Oppression is not a point of view
Genealogies of Knowledge is a multidisciplinary research project, based at the University of Manchester, which aims to explore the evolution and contestation of key political and scientific concepts as they have travelled across centuries, languages and cultures. The research team is pleased to announce the release of the GoK corpus browser interface for researchers wishing to work with the range
» Read moreAn ARTIS Event University of Nottingham, UK 12 September 2018 Broadly understood as the thresholds through which readers and viewers access texts, paratexts have been shown to play a crucial role in the reception and interpretation of texts. While Gérard Genette’s original theorisation of paratexts took place in the context of literary print culture, in recent years the concept has
» Read moreA Diachronic Study of Lexical Variation By Yasmin Raafat This Dissertation is registered and submitted to the Faculty of Humanities (Department of Translation and Interpreting), University of the Witwatersrand, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Interpreting and translation. Supervisor: Professor Judith Inggs Johannesburg, 2017 Abstract (extract from introduction) My struggle against FGM started around the
» Read moreAlif: Journal of Comparative Poetics, published by the American University in Cairo, has released its 38th issue (2018) Guest-edited by Mona Baker The point of departure for this special issue of Alif is that knowledge is “produced” rather than “discovered,” and that translation is a core mechanism for the production and circulation of all forms of knowledge. With very few exceptions, the intimate connection between
» Read moreProfessor in Translation Studies Ref:1714538 UCL Department / Division: Centre for Translation Studies (CenTras) Location of position: London Grade: Professorial Hours: Full Time Salary (inclusive of London allowance): Competitive according to experience, minimum £69,031 per annum Duties and Responsibilities The Centre for Translation Studies (CenTras) forms part of the Centre for Multidisciplinary and Intercultural Inquiry (CMII). Both Centres are also administrative units of UCL’s School of
» Read moreFor the time being, the MLA has taken an extreme and ethically untenable position by endorsing the idea, promoted by a group of members who were openly “assisted” by outside groups, that it is illegitimate for professional groups to protest Israel’s policies towards its Palestinian subjects. January 9, 2018 To Paula Krebs, Executive Director of the
» Read moreDepartment of Translation The Chinese University of Hong Kong 10-12 December 2018 CALL FOR PAPERS / PANELS This conference on translation and space, organized by the Department of Translation at CUHK, follows on the success of our 2016 conference “Translation and Time: Exploring the Temporal Dimension of Cross-cultural Transfer.” Space and spatial metaphors for translation have been more prevalent in
» Read moreBy Emma Heywood The Conversation, 22 February 2018 Popular resistance against the Israeli presence in the West Bank, be it violent or peaceful, is a constant feature of life in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. With no money and little international support, Palestinian activists put their own lives at risk and sacrifice their well-being to fight the many aspects of control
» Read moreThe Nation, JANUARY 22, 2018 I helped protect women from assault during the protests—those experiences can benefit feminists all over the world. By Yasmin El-Rifae I wonder how many women were slow to engage with the Weinstein story and the #MeToo campaign that followed. I was. I’ve been writing about sexual violence for years, but I ignored the Weinstein story for
» Read moreThe Department of Translation of The Chinese University of Hong Kong is recruiting Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral Fellow. Assistant Professor, Department of Translation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 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
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