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CfP: International Conference on 'Translation Beyond Human Languages and Cultures in Times of Ecological Crises'

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Call for Papers:

This is a Call for an International Conference on 'Translation Beyond Human Languages and Cultures in Times of Ecological Crises'
Hosted by Yıldız Technical University in Istanbul, Türkiye
Date
12–13 November 2026

Submissions open until 01 April 2026.

Conference Themes:

  • Ecosemiotics and inter-epistemic translation:

  • Translation, sustainability and environmental humanity:

  • Translating Indigenous knowledges and ecologies

  • Environmental discourses and non-professional translation and interpreting

  • Gender studies, ecofeminism and eco-translation

  • Translation/interpreting and animal rights

  • Translating ecological literature and arts

  • Eco-translation and intermediality (adaptations, documentaries, museums, AVT, games, music, performance arts, etc.)

  • Translation/interpreting for climate refugees

  • Translation ethics and ecology (e.g., ethical role of interpreters in business negotiations that undermine U.N. sustainability goals)

  • Translation and the legal personhood of the more-than-human

  • Ecological pedagogies in translator education

  • AI in translation/interpreting, and its carbon footprint

More details: https://www.beyondhumanconference.com/conference-themes

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