NEMLA - Montreal 2010 Call for Papers/roundtable "Translation and Identity ..."

[Miriam]

NEMLA Montreal 2010 Conference
7-11 April 2010
Montreal, Canada

Call for papers for the 2010 NEMLA Montreal Conference for the following roundtable:



"Translation and Identity: Transforming the Personal toward the National and the Global"

Translation is often considered a utilitarian skills set, a one-way process of substitution or reproduction of written and oral expression. However, translation is also a creative and communicative process, where transformation and recognition of the self in its social relationships unfold within a greater national and/or global whole.  While translation can emphasize the "differences" between the translated culture and that of the translator, translation as a communicative, two-way process can also foster an understanding of, and empathy between, the two.  On a global scale, identification with the signs, symbols and traditions of disparate communities welcomes a cross-cultural dialogue that bridges international borders. 

This roundtable session will explore translation as a transformative and creative process within personal, national and/or global contexts.  We will discuss the role translation plays in the establishment of identity (one's own and that of the target culture/language), the enhancement of intercultural dialogue, and the promotion of mutual empathy through communicative performance, in-service learning and study abroad experiences, as well as textual translation.  We will also examine the heightened role and new significance of translation within the ever changing global reality. We welcome a variety of perspectives and disciplines to this conversation, including, but not limited to, cultural and ethnic studies, linguistics, literature and gender studies.


Please submit 250-500 word abstracts to Miriam Margala (miriam at ling.rochester.edu) and to Dr. Kristine Doll (kdoll at salemstate.edu) by Oct 30, 2009. Please include your name, affiliation, email address, paper title and equipment requests, if any. All submissions will be acknowledged.

For more information, visit the NEMLA web site at: www.nemla.org




Thank you,

best wishes

Miriam Margala


-- 
Miriam Margala, PhD cand
Dept. of English, Dept. of Linguistics
University of Rochester
Rochester NY 14627


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