Translation and Memory in collaboration with the British Comparative Literature AssociationSaturday 5 November 2011Park Building, University of Portsmouth Plenary speakers: Professor Bella Brodzki (Sarah Lawrence College, NewYork)Dr Siobhan Brownlie (CTIS, University of Manchester)Dr Ayman El-Desouky (School of Oriental and African Studies) Memory and translation exist in a set of metaphorical…

Full Professor - Translation Studies Academic Position at the University of Macau, China The University of Macau is a leading higher educational institution in Macao and is making strides towards becoming internationally recognized for its excellence in teaching, research and service to the community. The University is growing rapidly with…

English as a Lingua Franca: Implications for Translator and Interpreter Education Special Issue of The Interpreter and Translator Trainer, Volume 7, Number 1, 2013 Guest editor: Stefania Taviano, University of Messina, Italy Contributions are invited for a special issue of ITT dedicated to the changes occurring in the translation profession…

New Online journal, University of Ottawa. K1N is a new online literary translation journal based at the University of Ottawa’s School of Translation and Interpretation that will be published twice a year.

Translation, Authorship and the Victorian Professional Woman Charlotte Brontë, Harriet Martineau and George Eliot by Lesa Scholl, The University of Queensland, Australia. In her study of Charlotte Brontë, Harriet Martineau and George Eliot, Lesa Scholl shows how three Victorian women writers broadened their capacity for literary professionalism by participating in…

Author: Shaden Tageldin Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2011; ISBN: 978-0-520-26552-3 (pbk) A book that radically challenges conventional understandings of the dynamics of cultural imperialism and unravels the complex relationship between translation and seduction in the colonial context.

Dear all It is the current policy of CityU that students enrolling in a research degree programme in a recognized university may apply for admission as visiting research students to pursue part of their research studies in the University. Please refer to the SGS website below for details: http://www.sgs.cityu.edu.hk/prospective/visitingrpg#1 CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG…

O'Driscoll, Kieran Retranslation through the Centuries Jules Verne in English Series: New Trends in Translation Studies - Volume 5 Year of Publication: 2011 Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien, 2011. XVI, 286 pp., num. tablesISBN 978-3-0343-0236-4 pb. Book synopsis Making a contribution to the still under-researched translation…