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Workshop with Anthony Pym, on The Medieval Postmodern in Translation Studies

cover of Anthony Pym's book, 'Exploring Translation Theories'
September 12, 2014
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Humanities Institute, 104 East 15th Av

Literacy in Translation Series

Anthony Pym is Professor of Translation and Intercultural Studies, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain and Visiting Researcher at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. Pym is President of the European Society for Translation Studies. He will lead a workshop, organized by the Literacy inTranslation working group, that considers the relationship of 12-century translation practices to translation in the age of electronic communication.
 
A comparison between contemporary software localization projects and 12-century translation practices reveals some intriguing parallels with respect to the way the translation concept is configured and the way translators work together. In neither case is there a fixed start text; in both cases there is significant teamwork; in both cases we find a clear separation of literalism from adaptation. In between those two periods, in an age of print, we find the development of our more common presuppositions: a lone translator, a fixed start text, and equivalence. This analysis also gives a few clues as to what translation is becoming in our age of electronic communication, and what consequences this is having for intercultural relations.
 
Seating is limited. Registration required. Email hanson.94@osu.