Leilani Willis

About

I am a PhD student in Translation and Transcultural Studies at the University of Warwick, supervised by Dr Caroline Summers and Dr Rich Rabone. My research is funded by the SMLC Doctoral Scholarship, and considers intersections between theatre and Feminist Translation Studies through a comparative analysis of female-authored Spanish Golden Age plays and their first English translations.

Research Interests

• Feminist translation
• Theatre translation
• Women's writing
• Early modern Spanish literature

Publications

Willis, Leilani, 'What Does Feminist Translation Look Like in Practice?: Reflections on The Emma Press and The Feminist Translation Network's Scratch Night,' Feminist Translation Blog, 19 May 2025 <https://feministtranslation.bham.ac.uk/2025/05/what-does-feminist-translation-look-like-in-practice-reflections-on-the-emma-press-and-the-feminist-translation-networks-scratch-night/>

Conference Papers

'Theatre Translation’s Mutability: an overview of the shifting modes of theatre texts through the lens of translating and adapting Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz’s Los empeños de una casa,' 18th International Conference in Translation and Interpreting (IPCITI), University of Warwick, 13–14 November 2025

Organised Events

Co-organiser, 'Modality, Mutability, and Mobility: Currents of Change in Translation and Interpreting,' 18th International Conference in Translation and Interpreting (IPCITI), University of Warwick, 13–14 November 2025

Scholarships and Awards

SMLC Doctoral Scholarship (2024–2028)

Warwick Taught Masters Scholarship (2022–2023)

Qualifications

MA Translation and Cultures, University of Warwick (2022–2023)

BA Hispanic Studies with Italian, University of Warwick (2019–2022)