This symposium at the University of Arizona highlights literary, poetic, and historical translating, particularly among working university scholars in various disciplines here on campus. Along with our visiting keynote speaker, the event will highlight local scholars and their insights from past experiences and current projects.
Keynote Speaker: ARON AJI
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, St. Ambrose University; MFA faculty in Literary Translation, University of Iowa
TALK TITLE: “Faithful Treasons: The Opportunity of Loss in Translation in Bilge Karasu’s A Long Day’s Evening”
Speakers:
SUSAN STRYKER Dept. of Gender & Women’s Studies; Director, Institute for LGBT Studies
SCOTT LUCAS Director, School of Middle Eastern & North African Studies
JAIME FATÁS Director, Translation and Interpretation Program, Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese
DALE BRENNEMAN Assistant Curator of Documentary History, Arizona State Museum
J. PHILIP GABRIEL Head, Dept. of East Asian Studies
BEPPE CAVATORTA Dept. of French & Italian
WENDY BURK UA Poetry Center
THOMAS KOVACH Dept. of German Studies
DAVID CHRISTENSON Dept. of Classics
IRÈNE D’ALMEIDA Dept. of French & Italian
SONIA COLINA Dept. of Spanish & Portuguese
FABIAN ALFIE Head, Dept. of French & Italian
TERESA POLOWY Head, Dept. of Russian & Slavic Studies
This event is sponsored by the College of Humanities; the Department of German Studies, the Department of Spanish & Portuguese, the Department of French & Italian, the MENA Student Organization, and the German Studies Graduate Association.
