Voice in Translation - Research Group
Voice in Translation is an international research group which explores concept(s) of voice in Translation Studies, and employs it in empirical research on translations.
Voice in Translation. From left: Kristiina Taivalkoski-Shilov (University of Helsinki), Hanne Jansen (University of Copenhagen), Agnes Whitfield (York University), Åse Johnsen (University of Bergen), Cecilia Alvstad (University of Oslo), Şehnaz Tahir-Gürçağlar (Bogaziçi University), Anna Wegener (University of Copenhagen).
About the group
Voice in Translation is an international research group which explores concept(s) of voice in Translation Studies, and employs it in empirical research on translations. Translations are constellations of voices: authors', translators', publishers', characters' voices; peripheral, official, counter-cultural voices; etc.
In our studies on "Voice" we aim at relating many currently disparate concepts: translation and authorial style, characters' speech, re-translation, self-translation, publishers' cuts, plagiarism, censorship, etc.
For information about the monthly translation seminar at the University of Oslo, see the Norwegian homepage.
Call for Papers:
Special Issue of Target 27:1 - Voice in Retranslation
Deadline for submission of abstracts: February 15, 2012
Deadline for submission of full articles: September 1, 2012
Submit your abstract to both guest editors Cecilia Alvstad and Alexandra Assis Rosa at: cecilia.alvstad@ilos.uio.no and a.assis.rosa@campus.ul.pt
Previous Events
- Authorial and Editorial Voices in Translation
University of Copenhagen, Denmark, November 2-3, 2011
Convenors: Hanne Jansen and Anna Wegener
Abstracts
- Intratextual Voices in Translation: Concepts, Discourses and Practices
Venue: Maison Suger, Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme, 16-18 Suger, Paris VIe, France, March 14-15, 2011. Convenors: Cecilia Alvstad, Kristiina Taivalkoski-Shilov, Jeroen Vandaele and Agnès Whitfield.
Call for papers
- Voice in Retranslation
Conference, October 21-22, 2010.
Key-Note Speakers: Kaisa Koskinen and Outi Paloposki Convenors: Cecilia Alvstad, Jeroen Vandaele and Eva Refsdal. - Voice in Film Translation
Conference, November 11-12, 2010.
Key-Note Speakers: Jorge Díaz Cintas and Aline Remael Convenors: Jeroen Vandaele, Rosario Garnemark and Cecilia Alvstad
- Voice in Translation
A one day conference with invited speakers, February 25, 2010. Convenor: Cecilia Alvstad