Translation Research Summer School 2008
16-27 June 2008, Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies at the University of Manchester
The TRANSLATION RESEARCH SUMMER SCHOOL (TRSS), a joint initiative of three British universities, organizes an annual two-week course offering intensive research training in translation and intercultural studies for prospective researchers in the field.
The units collaborating in the Summer School are the Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies at the University of Manchester, the Centre for Intercultural Studies at University College London (UCL), and the Translation Studies Graduate Programme, School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, University of Edinburgh
2008 Teaching Staff
Mona Baker (University of Manchester), Kathryn Batchelor (University of Nottingham), Morven Beaton (University of Manchester), Siobhan Brownlie (University of Manchester), Sameh Fekry Hanna (University of Salford), Sue-Ann Harding (University of Manchester), Theo Hermans (University College London), Maeve Olohan (University of Manchester), Luis Perez Gonzalez (University of Manchester), Loredana Polezzi (University of Warwick), Sebnem Susam-Sarajeva (University of Edinburgh), Rebecca Tipton (University of Salford), Marion Winters (University of Edinburgh)
Invited Speaker: Dr Paul Bandia (Concordia University, Montreal)
The Summer School is open to suitably qualified students from across the
world.
Candidates should normally hold the degree of Master of Arts or equivalent in a relevant subject (typically a humanities subject involving cross-cultural studies), should be proficient in English and should either have started or be actively considering research in translation and/or intercultural studies.
Contact Details: Lukasz Kaczmarek
lukasz.kaczmarek@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Registration: 975 GBP for sponsored students, 680 GBP for self-funded
students (scholarships available)
Application deadline: 21 March 2008
For more details consult the Translation Research Summer School website at
[url=http://www.researchschool.org/]http://www.researchschool.org/[/url]
Posted by Federico Zanettin on 8th Feb 2008
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