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I am in the paper, talking translation. Thanks to @philipoltermann.bsky.social for covering the topic (human vs large language model). www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘Being human helps’: despite rise of AI is there still hope for Europe’s translators?
A booming tech sector has disrupted translation jobs in publishing – but they could be needed for a while longer yet
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Read this fascinating @fullstopmag.bsky.social interview with @kaszyma.bsky.social, author of Translation Multiples: From Global Culture to Postcommunist Democracy:
Kasia Szymanska
I kept circling around questions about how people actually experience the pleasure (or discomfort!) of reading translation multiples. Is it boring, difficult, or too demanding of our attention? Does…
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Don't miss our next translation book club 📖, May 20, 12 pm PST at the Mechanic's Institute in SF OR join from anywhere via Zoom. This month's pick is CELESTIAL BODIES written by Jokha Alharthi, translated from Arabic by Marilyn Booth (@catapultbooks.bsky.social). RSVP: buff.ly/Y3sTMoA
The new fourth edition of seminal In Other Words: A Coursebook on Translation is out and has been co-edited by our very own Henry Jones! You can read more about the book and order it here: www.routledge.com/In-Other-Wor...
I’ve always wanted to publish a manifesto of sorts, and this time it’s a scholarly one on the importance of producing, studying, and reading multiple translations. Now out with Translation Studies in open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A manifesto on multiple translation: bridging retranslation, world literature, and the ethics of comparative reading
Does translating more than once matter? This article seeks to answer this question by charting the emerging field of “multiple translation,” and exploring the methodological and ideological stakes ...
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Don’t stop at Duolingo, set realistic goals, balance skills: how to start learning a new language
Don’t stop at Duolingo, set realistic goals, balance skills: how to start learning a new language
Language experts say you should learn in the right order and shift to a growth mindset
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Warning to all book authors: the 'book club' invitation scam is the new elaborate version of the prince of Nigeria scheme. I just got one too. Look out for the red flags: 🚫 Overly general descritpion of your book's content 🚫 Typos in contact details Please share! writerbeware.blog/2025/09/19/r...
As part of the Lost & Found In Translation Series our CTIS member Dr Henry Jones will talk at this event: Technologies of Translation: Ethics and practicalities of working with multi-lingual data 9 April, 1-4pm University of Liverpool new.express.adobe.com/webpage/gQz7...
Congratulations to Dr Sheena Kalayil, Senior Lecturer in the University Centre of Academic English (UCAE) and the Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies! Her novel 'The Others' has been longlisted for the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction. Read more: womensprize.com/library/the-...
Congratulations to the CTIS member Sheena Kalayil whose novel The Others has been longlisted for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction. Find out more about this fascinating work here: www.staffnet.manchester.ac.uk/news/display... @uomsalc.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social
Massive thanks to Charlotte Bosseaux @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social for her presentation of this very moving reseacrh-informed documentary film Surviving Translation yesterday. You can watch the film here: ethicaltranslation.llc.ed.ac.uk/documentary/
CTIS Manchester@ctis-manchester.bsky.social · 8mo ago📢📢📢 Check out the new programme for our CTIS Research Seminar Series in Semester II and join us on campus or online by registering on Teams (registration links to follow in the comments). We hope to see you there!
📢📢📢 Check out the new programme for our CTIS Research Seminar Series in Semester II and join us on campus or online by registering on Teams (registration links to follow in the comments). We hope to see you there!
"...mandatory reading for critical eyes in search of non-extractivist Language Policy and Planning built around notions of embodied knowledge and epistemologies of the Souths." buff.ly/lPvmAAL
Don't miss Josephine Murray's presentation on Translation Across Genres at the CIOL Conference in April which focuses on literary translation. Early bird tickets are still available - full information at www.ciol.org.uk/ciol-conference-2026 #Conference #Translation #Networking #Languages #CIOLConf26
Join us for our next book group, online or in Downtown San Francisco from 12-1 pm PST. This month's pick is the novel TOMB OF SAND by Geetanjali Shree, translated from the Hindi by @shreedaisy.bsky.social (HarperVia). Register here: buff.ly/ZKgNe7o
The Cambridge Journal of Literary Translation (CJLT) has launched and is now open for submissions. An open-access, peer-reviewed journal hosted at the University of Cambridge, CJLT publishes literary translations, research articles, and book reviews. Learn more: cjltjournal.wixsite.com/cjlt/issues
We are excited to open applications for a UK-based Translator in Residence working with/in Endangered Languages. Find full details, including fee and residency requirements, below. Application deadline: 15 February, 2026 buff.ly/yibsATf
“Translation requires a lot of specialized knowledge, from jargon and slang to literary history. But that shouldn’t stop anyone from trying their hand at it for the pure pleasure of solving a puzzle and playing with form” — Bela Shayevich writes in her new @nplusonemag.com column:
Introducing Miss Translation | Bela Shayevich
You may have noticed that this column feels a little incestuous (there is that Saskia Vogel again . . .) but that’s our world in translation. It’s small, and its actors, often by necessity, are…
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We’re delighted to announce that 18 titles from 14 publishers, 12 languages and 16 regions have won #PENTranslates awards. www.englishpen.org/posts/news/p...
PEN Translates winners announced - News & Events - English PEN
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Ever wondered how a literary translator brings a story into a whole new language? Come along to Manchester in Translation 2026 for practical workshops on literary translation, with a focus on Chinese. Non-speakers or Chinese welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
Comma Press@commapress.bsky.social · 9mo agoMANCHESTER IN TRANSLATION 2026 🗣️ 📅 FEB 23 @ 5:30pm 📍 Club Academy Uni of Manchester Students Union Oxford Road M13 9PR Come to Manchester in Translation '26 for talks & Chinese translation workshops - no experience necessary! 🎫 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
Translation Multiples goes to Cambridge! If you're in town today, do come along to this talk + workshop. @princetonupress.bsky.social
Today, 11 February 2026 at 4pm (GMT), join this interactive seminar led by @kaszyma.bsky.social, author of Translation Multiples: From Global Culture to Postcommunist Democracy. Find more information about this @cam.ac.uk Translation Studies Network event here: www.mmll.cam.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
Kasia Szymanska@kaszyma.bsky.social · 8mo agoTranslation Multiples goes to Cambridge! If you're in town today, do come along to this talk + workshop. @princetonupress.bsky.social
MANCHESTER IN TRANSLATION 2026 🗣️ 📅 FEB 23 @ 5:30pm 📍 Club Academy Uni of Manchester Students Union Oxford Road M13 9PR Come to Manchester in Translation '26 for talks & Chinese translation workshops - no experience necessary! 🎫 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
Have you checked the latest issue of Meta: Translators' Journal? It opens with an authoritative re-framing of translation norm theory by Anna Strowe (University of Manchester) @ctis-manchester.bsky.social Read online at doi.org/10.7202/1121...
Expanding norm theory in TIS: Proposal for a framework of translator norms – Meta
Un article de la revue Meta, diffusée par la plateforme Érudit.
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How can popular media and fictional worlds be integrated into classroom activities to enhance language learning? Find out on 26 November (10am UK time) in our online discussion with Osman Solmaz, author of "Fictional Linguistic Landscapes"!
Support: Cognitive Science, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics, Semantics: PhD Position in Linguitsics, Department of Linguistics, University of Tübingen
Support: Cognitive Science, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics, Semantics: PhD Position in Linguitsics, Department of Linguistics, University of Tübingen
Ph.D. positions in Linguistics Description: The DFG-funded Emmy Noether group “Socially relevant pragmatic inference”, hosted by the University of Tübingen” (PI Dr. Asya Achimova), is inviting applications for a 3-year PhD position in Linguistics (65%, TV-L 13 scale, approximately €3.000 per month before taxes and obligatory insurances). The project combines experimental and computational approaches to the study of inferences that speakers and listeners draw in the course of communication. I
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How can the arts help our young people? 🎨🎭 1 in 4 youths in the UK report mental health difficulties by age 19. Research finds that engaging in artistic activities leads to an increase in youth wellbeing, a mood boost equivalent to an unemployed adult moving into work. pbe.co.uk/publications...
Ukrainian writer Andrei Kurkov at the Uni of Manchester (@uomsalc.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social) on his latest novel Three Years on Fire, but also talking about his morbid humour inspired by the 'childhood medical fantasies' he developped when growing up in a house full of medical doctors.
Orenda Books@orendabooks.bsky.social · 11mo agoA must-attend event! 20/11 acclaimed author Andrey Kurkov will be at University of Manchester, where he will be discussing his books, inc. the third volume of his war diaries #ThreeYearsOnFire #OpenBordersPress #AuthorEvent #LiteraryEvent #Manchester #BookSky
