unjust situation concerning a respected member of our translation studies community and a dear friend to many of us, and to ask for your support to help him cope with his current predicament. The colleague in question is Professor Federico Zanettin, author of News Media Translation (CUP, 2021)
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International Conference The Translatability of the Scriptures in Christianity and Islam April 12th-14th 2027 at CMCS Oxford Call for Papers Co-organized by the United Bible Societies’ (UBS) TAZI initiative (Taurat Anbiya Zabur Injil) and the Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies Oxford (CMCS) The Translatability of the Scriptures in Christianity and Islam seeks to bring together scholars, translators, theologians, and practitioners engaged
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Associate Professor(s)/Assistant Professor(s) – (260001AM) Department/ Unit: Department of Translation Closing date: October 31, 2026 Established in 1972, the Department of Translation of CUHK was the first of its kind in Asia. We offer a full range of BA, MA, MPhil and PhD programmes. As a historic leader in translation studies, our department is dedicated to shaping the future of
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Call for Applications The Centre for Translation, Hong Kong Baptist University, is pleased to announce that the Martha Cheung Award for Best English Article in Translation Studies by an Early Career Scholar is now accepting applications for the 2026/27 round. The Award is established in honour of the late Professor Martha Cheung (1953-2013), formerly Chair Professor of Translation at Hong
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Applications are open for a programme to support early-career scholars working in Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria or Iraq to publish an academic article in an international journal in the discipline of translation studies. Over two workshops, participants will receive intensive training on key skills for publishing in leading journals as well as broader academic skills. They will also receive individual
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Anwaar, 17 February 2026 Interview, following on from the 8th conference of the International Association for Translation & Intercultural Studies, held in Muscat, Oman in December 2025 Professor Mona Baker, founder and former Director of the Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies at the University of Manchester, UK, is a leading scholar in translation and intercultural studies. Her work
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A moment that changed me: in the bombed-out ruins of an apartment block, I saw a book I’d translated The sight of my work, torn and singed but still legible, made me realise the importance of translating and protecting stories – so they remain when everything else falls away Amir Mehdi Haghighat The Guardian Wed 7 Jan 2026
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Postdoctoral Fellow – (250001Z6) Description The Department of Translation is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow. As the first Department of Translation in Hong Kong, our programme has a long history of excellence in a variety of fields, including but not limited to translation history, translation and technology, digital humanities, translation theory, and practical translation (especially literary). The Department is also home
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong Department/ Unit: Department of Translation Closing date: October 31, 2025 Established in 1972, the Department of Translation of CUHK was the first of its kind in Asia. After years of development, it now offers a full range of BA, MA, MPhil and PhD programmes. Our faculty members are committed to excellence in
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March 13, 2025 The great twentieth-century poet Mahmoud Darwish was born on this day in 1941. Today, author-translator Alaa Alqaisi shares a letter to Darwish and a poem, after Darwish’s “In Praise of the High Shadow.” In Praise of What Is No Longer Ours By Alaa Alqaisi In ArabLit & ArabLit Quarterly This poem is in response to
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