Karin Bosshard

Inaugural Lecture: Charlotte Bosseaux Join us for 'A Voice of their Own: Why Voice Matters in Translation (Studies)?' delivered by Professor Charlotte Bosseaux.

What do we mean by ‘voice’? And why does voice matter in translation? There’s still time (just!) to book your free ticket for Professor Charlotte Bosseaux’s inaugural lecture as Chair of Audiovisual Translation Studies

Weds 3 December - Edinburgh - 5.15pm

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Official launch of the journal Feminist Translation Studies (www.tandfonline.com/journals/rft...) on 4 December. Join us for a lively discussion with some of the contributors so far. Please register here tinyurl.com/FTSLaunchEvent to receive a Zoom link. Everybody welcome!
@tandfresearch.bsky.social

Donegal to Dakar: the Irish play about British rule hitting home in post-colonial Senegal An African staging of Brian Friel’s Translations resonates deeply as the country distances itself from France

Brian Friel's "Translations" in Dakar: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Vor Kurzem erschienen im Jahrbuch für Internationale Germanistik: mein Beitrag zum Übersetzen von Dialekt doi.org/10.3726/JIG5... (open access) #uebersetzen #translationstudies #german

Portrait poster announcing that early-bird registration for IPCITI 2025 is open until 24 October. On the right side of the bottom half of the poster, there is a QR code to register. MODALITY MUTABILITY MOBILITY: Currents of Change in Translation and Interpreting. Confirmed Keynote: Dr Pauline Henry-Tierney (Newcastle University)Contact: IPCITI@warwick.ac.uk

Registration for #IPCITI2025, the 18th International Postgraduate Conference in Translation and Interpreting, is now OPEN!! 🎉🎉🎉

🗓️ Register before 24 October to get our special early-bird fee.

🧠 We have a packed two-day programme with plenty of opportunities to network and decompress.

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Join @annierutherford.bsky.social for 'Reviewing Translations: Making the Translator Visible' ONLINE on Wednesday 22 October 📚 ✨

Find out more and book: www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-c...

In partnership with @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social

🍂 Autumn workshops incoming! 📣 Join Jean Boase-Beier for 'Translating Style' and explore what literary style is and how it shapes meaning, with examples from different languages 🌍📚

📅 Wednesday 1 October 2025
⏲️ 3– 4.30pm
📍 ONLINE

www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-c...

📢 CPD: Translating botany: not all a bed of roses?

Join us in Edinburgh on 11/10/25 for what promises to be a fascinating autumn workshop focusing on plants and translation, run by our very own Lynda Hepburn.

Languages, plant talk and networking included. ☺️
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Target Special Issue CFP, Translating the climate crisis: Language, power, and socio-environmental justice benjamins.com/series/targe...

It's excruciating!

Registrations are now open for APTIS25 “Better Together”: How Can Industry and Academia Collaborate to Empower Future Language Professionals?

For information on how to book your place and the programme, please visit: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/aptis25ucl/

We look forward to seeing lots of you there!

Thanks, Alan! I'll pass it on to Greg, the artist behind the #murals at St John's (I'm just a helper :)). Should be finished by Wednesday evening. #artistsforjusticeandpeace

📣 Applications are OPEN for BCLT Translators-in-Residence 2026! ✨ We're offering two BCLT translation residencies for UK-based literary translators.

Find out more: www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-c...

#LiteraryTranslation #Translation #CallForTranslators

On this #CeatlFriday we’d like to draw your attention to the marvellous #namethetranslator campaign by Translation House Looren in Switzerland. Because without translators, there would be no world literature! Read all about it here: namethetranslator.looren.net #EuropeanTranslators

a woman is standing in front of a bookshelf in a bookstore and talking about research . ALT: a woman is standing in front of a bookshelf in a bookstore and talking about research .

👀 Wanted: #Italian or #Dutch native speakers to take a survey on audiovisual translation for a master thesis student: watch a short video, answer some questions, help academic research 😎
⏩ Sharing = nice! ❤️
NL link: ugent.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
IT link: ugent.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Summer Workshop 2025 - ITI ScotNet 07/06/2025 @ All Day - ITI Scottish Network invites you to its summer workshop on S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y W I T H AIDA FE R R E R  A G U I L A R , M A R J O L E I N  T H I C [...]

Bookings are still open for our 2025 summer workshop on 6-8 June! 🌞
Join us to discuss sustainability with Marjolein Thickett, Lorraine Ishak and Aida Ferrer in Dumfries.
Tasty food 🥙, a friendly bunch to network with 🙋‍♂️, engaging CPD 👩‍🏫, a joyful ceilidh💃 and a walk. What's not to like? rb.gy/ejlxny

My partner, Greg, is the artist working on the mural. He's not on here but wanted to thank you for posting this photo (and images of previous murals at St Johns too). It's great!

Join translator-in-residence @annierutherford.bsky.social as she explores how the context in which we are translating impacts upon the translation approach we adopt 📚

Find out more and register: www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-c...

The green and heather-covered slopes of the Scottish Ben Vrackie hill seen from the path, with the backs of three people walking towards it on a sunny day with clear skies.

Three free spots for our Walking Weekend on 16-18 May! 🥾🧢

Dear #Scotnetters, there are still three spaces available for our walking weekend in Aberfeldy. We cannot promise the same glorious weather we had last year, but great company, beautiful highland landscapes and networking are guaranteed. ⛰🌳

APTIS25 conference (“Better together: how can industry and academia collaborate to empower future language professionals?”) will take place on 3–4 November 2025 via Zoom Webinar.

This year, the #APTIS conference will be online and hosted by @centras-ucl.bsky.social.

#APTIS25 “Better together: how can industry and academia collaborate to empower future #language professionals?”) will take place on 3–4 November The Call for Contributions is open until 16 June.

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The Goethe Institut's biennial Award for New Translation is open for entries, with an award of EUR 1,000 plus a trip to the Leipzig Book Fair & the International Translators' gathering at the LCB. Entry details below! 👇

The British Centre for Literary Translation is now part of Bluesky 🎉 We're looking forward to connecting with new and old followers. Help us spread the word and stay tuned for updates! #BCLT #Bluesky #literarytranslation

Will this be recorded? I can't attend on the 24th but would love to catch up after.

Portrait poster for IPCiTI 2025. The background shows the stairs at the Faculty of Arts Building (University of Warwick) from the bottom up, looking towards the large roof window that shows the bright blue sky outside. In the centre of the poster, there is a text box that reads: "IPCITI 2025 Save the date! 13-14 November 2025". On the bottom are the logos of IPCITI and the University of Warwick.

#IPCITI is coming to Warwick in 2025 🤩 Save the date 🗓️ The 18th International Postgraduate Conference in #Translation and #Interpreting will take place on 13-14 November @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social @warwick-smlc.bsky.social CFP coming soon!

Summer Workshop 2025 - ITI ScotNet 07/06/2025 @ All Day - ITI Scottish Network invites you to its summer workshop on S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y W I T H AIDA FE R R E R  A G U I L A R , M A R J O L E I N  T H I C [...]

Bookings are open for our 2025 summer workshop! 🌞
Join us on 6-8 June in Dumfries to discuss Sustainability with Marjolein Thickett, Lorraine Ishak and Aida Ferrer.
Tasty food 🥙 🥘, a friendly bunch to network 🙋 🙋‍♂️, engaging CPD 👩‍🏫🧏‍♀️, a joyful ceilidh 💃 🕺 and a walk. What's not to like? rb.gy/ejlxny

*"interested in" of course

Many congratulations @eleoma.bsky.social! I look forward to reading about Blackie's use of #translation metaphors. #German #literarytranslation

BOSLIT Webinar Thursday, 20 March 2025, 17:00-19:00 GMT, online (ZOOM) Come and learn about the recent Royal Society of Edinburgh-funded BOSLIT: Bibliography of Scottish Literature in Translation: creating digita…

Upcoming IASSL webinar on 20 March! Kirsteen McCue and @paulmalgrati.bsky.social will talk about 'BOSLIT: Bibliography of Scottish Literature in Translation: Creating Digital Futures and Networks', the history of BOSLIT, and its new beginnings. All welcome! scotlit-iassl.org/2025/03/04/b...

Many congratulations, Eleoma!

Sadly, my contract at the University of Graz is coming to an end, hence a new doctoral position in Translation Studies with a research focus on “Translation, Ethics, and Digital Transformation” has opened!
For full details, please visit: jobs.uni-graz.at/en/jobs/cf0b...