Type of Event: Lecture-Workshop
Date: 2008-06-16
Venue: Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies at the University of Manchester, UK

Event theme(s):

Description: 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)



Keynote Speakers: Dr Paul Bandia (Concordia University, Montreal)

Deadline for submission of proposals:
Registration deadline: 2008-03-21
Contact details: 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).
Event website: For more details consult the Translation Research Summer School website at http://www.researchschool.org/