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Connecting Cultures GRP welcomes eminent translation scholars Karen van Dyck and Lawrence Venuti (Oct 24-27)
The Connecting Cultures Global Research Priority is pleased to be welcoming two distinguished academic visitors to Warwick campus between October 24 and 27: Professor Karen van Dyck, Kimon A. Doukas Professor of Modern Greek Language and Literature at Columbia University, and Professor Lawrence Venuti, Professor of English at Temple University.
Staff and students are warmly invited to join us for the public events listed below. Please contact Chantal Wright at C.M.Wright@warwick.ac.uk with any queries.
Public Events
“Migration, Translingualism, Translation”, a lecture by Professor Karen van Dyck
Tuesday 24 October, 5 to 6.30 p.m. Room: A0.28 Millburn House (in Film and TV Studies, located on the Kirby Corner Road side of the Millburn House complex), followed by drinks.
“Translating Proverbs: The Instrumentalism of Conventional Wisdom”, a lecture by Professor Lawrence Venuti
Wednesday 25 October, 5 to 6.30 p.m. Room: A0.28 Millburn House (in Film and TV Studies, located on the Kirby Corner Road side of the Millburn House complex), followed by drinks.
Translation Matters: The Current State of Translation Studies. A professorial roundtable with Professor Lawrence Venuti (Temple), Emeritus Professor Jean Boase-Beier (UEA), Professor Michelle Bolduc (Exeter) and Professor Loredana Polezzi (Cardiff).
Friday 27 October, 2.15 to 4 p.m. Room: R0.03 Ramphal Building, Library Road, central campus.
Postgraduate Events
Editing Austerity Measures: The New Greek Poetry
Tuesday 24 October, 1 to 3 p.m. Room: F25A Millburn House (1st floor, access via the main entrance on Millburn Hill Road)
Karen van Dyck will lead a seminar with a workshop element in which she will discuss the challenges of her role as editor of the recent anthology of translated poetry Austerity Measures: The New Greek Poetry. This is open to all graduate students and other interested parties … If you are interested in attending, please e-mail me so that I can send you the seminar materials.
Research forum for doctoral and postdoctoral students
Wednesday 25 October, 1 to 4 p.m., Room: H3.56 (3rd floor of the Humanities Building)
This forum is for doctoral and postdoctoral students whose projects have a translation angle and who would benefit from discussing their projects with Professors Venuti and van Dyck. Please e-mail me if you would like to present your work at this forum.