CETRA - Centre for Translation Studies at KU Leuven

CETRA is pleased to spread the word about a call for papers for an upcoming interdisciplinary symposium on "Polyphony and Silence: Counter-hegemonic writing practices, migration, and multilingualism" being organised by CETRA staff member Núria Codina Solà, CETRA 2024 alumna Marialena Avgerinou, and Sonja Faaren Ruud at COLLAB (https://collab-lit.com). Abstract deadline: 6 December.

Call for papers: “Polyphony and Silence” interdisciplinary symposium, 15-16 May 2025 (Leuven, Belgium) CETRA is pleased to share the following call for papers with the CETRA community, which comes to us from CETRA staff member Núria Codina Solà and her colleagues at COLLAB – Collaborative Prac…

CETRA is pleased to share the following call for papers with the CETRA community, which comes to us from Marianna Deganutti, a researcher at the Slovak Academy of Bratislava and a co-founder of LangueFlow, an international research group focusing on multilingual literature.

CfP: Script-switching in Literary Texts (online colloquium) CETRA is pleased to share the following call for papers with the CETRA community, which comes to us from Marianna Deganutti, a researcher at the Slovak Academy of Bratislava and a co-founder of Lan…

The first week of CETRA Summer School has flown by, and what an amazing start it's been! 🌟 We've been treated to outstanding presentations and participated in in thought-provoking workshops. Check out these highlights from the past few days, and let's carry that energy into next week! Have a great weekend, and we can't wait to see you all again soon!
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The 35th CETRA Research Summer School in Translation Studies is off to a running start, led by our 2024 CETRA Chair Professor, Lynne Bowker! We welcome 29 participants from 14 countries for two weeks of reflection on concepts and methods at the frontiers of translation studies. Recordings of the Chair Lectures will be made available on CETRA's YouTube channel as they are given over the next two weeks. https://www.youtube.com/

CETRA is pleased to share the following job opportunity with the CETRA community, which comes to us from CETRA staff member Francis Mus.

Job opportunity: Full-time PhD researcher studying paratextual representations of translators within francophone literatures (Ghent University, deadline 30 June 2024) CETRA is pleased to share the following job opportunity with the CETRA community, which comes to us from CETRA staff member Francis Mus: This job posting is available in Dutch, English and French. …

The call for participants for the 2024 CETRA Research Summer School in Translation Studies is now open! We are thrilled to welcome Lynne Bowker as this year's CETRA Chair Professor. Applications welcome until 21 March. For more info, see https://www.arts.kuleuven.be/cetra/summer_school

CETRA is pleased to help spread the word about an upcoming international conference to be held in Brussels from 28-29 November 2024 on the topic of ‘Book translation in multilingual states (1945-2024)‘, organised jointly by KU Leuven, UCLouvain and the Royal Library of Belgium.

The event is co-organised by CETRA board member Elke Brems and colleagues Timothy Sirjacobs and Ewoud Goethals. The deadline for the submission of abstracts is 1 April 2024.

Call for conference papers: ‘Book translation in multilingual states (1945-2024)’ (Brussels, deadline for abstracts: 1 April 2024) CETRA is pleased to help spread the word about an upcoming international conference to be held in Brussels from 28-29 November 2024 on the topic of ‘Book translation in multilingual states (1…

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We are happy to spread the news about a CfP for a special issue of Target: Translation and Labour, guest-edited by Cornelia Zwischenberger and Alexa Alfer (University of Vienna). Submission deadline: 15 January 2024.

The guest-editors welcome proposals for conceptual papers as well as case studies and empirical research contributions that address the labour and work of translation and interpreting in both theory and practice.

For more information, see:

Call for Papers - Special issue of Target "Translation and Labour" Guest edited by Cornelia Zwischenberger and Alexa Alfer

CETRA is pleased to announce that this year's CETRA Fall Lecture will be delivered by Ilse Feinauer (University of Stellenbosch). She will speak on "Curational practice as translation: The case of the District Six Museum in Cape Town". For more information and to register (on-campus or online), see our blog!

Invitation: CETRA Fall Lecture 2023 by Ilse Feinauer, “Curational practice as translation: The case of the District Six Museum in Cape Town”, 15 November 2023, 10:30am (on-campus and online) CETRA is pleased to welcome Professor Ilse Feinauer (University of Stellenbosch) in Antwerp to deliver the CETRA Fall Lecture 2023. Her lecture will take place on Wednesday, 15 November 2023 from 1…

We are happy to help spread the word about the upcoming international symposium “Authorship in a Global and Transnational Context” (KU Leuven, 30-31 May), which will explore how collaboration and activist networks in contexts of migration redefine traditional notions of authorship. The deadline for abstract submission is 15 December 2023.

The symposium is part of the ERC Starting Grant project “COLLAB: Making Migrant Voices Heard through Literature: How Collaboration Is Changing the Cultural Field” led by CETRA member Núria Codina Solà, which looks at a wide array of collaborative practices that create spaces for literary participation of migrants, including translation.

Call for Papers: Authorship in a Global and Transnational Context (KU Leuven, 30-31 May 2024) Since the consolidation of world literature as a field of research in the 1990s, the study of literature beyond national frameworks has almost become commonplace. While the focus of this discipline…

We rounded of the final day of the 34th CETRA Research Summer School in Translation Studies this afternoon! It was an inspired edition, thanks in no small part to the contributions of its Chair Professor, Hanna Risku. Recordings of all of her lectures are available on the CETRA blog: https://cetra.blog. Thank you to all who helped make this year's summer school a success, especially the 25 participants who became CETRA Alumni today!

The 34th CETRA Summer School has concluded! The 34th CETRA Research Summer School in Translation Studies has concluded, with a celebratory closing session honouring the contributions of its 2023 Chair Professor, Hanna Risku, and the members …

📣 Call for Papers: Affect in Translation 📚

Join us in advancing our understanding of the role of affect in the translation process and its impact on various domains.

🌟 Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

The role of affect among translation agents/actors.
How translation shapes affect in specific contexts (e.g., politics, literature, identity).
The influence of technology on translators and the profession.
Sociocultural and economic factors' impact on affect in translation.
Advancements in areas like self-translation, retranslation, and untranslatability.

📝 Abstract Submissions:
Submit your abstract (500-750 words) and a 150-word bio to [email protected] by November 15, 2023.

🗓️ Important Dates:

Abstract submission deadline: November 15, 2023
Notification of acceptance: February 15, 2024
Chapter submission deadline: September 15, 2024
Estimated publication: Summer 2025

For inquiries and more information, feel free to contact us at [email protected].

Call for papers: ‘Affect in Translation’ (edited volume) Translation Studies scholars have shown a growing interest in the role affect and emotions play in the translation process. Research in this vein has explored links between affe…

We kicked off the 34th edition of the CETRA Research Summer School in Translation Studies yesterday! As part of the Summer School, the 2023 CETRA Chair Professor, Hanna Risku, will deliver five Chair Lectures. We will be posting the recordings on our blog as they become available. The first one is up now!

(RECORDINGS) CETRA Chair Lectures by the 2023 CETRA Chair Professor Hanna Risku As part of the two-week CETRA Research Summer School in Translation Studies, the 2023 CETRA Chair Professor, Professor Hanna Risku, is delivering five CETRA Chair Lectures: Socio-cognitive translat…

What do concepts of 'translation' developed in Translation Studies and the Social Sciences have to offer each other? Do you have a compelling answer? Consider submitting to this special issue of Translation in Society.

Call for Papers: “Round trips wanted! Travelling concepts between Translation Studies and the Social Sciences, and beyond” Special issue of Translation in Society, guest-edited by Cornelia Zwischenberger (University of Vienna). Submission deadline: 31 August 2023 For more information, see: The concept of ‘translation’ …

Join us on 23 March at 3pm (Brussels time) for the CETRA/CERES Spring Lecture by Emily Apter on "Translating Injustice: The Problem of Speech Unfreedom in Claudia Rankie's 'Just Us'". Register to attend (in person or via livestream) here:

'Translating Injustice: The Problem of Speech Unfreedom in Claudia Rankine's Just Us' Emily Apter's lecture 'Translating Injustice: The Problem of Speech Unfreedom in Claudia Rankine's Just Us' will take place on Thursday, the 23rd of March 2023 starting at 3pm (Brussels time)

The application deadline for CETRA Summer School 2023 (online) is fast approaching (6 March)! Jumpstart your advanced research in translation studies with two weeks of intensive, inspiring and interactive training from CETRA's world-class staff and this year's Chair Professor, Hanna Risku.

Application deadline approaching for CETRA Summer School 2023 (online) Applications due by 6 March 2023! For more information about the programme and application instructions, see