News and Events » Japanese http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/news-events Monash Arts Site Wed, 16 May 2012 02:12:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 TRANSLATION, TRANSNATION Winter School & Festival 2012 http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/news-events/2012/05/14/translation-transnation-winter-school-festival-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=translation-transnation-winter-school-festival-2012 http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/news-events/2012/05/14/translation-transnation-winter-school-festival-2012/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 03:43:37 +0000 alaet http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/news-events/?p=1562 The theme for the second annual Translation Winter School & Festival is TRANSLATION, TRANSNATION, giving emphasis to the connexions between transnational writing and the practice of translation. The event is aimed at students, writers, professional translators, language teachers and anyone interested in literary translation! A week-long residential programme of hands-on translation practice is accompanied by public talks and panel discussions addressing a wide range of topics, as well as networking opportunities. Daily translation workshops are led by both an expert translator and the author of the text to be translated.

Working languages for the 2012 Winter School are: ITALIAN, JAPANESE & CHINESE (MANDARIN).

Invited authors and translators

Italian stream: Laila Wadia & Brigid Maher

Japanese stream: Zhong Zhang & Elise Foxworth

Chinese (Mandarin) stream: Shu Cai & Ouyang Yu

Programme details

Date: 3–7 July, 2012

Venue: LaTrobe University Campus, 215 Franklin St, Melbourne, VIC 3000 (map and directions to Latrobe University).

Registration fee: (including participation in daily workshops and all public events, all materials, morning tea and lunch on workshop days, plus welcome reception): Waged: AUD$400 (incl. GST); Student/Unwaged: AUD$290 (incl. GST). There will also be a closing luncheon on the final day (cost tba).

Expressions of Interest (cover letter, CV and sample translation) are due Friday 25 May 2012. For information on how to submit an Expression of Interest, or to view the provisional program and information about accommodation, please visit http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/translation-interpreting/transnation.php. Also, see our event flyer.

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