Seminar on "Literary Translation and/as Scholarship"
We invite applications for a seminar on Literary Translation and/as Scholarship at the 2024 conference of the German Studies Association on September 26-29 in Atlanta, Georgia. Please see below for details and follow the link to apply for the seminar on the GSA website. The deadline for applications is Friday, February 23 at 11:59 p.m. PST.
Conveners:
- Kurt Beals, University of Richmond
- Kristin Dickinson, University of Michigan
- Priscilla Layne, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Abstract: This seminar considers the practice of translation in relation to academic scholarship. We will address pragmatic issues, such as the evaluation of translation in hiring decisions, tenure and promotion assessments, etc., as well as theoretical questions that arise for scholars who translate. Does the translator’s relationship to the text, or to its author, differ from the scholar’s? Is it possible to occupy both positions at once? In addition, we will devote time to a workshop-style discussion of translations in progress. Translations may be from German to English or vice versa. We welcome translation or subtitling projects undertaken for academic purposes (e.g., as part of a thesis or dissertation) as well as those intended for publication, teaching purposes, and other kinds of public distribution. The seminar discussion will include workshop-style feedback on the translation, but we will also consider how each translation is positioned within an academic context.
Format: Each participant will pre-circulate an excerpt (1500-3000 words) of the translation, along with the original, by September 1. Each participant will also serve as principal respondent to another participant’s translation. Brief additional readings (e.g. the MLA statement "Evaluating Translations as Scholarship") will be assigned, not to exceed 50 pages total.
https://www.thegsa.org/blog/cfa-seminar-participant-applications-gsa-2024#11.%20LitTrans
Contact Information
Kurt Beals
Contact Email
kurt.beals@richmond.edu
URL
https://www.thegsa.org/blog/cfa-seminar-participant-applications-gsa-2024#11.%2…