TRANSMEDIAL TURN? POTENTIALS, PROBLEMS AND POINTS TO CONSIDER 8–11 December, 2020, University of Tartu, Estonia We are happy to invite you to participate in the conference “Transmedial turn?” – the second conference in a series of academic gatherings dedicated to the studiey of intersemiotic processes in culture. As the title of the conference indicates, the central topic of inquiry is the cultural shift from logocentric to increasingly […]
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Unlimited! 3 Innovation for Access: New Interactions The provision of accessibility services for live events is gaining prominence throughout the world and the role of technological innovations in these developments is paramount. Unlimited! 3 would like to pay tribute to the new opportunities created by innovation. It will explore new developments in access services including audio description, audio surtitling, audio […]
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Reconceptualizing Translation in the Digital Age: Asian Perspectives September 3-4, 2020 Hosted by Kansai University (Senriyama Campus), Osaka, Japan Call for Papers Translation in an age of technology accelerates the breakdown of borders between nations and the homogeneity of cultures. At the same time, technology has led to diversity in translation audiences, norms, and means deployed in practice. In order […]
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The Bloomsbury Companion to Language Industry Studies Editor(s): Erik Angelone, Maureen Ehrensberger-Dow, Gary Massey About The Bloomsbury Companion to Language Industry Studies This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the key issues shaping the language industry, including translation, interpreting, machine translation, editing, terminology management, technology and accessibility. By exploring current and future research topics and methods, the Companion addresses language industry stakeholders, researchers, […]
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Translation in Cascading Crises 1st Edition, Edited by Federico M. Federici, Sharon O’Brien Routledge Description This volume addresses the imperative need for recognizing, exploring, and developing the role of multilingual communication in crisis settings. It is recognized that ‘communication is aid’ and that access to communication is an undeniable human right in crises. Even where effective and accurate information is available […]
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International network in crisis translation – Recommendations on policies Federici, Federico M., O’Brien, Sharon , Cadwell, Patrick, Marlowe, Jay, Gerber, Brian and Davis, Olga (2019) International network in crisis translation – Recommendations on policies. Policy Report. Dublin City University. Full text available as: PDF – Requires a PDF viewer such as GSview, Xpdf or Adobe Acrobat Reader 192kB Abstract The H2020-funded (Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 734211) INTERACT project presents recommendations to local, national […]
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Assistant Professor (Teaching) in Chinese Studies and Translation/ Interpreting Durham University – School of Modern Languages and Cultures Location: Durham Salary: £33,797 to £40,322 £33,797 – £40,322 Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Placed On: 10th November 2019 Closes: 6th December 2019 Job Ref: MLAC20-2 Working arrangements:The role is full time but we will consider requests for flexible […]
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Assistant Professor in Translation Studies and French Durham University – School of Modern Languages and Cultures Location: Durham Salary: £33,797 to £40,322 Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Placed On: 10th November 2019 Closes: 27th November 2019 Job Ref: MLAC20-3 Department: School of Modern Languages and Cultures Responsible to: Head of Department Working arrangements: The role is full time but we will consider requests […]
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Gender and Transnational Reception. Mapping the Translation, Circulation and Recognition of Women’s Writings in the 20th and 21st Centuries Date: 20 December 2019 Venue: Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU Description Organisers: Dr Alberica Bazzoni (University of Warwick) and Dr Caterina Paoli (University of Warwick) Abstract Proposal Deadline: 20 December 2019 Conference: 25-26 September 2020 Organised in collaboration with the Centre for the […]
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1st International conference: Translating Minorities and Conflict in Literature Cordoba, 10-11 June 2020 Confirmed keynote speakers: Maria Tymoczko and Loredana Polezzi Call for papers International conference: Translating Minorities and Conflict in Literature Following in the footsteps of recent conferences (Translation and Minority, University of Ottawa, 2016; Justice and minorized languages under a postmonolingual order, Castelló de la Plana, 2017) and […]
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