The Ethics & Politics of Translation
A Lecture by Mona Baker, Cairo University, 9 December 2013 Part 1 of 5 Part 2 of 5 Part 3 of 5 Part 4 of 5 Part 5 of 5
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Samah Selim: Translator’s Introduction to Arwa Salih’s The Stillborn
Arwa Salih. The Stillborn: Notebooks of a Woman from the Student Movement Generation in Egypt. Trans. Samah Selim. London, New York, Calcutta: Seagull Books, Forthcoming 2017. Translator’s Introduction[1] Arwa Salih was an Egyptian communist who came of political age in the early 1970s; in the aftermath of the Arab-Israeli War of 1967, the end of the Nasser era, and the
» Read more2nd International LARIM Conference: "Power and Ideology in Interpreter-Mediated Contexts", UNINT Rome 23-24 November 2017
First Circular CALL FOR PAPERS 2nd International LARIM Conference Power and Ideology in Interpreter-Mediated Contexts UNINT, 23-24 November 2017 LARIM (Laboratory of Interpreter-Mediated Interactions), a research group on interpreter-mediated interactions set up in October 2012 within the Faculty of Interpreting and Translation (FIT) of UNINT (University of International Studies of Rome), is organizing its 2nd International Conference on 23-24 November
» Read moreARTIS@Bangkok2017: Translatorship
29-30 July 2017 Jointly organised by Chalermprakiat Center of Translation and Interpretation, Chulalongkorn University, and the MA program in English-Thai translation,Thammasat University Call for papers Important dates Provisional programme Accommodation Registration fees 1. Call for papers As a platform for “empowering translators” (Tymoczko 2007), translation studies has developed into a discipline that encourages inclusionary approaches, culturally sensitive
» Read moreTranslation and/in Periodical Publications
Special Issue of Translation and Interpreting Studies (TIS) Call for Papers Guest Editor María Constanza Guzmán, Glendon College, York University Periodicals, including magazines, newspapers, and journals, are important sites of translation. As vectors of intellectual exchanges, they are privileged spaces for the circulation of ideas. They are thus key cultural artifacts of the historical archive. Periodical publications have traditionally been considered
» Read moreStanding with Syrians: An open letter to an anti-imperialist
tabulagaza (Philip Rizk) Feb 24 2017 14:05 libcom.org Eva is a real person who I have known since 2007, as described in this article. But in this text Eva also stands for many other people, whether outspoken or silent supporters of the Syrian regime and its allies. I will not re-post her photo here. In a world flooded with images,
» Read moreTranslating Frantz Fanon Across Continents and Languages
Edited by Kathryn Batchelor, Sue-Ann Harding © 2017 – Routledge 272 pages About the Book This book provides an innovative look at the reception of Frantz Fanon’s texts, investigating how, when, where and why these—especially his seminal Les Damnés de la Terre (1961) —were first translated and read. Building on renewed interest in the author’s works in both postcolonial studies and revolutionary movements in
» Read moreAssistant Professor of Translation Studies, Binghamton University
The Department of Comparative Literature and the Program of Translation Studies at Binghamton University seek an Assistant Professor in Translation Studies with interests in the languages and literatures of the Middle East, in particular Arabic. The ideal candidate will have a strong comparatist background or a degree in comparative literature. Teaching responsibilities will include offering graduate seminars and undergraduate courses in Translation Studies
» Read moreLecturer/Senior Lecturer, University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is currently advertising six new posts in Modern Languages (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) and would particularly welcome applications from candidates with expertise in Translation and Interpreting – see below for details. The Department of Modern Languages at the University of Birmingham is seeking to make six appointments at Lecturer or (for suitable candidates) Senior Lecturer level. These posts
» Read moreThe City Always Wins
by Omar Robert Hamilton A debut novel that captures the experience of the Egyptian revolution like no news report could Sam’s review History changes as invisibly as the future, though more painfully in having tasted what is lost. The City Always Wins is astonishing, intelligent throughout and alternately inspiring and saddening, a novel of the Egyptian Arab Spring that covers the
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