The National University of Ireland Galway is recruiting a full-time, fixed term Postdoctoral Researcher for the project Multilingual Island: Sites of Translation and Encounter (MISTE). The project takes a ‘shared island’ approach to create an in-depth understanding of intercultural encounters in Ireland through the lens of language and translation, comparing…

Taking the AHRC-funded Experiential Translation Network (www.experientialtranslation.net)as a departure point in its focus on intersemiotic translation (Campbell and Vidal 2019), thisedited volume aims to explore the nature of translation in contemporary society and askswhat role experiential translation can play in addressing the ‘untranslatable residue thatreveals unbridgeable cultural differences’ (Kramsch and…

Call for proposals for thematic issues for review by the journal’s editorial board Guest editors may submit proposals for thematic issues to the journal’s editorial board. To do so, please send your proposal to Dr Isabelle Robert, using the journal’s general e-mail address (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). To be considered, proposals must include…

Research group “Translation and Language Studies” (Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology) is pleased to invite you to participate in the international conference on linguistics, discourse, media, communication, translation, cultural literacy and impact on society “Intermediality in Communication: Translation, Media, Discourse” held in Kaunas, Lithuania. You are…

Start date/duration: from 01.10.2022 for 6 yearsAdministrative unit: Department of Translation StudiesExtent of employment: 30 hours per weekJob Description: In this position you will carry out high level research and specialise in a particular field. You will hold your own lectures, tutor students and participate in administration. Deadline for applications: 16 September 2022 Fro more…

The theme of the conference is Diversity Now. The United Nations General Assembly has declared the period between 2022 and 2032 as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages to draw attention to the critical status of many Indigenous languages across the world and to encourage action for their preservation, revitalisation, and promotion. ISB14 especially…

We are pleased to announce that the upcoming IASS-15 conference at the University of Macedonia, August 30 – September 3, 2022, Thessaloniki (https://www.semioticsworld.com/) will be hosting a book launch concerning three new publications on translation where you have been actively involved in: Translation, Semiotics, and Feminism: Selected Writings of Barbara…

The concept of domain loss originated in the Nordic countries in the 1990s and was definedby Laurén, Myking & Picht as “loss of ability to communicate in the national language at all levels ofan area of knowledge because of deficient further development of the necessary means ofprofessional communication”. Foremost among…