Translation and Transcultural Studies Seminar Series
Research Seminars
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Our Translation and Transcultural Studies research seminars combine on-campus and online events. All are welcome, but registration is necessary. Please follow the instructions for every event.
Summer Term 2024
Thursday 2 May, 4:00-5:00 pm (UK time) - Online
(University of Ferrara).
Wednesday 12 June, 12:00-1:00 pm (UK time) - Hybrid
(University of Manchester). Multiple translation: contemporary TS approaches, recent examples and key limitations
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Friday 21 June, 11:00-12:00 pm (UK time) - On Campus, OC0.05
Dr Flair Donglai Shi (Shanghai Jiaotong University). On the Untranslatability of Blackness in Chinese, or the Inherent Translationality of Hei 榛Link opens in a new window
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Previous events
Autumn Term 2023
Wednesday 18 October, 4:00-5:00 pm (UK time) - Hybrid
(University of Oxford). Repetition and Revolt: The Poetry of Zheng Xiaoqiong
FAB5.03
Wednesday 6 December, 3:00-4:00 pm (UK time) - Online
(University of Bristol). Investigating Technologies to Enrich Museum Audio Description for Enhancing Accessibility
Wednesday 13 December, 3:30 pm (UK time) - Online
(Translator) and Dr Emrah AtasoyLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new win (University of 糖心TV): Translating James Joyce into Turkish: Finnegans Wake and Ulysses
Co-organised with English and Comparative Literary Studies and the Institute of Advanced Studies
Spring Term 2024
Wednesday 24 January, 11:00-12:00 pm (UK time) - Hybrid
Prof Quan Wang (Beihang University).
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Wednesday 7 February, 4:00-5:00 pm (UK time) - FAB5.03, Hybrid
(UCL). AD4Games: Can an audio describer be a gaming buddy?
Wednesday 13 March, 4:00-5:00 pm (UK time) - Online
(University of Malta). A Literary Translation in the Making: A Process-Oriented PerspectiveLink opens in a new window
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The Translation and Transcultural Studies research seminar series is supported by the Humanities Research Centre

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