Oppression is not a point of view
Funded by the British Academy Filmed at the British Institute in Amman, Jordan 24 September 2013 For further information visit the Translation Studies Portal: http://www.translationstudiesportal.org/ar/
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Professor Martha Cheung Memorial Lecture, May 2014, Hong Kong Baptist University Mona Baker, Centre for Translation & Intercultural Studies, University of Manchester The idea of prefiguration originally derived from anarchist discourse; it involves experimenting with currently available means in such a way that they come to mirror or actualize the political ideals that inform a movement, thus collapsing the traditional distinction
» Read morePublished on Feb 26, 2014 The Ethics and Politics of Translation: A Public Lecture Day: Monday 9/12/2013 Venue: Room (13), English Department, Cairo University Speaker: Mona Baker,, University of Manchester Chair: Hoda Elsadda, Cairo University
» Read moreMosireen Subtitling Workshop, 30 April 2014, held at ADEF (Arab Digital Expression Foundation), Cairo This workshop was held for activist subtitlers, particularly those associated with Mosireen, and coordinated by Katharine Halls, Salma El-Tarzi and Danya Nada. It was delivered by Dr Luis Perez-Gonzalez and introduced by Professor Mona Baker, both from the University of Manchester, UK. Download the Powerpoint
» Read moreDate 9 and 10 July, 2016 Venue Surugadai Campus Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan http://www.meiji.ac.jp/cip/english/about/campus/index.html Registration fee General: 15,000 JPY Students (with ID): 5,000 JPY Keynote speakers Prof Mona Baker The University of Manchester, UK http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/Mona.baker/
» Read moreCentre for Translation, Hong Kong Baptist University 7-8 April 2016 CALL FOR PAPERS Collaborative translation, in a broad sense, refers to translation as a collective work. The concept draws attention to the interaction among agents involved in the process of translation – how translators work in teams under specific circumstances and within certain institutional structures, and how they work with
» Read moreCall for Articles—Alif 38, 2018 Guest-edited by Mona Baker Abstract deadline: October 1, 2016 Article submission deadline: May 1, 2017 The point of departure for this special issue of Alif is that knowledge is ‘produced’ rather than ‘discovered’,
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Mona Baker is interviewed by Andrew Chesterman 2008. Cultus 1(1): 10-33. Click on the link below to download a copy of the interview. Baker Ethics of Renarration 2008 Chesterman: Your recent book Translation and Conflict. A Narrative Account (2006a) raises some interesting and important issues concerning the practice and ethics of translation and interpreting. You argue that translation is especially significant
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Mona Baker Centre for Translation & Intercultural Studies School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures University of Manchester, UK Published in the SKASE Journal of Translation and Interpretation, ISSN 1336-7811 Volume 1, Number 1, 2005 Abstract. This article questions one of the narratives that dominate our disciplinary and professional discourses on translation, namely the narrative of translation as a means of promoting
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