<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Arabic-L: Tue 24 May 2011<br>Moderator: Dilworth Parkinson <<a href="mailto:dil@byu.edu">dil@byu.edu</a>><br>[To post messages to the list, send them to arabic-l@byu.edu]<br>[To unsubscribe, send message from same address you subscribed from to<br><a href="mailto:listserv@byu.edu">listserv@byu.edu</a> with first line reading:<br> unsubscribe arabic-l ]<br><br>-------------------------Directory------------------------------------<br><br>1) Subject: 5th Asian Translation Traditions Conf<br><br>-------------------------Messages-----------------------------------<br>1)<br>Date: 24 May 2011<br>From: reposted from LINGUIST<br>Subject: 5th Asian Translation Traditions Conf<br><br>Full Title: 5th Asian Translation Traditions Conference <br>Short Title: ATT5-Sharjah <br><br>Date: 27-Nov-2012 - 29-Nov-2012<br>Location: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates <br>Contact Person: Said Faiq<br>Meeting Email: <a href="mailto:att5-sharjah@aus.edu">att5-sharjah@aus.edu</a><br>Web Site: <a href="http://www.aus.edu/conferences/att5-sharjah">http://www.aus.edu/conferences/att5-sharjah</a> <br><br>Linguistic Field(s): Translation <br><br>Call Deadline: 15-Mar-2012 <br><br>Meeting Description:<br><br>5th Asian Translation Traditions Conference (ATT5-Sharjah)<br>Patronage and Agency in/of Asian Translation Traditions<br><a href="http://www.aus.edu/conferences/att5-sharjah">http://www.aus.edu/conferences/att5-sharjah</a><br>27-29 November 2012<br>American University of Sharjah (AUS)<br>Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE)<br><br>Given the success of the previous four ATT conferences and building on the rich histories of the Asian translation traditions, the American University of Sharjah (AUS) invites contributions to the 5th Asian Translation Traditions Conference (ATT5-Sharjah). ATT5-Sharjah wishes to explore ways in which cross cultural exchange is executed and/or constrained by patronage and agency with a particular reference to the ethics and poetics of exporting and importing cultural goods through translation. Taking patronage and agency as the main theme, topics of the conference will explore the following sub-themes:<br><br>- Patronage and agents<br>- Agency of the translator <br>- Agency of translation <br>- Agency of texts<br>- Translation and national languages<br>- Agency networks<br>- Political patronage/agency<br>- Social patronage/agency<br>- The discourse of translation<br>- Translation and national memory/identity<br>- Translation and the emergence/rise of canons/paradigms.<br>- Translation and divided loyalties<br>- Authority and translation<br><br>Registration and Accommodation: <br><br>Details will be announced at a later date on the conference web-site (<a href="http://www.aus.edu/conferences/att5-sharjah">http://www.aus.edu/conferences/att5-sharjah</a>). <br><br>Call for Papers:<br><br>Please email submissions to the conference e-mail address (<a href="mailto:att5-sharjah@aus.edu">att5-sharjah@aus.edu</a>). Include the following information: <br><br>(1) Author's name(s)<br>(2) Postal address<br>(3) Phone number<br>(4) Fax number<br>(5) E-mail address<br>(6) Title of paper<br>(7) Abstract (maximum of 250 words)<br><br>For any queries/questions, please contact the conference convener, Said Faiq (<a href="mailto:att5-sharjah@aus.edu">att5-sharjah@aus.edu</a>).<br><br>Important Dates:<br><br>Deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2012<br>Notification of acceptance: Contributors will be notified of the outcome of their submissions by 30 April 2012. <br><br>Language of presentation: English<br><br><div>--------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>End of Arabic-L: 24 May 2011</div></body></html>