Abstract

This seminar will follow the paths of "cultural translation" across the different disciplines. It will explore the concept's role on globalization politics and will question the main features of a "cultural translation" conceptual framework through a transdisciplinary perspective.

Biographic Note

Michaela Wolf lectures at the Department of Translation Studies of the University of Graz and has several works published in the field of translation theory and sociology of translation. She is the co-editor of Translation Studies, a reference journal in the field.

Note:

Participants are advised to read the following texts before the seminar:

- Michaela Wolf, "Translation – Transculturation. Measuring the perspectives of transcultural political action" (http://translate.eipcp.net/transversal/0608/wolf/en)

- Boris Buden, "Cultural Translation: Why it is important and where to start with it" (http://translate.eipcp.net/transversal/0606/buden/en  ).

Organization:

Research Group on Comparative Studies and Doctoral Program "Post-Colonialism and Global Citizenship", in partnership with the German Studies Section of the Department of Language, Literature and Culture of the School of Humanities, University of Coimbra.