Fifth International Conference on Translation
Universitat Autnoma de Barcelona
29-31 October 2001
Fifth International Conference on Translation
Interculturality and Translation: Less-Translated Languages
Departament de Traducció i d’Interpretació
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
http://www.fti.uab.es/ti2001
cg.traduccio2001@uab.es
The general topic of the Fifth International Conference on Translation will be the role of translation in intercultural relations, and special emphasis will be given to translation involving less-translated languages (LTLs). In this connection, the following subjects areas will be covered at the Conference:
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Translation from LTLs into other languages |
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Translation into LTLs from other languages |
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Translation between LMTs by means of a third language |
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Translation and cultural imperialism |
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Translation and cultural mediation |
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Cultural competence in the training of LTL translators |
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Translation theory in LTL-speaking countries |
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The state of translation in LTL-speaking countries |
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The role of translation in the promotion of linguistic diversity in Europe |
Invited Speakers
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Joo Barrento (Lisbon): Babel's Well: Translation and Cultural Memory |
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Eva Hung (Hong Kong): Rewriting Chinese Translation History: Issues of Perspectives and Cross-disciplinary Influence |
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Shimon Markish (Geneva): Past and Present of Russian Literary Translation |
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Mahmoud El Sayed Aly (Madrid): Poetry Translation: Translation or Recreation? |
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Aziza Sobhi Ahmed Zaki (Cairo): Egyptian Hispanics and Translation |
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Ko Tazawa (Tokyo): Catalan-Japanese Translation and Intercultural Relations |
Last Call for Papers
Papers on the conference topics are invited for submission. The scientific committee will consider all proposals, although preference may be given to those papers involving Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, and Russian, which are taught in the Facultat de Traducció i d’Interpretació of the UAB.
Abstract Submission
The deadline for submission is 30th April 2001. Abstracts should have a
maximum of 300 words, and may be submitted in any language. However, if the
language of presentation is not one of the official conference languages
(Catalan, Spanish, French, English), it must be accompanied by a translation
into one of these four languages. Abstracts may be sent by electronic mail to
the address at the top of the page (not as an attached document) or by post to:
Fifth International Conference on Translation, Facultat de Traducció i d’Interpretació,
Universitat Autnoma de Barcelona, E-08193 fic Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Valls),
Cat alonia (Spain). The author's name and institution, postal and electronic
addresses, telephone and fax numbers should be included with the application.
Notice of acceptance will be sent to the contributors on 1 June 2001.