LITERARY TRANSLATION IN PRACTICE

International Conference

10-11 May 2012

Università del Salento, Lecce, Italy

CALL FOR PAPERS

For the International Conference "Literary Translation in Practice" professionals and scholars are invited to submit proposals for papers. Deadline is Thursday March 1st 2012. More than one paper cannot be submitted. 

Papers, focusing on the particularity of literature as a text type in translation, should be planned according to the following guidelines: 

Paper Sessions

Paper sessions will be 90 minutes in length with each speaker allotted twenty minutes for presentation plus additional time for questions. Papers should focus on Italian-English or English-Italian literary translation in one of the following areas:

1. New insights into practical methodology

2. Critical analysis of published translations

3. Practical experience from the world of work

Abstract submission

Abstracts of 250 words in Italian or English should be sent by email, attached as a WORD document (.doc or .docx), to the following address: translation.lecce@gmail.com

Official Languages: Italian, English

Important Dates

• Deadline for the submission of proposals: 1 March 2012

• Notification of acceptance of proposals: 20 March 2012

LITERARY TRANSLATION IN PRACTICE

Conference Organizers: David Katan, Angela d'Egidio, Elisa Fina, Francesca VenturaUndergraduate, graduate and PhD Programmes in Translation Studies10-11 May 2012