Third International Postgraduate Conference in Translation and Interpreting

**ahmed_allaithy** · 03-08-2007, 02:03 PM

We are pleased to announce theThird International Postgraduate Conference in Translation and InterpretingOrganised by Dublin City University , the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University2-3 November 2007 at the Brenda Moon Room in the Library of the University of Edinburgh , Scotland CALL FOR PAPERSIntroduction:Following the great success of two previous conferences hosted by Dublin City University, this event aims to provide a platform for postgraduate students in the field of Translation and Interpreting Studies to present their research in a supportive environment and to meet and exchange ideas on current issues in the field of Translation and Interpreting Studies with other new researchers from around the world. A number of members of staff of the organising universities will be present and will offer feedback to the speakers.Keynote Speaker:Mona Baker, Professor of Translation Studies, University of Manchester , UK .Workshop:A workshop, presented by Ian Mason, Professor of Translation Studies at Heriot-Watt University , will offer hands-on advice on how to write academic papers.Papers and Poster presentations:We welcome presentations by postgraduate students on all areas of Translation and Interpreting Studies, which might, but don’t have to, report on one of the following areas:<ul style="margin-top: 0cm" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%">Audiovisual Translation </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%">Conference Interpreting </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%">Conflict and Translation </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%">Corpus-based Translation Studies </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%">Dialogue and Public Service Interpreting </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%">Gender and Translation </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%">Identity Issues in Translation and Interpreting </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%">Legal Issues in Translation and Interpreting </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%">Literary Translation and Translation of Children’s Literature </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%">Media Translation and Localisation </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%">Signed Language Interpreting and Translation </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%">Translation and Interpreting in Postcolonial Contexts </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%">Translation and Cultural Studies </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%">Translation History </li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%">Translator and Interpreter Training</li></ul>Speakers will be allocated 15 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion.Posters will be displayed during breaks.Advice and guidelines on how to present papers and write abstracts will be available on the website: <a href="http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/tipciti/speakers" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.hss.ed.ac.uk/tipciti/speakers</a>. Abstracts:Abstracts of 250-300 words, including a title and a brief outline of your paper, should be sent by email to Svenja Wurm, <a href="http://uk.f276.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=S.B.Wurm@hw.ac.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">S.B.Wurm@hw.ac.uk</a>, by Friday, 1 June 2007. Please provide contact details on all documents and indicate whether you would prefer to be considered for a paper presentation or a poster display. Publication of PapersSelected Papers will be published by the online, peer-reviewed journal New Voices in Translation Studies, edited by Charlotte Bosseaux, Gabriela Saldanha and Marion Winters (<a href="http://www.iatis.org/newvoices" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.iatis.org/newvoices</a>). Registration Information:Please register online at <a href="http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/tipciti/registration" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.hss.ed.ac.uk/tipciti/registration</a>. The Conference Fee is to be paid in Pounds Sterling upon arrival during registration on the day of the conference.Early-Bird Registration Fee before Friday, 14 September 2007: £15 (about € 23 or US$ 30, depending on the current exchange rate)Registration Fee after Friday, 14 September 2007: £ 20 (about € 30 or US$ 40, depending on the current exchange rate)Key-dates:Deadline for submission of abstracts: Friday, 1 June 2007Notification of acceptance: mid July 2007 (at the latest)Early Bird Registrations ends: Friday, 14 September 2007Conference opens at the University of Edinburgh : Friday, 2 November 2007Further Information:Please visit our website: <a href="http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/tipcti" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.hss.ed.ac.uk/tipcti</a> or contact a member of the organising committee.Conference Organising Committee:Sharon Deane ( University of Edinburgh ): <a href="http://uk.f276.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=s0348149@sms.ed.ac.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">s0348149@sms.ed.ac.uk</a> Elizabeth Goodwin-Andersson ( University of Edinburgh ): <a href="http://uk.f276.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=s9622192@sms.ed.ac.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">s9622192@sms.ed.ac.uk</a> Pei Meng ( University of Edinburgh ) Pablo Romero Fresco (Heriot-Watt University), <a href="http://uk.f276.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=pr30@hw.ac.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">pr30@hw.ac.uk</a> Svenja Wurm ( Heriot-Watt University ), <a href="http://uk.f276.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=S.B.Wurm@hw.ac.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">S.B.Wurm@hw.ac.uk</a> Marian Flanagan ( Dublin City University ): <a href="http://uk.f276.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=marian.flanagan23@mail.dcu.ie" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">marian.flanagan23@mail.dcu.ie</a>(with Colm Caffrey, Cathy Fowley, Susanne Ghassempur, Jacqueline Mulhall and Krisztina Zimanyi)<div>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>Svenja Wurm</div><div>PhD Student and Language Assistant</div><div>Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies</div><div>Heriot-Watt University</div><div>Edinburgh, EH14 4AS</div><div>Scotland</div><div></div><div>t: +44 131 4514229</div><div>e.: <a href="http://uk.f276.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=S.B.Wurm@hw.ac.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">S.B.Wurm@hw.ac.uk</a> </div><div></div>

Third International Postgraduate Conference in Translation and Interpreting

Third International Postgraduate Conference in Translation and Interpreting

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