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Şebnem Susam-Saraeva @sebnemsaraeva.bsky.social · 3d

CFP Exploring Translator Norms Translation Spaces benjamins.com/series/ts/ca...

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esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 5d

CfP 🔊International Translation Conference:
Artificial Intelligence and Audiovisual Translation: Challenges and New Horizons, University of Palermo @unipa.it, 23–24 April 2026.

Deadline for abstract submission: 22/12/2025

Full CfP here: www.unipa.it/dipartimenti...

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Alex South @amsouth.bsky.social · Aug 30

'Keening - Song of the Stranding' album launched today to commemorate the mass stranding of pilot whales that occurred in Lewis in July 2023. Please have a listen! Musical collaboration with @nordicviola.bsky.social and Nerea Bello.
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Keening - Song of the Stranding, by Keening - Song of the Stranding

3 track album

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Şebnem Susam-Saraeva @sebnemsaraeva.bsky.social · 14d

Glad to be part of the MOTH Ideas Hub
mothrights.org/article/unde...

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Cadernos de Linguística @cadlin.bsky.social · 15d

Drawing on years of research on Mayan languages and writing systems, David Mora-Marín examines how a linguistic change in Classic Mayan inscriptions connects to diplomacy and social life.
Read his new article: doi.org/10.25189/267...

Card from Cadernos de Linguística introducing author David Mora-Marín. At the top, text reads “MEET THE AUTHOR | CADERNOS DE LINGUÍSTICA.” Below is a round photo of David Mora-Marín, with short dark hair, beard, glasses, and a friendly expression. His name appears in bold, followed by a short bio in English stating he is a linguistic anthropologist specializing in the cultural and linguistic history of Mesoamerica, with research on Mayan historical linguistics, hieroglyphic texts, language variation, Mesoamerican writing systems, and comparative studies with Mije-Sokean and Chibchan families. It ends noting he teaches at UNC. The background is beige with minimalist design.

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Şebnem Susam-Saraeva @sebnemsaraeva.bsky.social · 15d

Extended deadline for NPIT7 conference npit7-conference.uni-graz.at/en/npit-conf...

Submissions and registration - NPIT-Conference 2026

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Julie McDonough Dolmaya @jlmdolmaya.bsky.social · 16d

Mercredi (24 sept): Je vais parler de mon projet de recherche actuel--une revue systématique de la littérature qui porte sur la traduction et les bandes dessinées. I'll compare the results of 5 bibliographic database searches with GPT-5 and Scite_. C'est une communication en français.

Image de promotion pour la troisième séance du séminaire de la CEFAN - 24 septembre 2025. Julie McDonough Dolmaya et Ugo Ellefsen sont les conférenciers. / Promotional image for the third CEFAN seminar on September 24, 2025. Julie McDonough Dolmaya and Ugo Ellefsen are the two speakers.

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Şebnem Susam-Saraeva @sebnemsaraeva.bsky.social · Aug 27

CFP for Feminist Translation Studies journal think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

Translating as Feminists: Collectives and Collaborative Work

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Cadernos de Linguística @cadlin.bsky.social · Aug 26

From its inception, Cadernos de Linguística has upheld equity, diversity, inclusion & accessibility in scholarly communications. This ongoing commitment is now affirmed as the journal becomes an official signatory of the C4DISC Joint Statement of Principles: c4disc.org/adopting-org...

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Şebnem Susam-Saraeva @sebnemsaraeva.bsky.social · Aug 26

Target Special Issue CFP, Translating the climate crisis: Language, power, and socio-environmental justice benjamins.com/series/targe...

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Şebnem Susam-Saraeva @sebnemsaraeva.bsky.social · Aug 10

The Martha Cheung Award for Best English Article in Translation Studies by an Early Career Scholar at Hong Kong Baptist University, ctn.hkbu.edu.hk/activities/t...

Martha Cheung Award – Centre for Translation, HKBU

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Şebnem Susam-Saraeva @sebnemsaraeva.bsky.social · Jul 8

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Special issue CFP: Modernity in translation – Encounters in translation

Guest editors Professor Mustafa Riad, Ain Shams University, Egypt Professor Tarek Shamma, Binghamton University, New York, USA Languages of submission Proposals may be submitted in French or English....

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Red T @red-t.bsky.social · Jul 7

USA: Sayed Naser Noori, a former Afghan #interpreter who assisted US forces, awaits the "credible fear" interview behind bars. #ProtectLinguists
fox5sandiego.com/news/local-n...

Former Afghan interpreter detained by ICE speaks out from behind bars

An Afghan wartime ally currently detained at the Otay Mesa Detention Center, is speaking out, calling on President Trump to uphold the government’s promises

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Center for the Art of Translation @catranslation.org · Jul 7

"I wanted my translation to honor Dante’s decision to write the poem in the vernacular instead of in literary Latin." Mary Jo Bang interviewed in Asymptote Journal about her translation of PARADISO. We're hosting an event with Mary Jo Bang in SF this fall! www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2025/07...

An Interview with Mary Jo Bang on Translating Paradiso by Dante Alighieri - Asymptote Blog

I wanted my translation to honor Dante’s decision to write the poem in the vernacular instead of in literary Latin.

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Şebnem Susam-Saraeva @sebnemsaraeva.bsky.social · Jul 7

Dictionary of Gender in Translation - a project of the International Research Network-IRN World Gender– is open to new contributions:
worldgender.cnrs.fr/notices/la-b...

La bâtarde - Dictionnaire du Genre en Traduction

Bâtarde : « fille de bast », conçue ou née sur un « bât », au hasard de la vie de muletier, hors du lit conjugal, sur un lit de fortune installé sur une charrette ou le dos d’une bête. La bâtarde est ...

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Feminist Translation Network @ftnetwork.bsky.social · Jul 7

What makes a translation 'feminist'? Catch up with translators Marilyn Booth, @rudotranslates.bsky.social, Seán McDonagh, @eletenf.bsky.social, Georgia Wall & Anam Zafar discussing their works-in-progress for a new anthology published by @theemmapress.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAwP...

Feminist Translation Network: Scratch Night

YouTube video by The Emma Press

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Alejandro Bolaños (he/él/lui) @abolgaresc.bsky.social · Jul 7

Do you watch foreign-language content with English subtitles? A survey explores how English-speaking viewers engage with subtitles and whether optional on-screen explanations could help improve understanding. It takes about 15-20 minutes to complete: forms.office.com/e/6Hd0DtYJsx.

Microsoft Forms

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Tiina Tuominen @tiinaktuominen.bsky.social · Jul 7

The full programme of the FIT World Congress has now been published, and to celebrate, you can register at a reduced rate until 27 July! I will be there to moderate a panel on audiovisual translation, and looking forward to seeing many interesting talks.

See you in Geneva!

fit2025.org

Home page - XXIII FIT World Congress

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Şebnem Susam-Saraeva @sebnemsaraeva.bsky.social · Jul 2

npit7-conference.uni-graz.at/en/
7th International Conference on Non-Professional Interpreting and Translation (NPIT7)
Spaces and Times of Multilingual Practices
University of Graz, 14-16 May 2026

NPIT-Conference 2026

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Şebnem Susam-Saraeva @sebnemsaraeva.bsky.social · Jun 12

Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation, Taiwan/Ireland Poetry Translation Competition 2025 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Şebnem Susam-Saraeva @sebnemsaraeva.bsky.social · Jun 4

Issue 3 of Encounters in Translation is now available. Diamond Open Access, with long, 1000-word synopses of articles available in multiple languages publications-prairial.fr/encounters-i...

3 | 2025 - Regular issue – Encounters in translation

The third issue of Encounters in translation has been produced with the kind support of Bodies in Translation, Knowledge and Sustainability in Cultural Translation (Department of Culture Studies and O...

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Chartered Institute of Linguists @ciol-linguists.bsky.social · Jun 3

CIOL Chair of Council Steve Doswell recently took part in a UK Government employers webinar on building multilingual, inclusive workplaces. In this CIOL Voices blog, he offers his reflections on what was discussed.
www.ciol.org.uk/building-mul...
#CIOLVoices #Multilingual #Workplace #Inclusive #EDI

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Edinburgh Environmental Humanities Network @eehnetwork.bsky.social · Jun 3

This year's James Tait Black Prize for Fiction went to Lucas Rijneveld's My Heavenly Favourite, translated by Michele Hutchison. A book of great interest to animal and environmental scholars: www.ed.ac.uk/news/transla...

Translated works win UK’s oldest book awards

A portrait of obsessive desire and a lushly illustrated elegy for the lost identity of the Arab world have won the UK’s longest-running literary awards.

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Center for the Art of Translation @catranslation.org · Jun 3

NYC: Join us on Wednesday, June, 4 at 7PM at Yu and Me Books for the final U.S. stop of the MENDING BODIES book tour with author Hon Lai Chu, translator @jacqlyy.bsky.social‬, and writer/translator Bonnie Chau. More at: www.yuandmebooks.com/products/boo...

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Matt Valler, PhD @mattvaller.bsky.social · May 29

Super-pleased to have a chapter in this new book on Bible Translation. There is a WILD chasm between Translation Studies and Bible Translation, despite the Bible being the world’s most translated text! Lots of historic reasons, but time to bridge the gap! wipfandstock.com/978166677128...

Expanding Approaches to Bible Translation- Wipf and Stock Publishers

The assertion in this book, included within the BPC series, is that translation is as fundamental to biblical material as performance--both in its history as...

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