An international conference hosted by the Centre for Translation and the Translation Programme,
Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong,
7-9 April 2020
Open panels
The Genealogies of Knowledge II conference will be hosting the following open panels. Colleagues are warmly invited to submit paper abstracts for consideration by the panel convenors by 30 September 2019.
Rewriting Chains in Comic Book Adaptations of Canonical Texts
Convenor: Dimitris Asimakoulas, University of Surrey, UK
Insurrectional Epistemologies in the Global Justice Movement: The Impact of Time and Space
Convenor: Julie Boéri, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
Orientalism and Historicity: Traditional and Emerging Forms of Mediation
Convenor: Phrae Chittiphalangsri, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Work Practices as Politics
Convenor: Christina Delistathi, University of Westminster, UK
Contesting Epistemologies in Cognitive Translation and Interpreting Studies: The current state of play
Convenors: Sandra L. Halverson, University of Agder, Norway and Álvaro Marín García, University of Essex, UK
Migrational Epistemologies: Translation in the Middle East and North Africa
Convenor: Kamran I. Karimullah, University of Manchester, UK
Translation and the Discourse of Diversity and Inclusion: Episteme, doxa or buzz words?
Convenor: Gillian Lane-Mercier, McGill University, Canada
Translation and Invisible Violence in the Human Sciences
Convenors: René Lemieux, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada and Joshua Price, Binghamton University, US
Translating Gender and Sexuality in the MENA Region
Convenor: Reem Meshal, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
Producing, Sharing and Transforming Knowledge on Social Media
Convenor: Neil Sadler, Queen’s University Belfast, UK
Translation and Mediation in Online Knowledge Platforms: Exploring Wikipedia and Beyond
Convenor: Mark Shuttleworth, Hong Kong Baptist University
Digital Approaches to Translational Epistemologies: Themes, Methods and Case Studies
Convenor: James St. André, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Microhistories of Translation in the Socialist Intellectual Space
Convenor: Igor Tyšš, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia
Translating Modernity: The Dissemination and Mediation of Modern Concepts in Asia
Convenor: Yifan Zhu and Kyung Hye Kim, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Submission of Paper Proposals
Submissions should be sent to the relevant panel convenor by 30 September 2019.
Submissions should consist of:
Abstract (350-400 words, including up to 5 bibliographic references).Contributor’s 150-word (maximum) biodata written in the third person. See examples from a previous event here: http://genealogiesofknowledge.net/events/gok2017conference/presenters/Full affiliation(s).
Notification of acceptance will be sent by 30 October 2019.
For more information, visit http://genealogiesofknowledge.net/events/gokconf2020/panels/
Call for PapersThis is a Call for papers to be submitted to the transLogos Translation Studies Journal, Vo. 9, Issue 1 (June 2026).This issue addresses a wide range of topics, including Translation Theory, Translation Criticism, History of Translation and Translation Studies, Applied Translation, Machine Translation, Computer Technologies in Translation, Translator Training, Technical Writing, as well as interdisciplinary issues in Translation Studies.You can submit your articles to translogos@diye.com.tr. Submission deadline: April 20, 2026.More details: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/translogos/page/6185
Call for Papers:This is a Call to submit abstracts to a Special Issue of the Translation and Translanguaging in Multilingual Contexts journal on Making Multilingualism Visible: Visual Methods in Translanguaging and Translation Pedagogies.Editors: Vander Tavares, Ge Song, Liang Cao, and Angel M. Y. Lin.Topics:Visual and multimodal research methodsArts-based and participatory approachesMultilingual identities and repertoiresMultimodal and creative pedagogiesVisual ethnography and digital storytellingMethodological and ethical reflectionsSubmission deadline: May 15, 2026. More details: https://benjamins.com/series/ttmc/callforpapers.pdf
Call for Papers: This is a Call for a conference on 'Who is Responsible for the Archives? An Interdisciplinary Approach to Ethics in a Digital Age'Aston University in Birmingham, UK (and online).Friday 26 June 2026.Themes:Ethics as resilience and environmental sustainabilityEthics as a moral and philosophical issueEthics as a form of social justiceSubmission deadline: 13 April 2026 to AUACConference2026@aston.ac.ukMore information: https://padlet.com/dturner2_23/aston-university-archives-centre-auac-ugu5rgn68k5u52av/wish/Ae2Ravo86dYYQnz4
Call for Papers:This is a Call to submit papers to the 2nd International Conference on Field Research on Translation and Interpreting 2027 (FIRE-T1 2).Tampere University, 3–5 March 2027.Themes and topics:workplace communication, social and socio-technical interaction, coordination, and collaborationmultimodality in T&I practices, processes, and productsthe role of the body, (cognitive) artifacts, and cultural practices in T&I(changing) dynamics of contemporary workplaces; hybridisation of practices and tasks in workplace environments; paraprofessional T&I practicesempirical and conceptual contributions grounded in situated cognitive perspectives such as distributed, extended, embodied, enacted, embedded, and affective cognitionempirical and conceptual contributions grounded in sociological perspectives, e.g., affect and emotions in T&I, practice theory, professional roles and (self-)images, professionals’ agencyapplications and discussions of (micro-)ethnographic and/or ethnomethodological approaches (such as conversation/multimodal interaction analysis) in field research on T&Iinnovative and/or synergetic theoretical and methodological approaches and frameworksthe use of (new) technologies in T&I practicesSubmission deadline: 31 August 2026.More details: https://events.tuni.fi/fireti2027/call-for-papers/
Call for Papers:This is a Call for submitting papers to the 2nd EATPA Symposium on East Asian Translation Pedagogy.Venue and date: University of Toronto, 18-19 June 2027Themes: AI technology and translation pedagogy (navigating across the human-tech divide)Fiction and non-fiction texts in translator training (satisfying industry needs?)Inter-institutional collaboration in translation pedagogy (e.g.: COIL)Language proficiencies for translation classrooms (e.g. are minimum levels required?)Translation feedback & evaluation criteria (e.g. how do we and how should we grade?)Multilingual translation classrooms (a boon for collaborative translation practice?)Multimodal texts and translating beyond words (e.g.: art-spaces and heritage sites)Political ideology and translation pedagogy (e.g. polarisation in cross-linguistic settings)Theory and practice in translator training (e.g. how to effectively connect the two)Abstract submission deadline: 30 September 2026More details: https://easiantpa.leeds.ac.uk/2nd-eatpa-symposium-on-east-asian-translation-pedagogy/
