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Synopsis Audiovisual translation (AVT) has rapidly developed into a mature sub-discipline of Translation Studies over the past 30 years. However, the bulk of the research publications in this field is skewed towards the European context and the reports are mostly authored by European scholars and professionals. The reason for this may partly lie in the fact that the varied AVT services have been offered for a relatively longer time in Europe which have consequently led to the existing social norms, legal requirements and the increasing interest of the scholars on the continent. However, even though AVT issues are similarly significant in many other parts of the world where the need for access to multimedia content across languages and cultures is equally great, AVT outside Europe has not attracted significant attention in terms of scientific studies and publications. One of the purposes of this book is to serve as a platform to encourage scholars based outside Europe to share their AVT history, current state, and emerging problems and solutions. At the same time, the book is certainly not limited to non-European nationals and welcomes contributions from scholars in Europe who have investigated AVT issues which pertain to locales outside European countries or are relevant on a global scale. Considering the multidisciplinary approach of the book, researchers and professionals in audiovisual translation, as well as scholars affiliated with other human and social sciences, are invited to contribute their research findings which relate to (a) setting(s) outside the European continent.  

Guest editors:• Sheila Castilho (Dublin City University/ADAPT Centre)• Federico Gaspari (University for Foreigners “Dante Alighieri” of Reggio Calabria/ADAPT Centre)• Joss Moorkens (Dublin City University/ADAPT Centre)• Maja Popović (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin)• Antonio Toral (University of Groningen) Since the Machine Translation (MT) community became aware of the potential of Neural Machine Translation (NMT), an increasing number of MT providers and research groups have focused their energies and resources on developing NMT systems. More and more NMT systems continue to go into production, providing consumers of raw MT with output that shows a jump in fluency when compared with statistical MT (SMT; Bentivogli et al. 2017; Toral and Sánchez-Cartagena 2017). However, it is not yet clear how translators can best work with NMT output, whether there are advantages to using NMT as a productivity tool, or what specific challenges are involved in post-editing NMT output with respect to SMT. Studies (such as Castilho et al. 2017) showed minor improvements in productivity and technical effort, relative to the improved scores using automatic metrics and human fluency evaluation. This special issue seeks to publish studies that investigate how users work with NMT output, in order to understand the repercussions of the large-scale move to NMT on translators and post-editors. Areas of special interest include, but are not limited to, the following: * Post-editing techniques and approaches specific to NMT output* Usability studies* Users and interactive NMT (see Peris and Casacuberta 2018)* Controlled languages designed to optimise the result of NMT* Error taxonomies to evaluate and improve NMT systems (Klubička et al., 2017)* Studies of cognitive effort (possibly using eye-tracking or pause analysis)* Studies of technical and temporal effort in MT interaction* Hybrid forms of NMT (combined with rule-based or statistical approaches)* Integrating user feedback in NMT systems (see Turchi et al. 2017)* Controlling terminology in NMT systems CPF: https://www.springer.com/computer/ai/journal/10590/PSE... IMPORTANT DATES:July 15, 2018: Paper submission dueAugust 30, 2018: Notification of acceptanceOctober 10, 2018: Camera ready paper due SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:• Authors should follow the "Instructions for Authors" available on the journal website:o Go to https://link.springer.com/journal/10590o Click on ‘Instructions for authors’ on the righto Expand ‘Text’ and you will see a Latex template• Length of paper is determined by total of submissions received. We recommend around 15 pages.• Papers should be submitted online directly on the MT journal's submission website: http://www.editorialmanager.com/coat/default.asp and select this special issue   https://www.springer.com/computer/ai/journal/10590/PSE?detailsPage=press  

Translation Horizons (Edited by Beijing Foreign Studies University, published by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press) Special Issue Call for Papers Translation of Classical Chinese Novels: Texts, Paratexts and Contexts Guest edited by Lintao Qi (Monash University) and Moss Roberts (New York University) Classical Chinese novels play a unique and prominent role in the history of Chinese literature, particularly towards the end of the pre-modern period, when “xiaoshuo (for want of a better equivalent in English, novel)” matured and prospered as a genre in the Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty. Due to multifarious factors such as the circulation pattern of novels, technical limitation of printing, and at times, literary censorship, practically all classical Chinese novels have more than one version. This plurality of texts, on the one hand, enriched the textual history of novels in China; while on the other hand, it significantly complicated the translation landscape when classical Chinese novels were introduced to the outside world. Translation of a text across linguistic, cultural and geographical borders always bear the imprints of the ideology of the translator, the socio-cultural features of the target context, and most likely, the negotiation and compromise between the various agents and/or patrons involved such as the commissioner, the translator and the publisher, whose powers are, more often than not, imbalanced. And these can usually be best uncovered by scrutinising not the translated texts, but the paratexts of translations: prefaces, correspondence between the agents and/or patrons, interviews, reviews, and publisher’s public archives, etc. Research on the translation of classical Chinese novels has been increasing in recent years, and is developing into a multi-disciplinary area. The editors of the proposed Special Issue of Translation Horizons would welcome proposals for essays that explore the following areas, and other related topics: Historical studies: At what historical moment was a classical Chinese novel translated into a particular language? And what are the socio-cultural motivations? Is the choice of such texts isolated cases or does it represent a historical trend? How has the plurality of source texts been dealt with and what are the implications of such choices? Translator studies: Who devised the translations? What are the habitus and capitals of the translators? How did the translators’ ethos affect their translated texts? Sociological studies: What are the translation strategies? How (or whether) have these strategies been conditioned by the socio-cultural contexts of the time, e.g. popular ideology, political policy, literary censorship, etc.? Are there any network of agents and/or patrons at work in the choice of translation strategies, or more broadly, in the publication of the translations? Comparative studies: If there are more than one translation of a novel into a particular language, in what ways are they similar to, or different from each other, in terms of textual and paratexutal features, translatorial orientations, and reception by readers? Retranslation studies: If multiple translations of a novel exist, are they synchronically or diachronically related to each other? Is one translation an active or passive retranslation of another? Contextual studies: Why have there been retranslations of the same novel? Are the reasons for retranslation temporal, historical, political, personal or commercial? Are the considerations of a translator of a retranslation mainly linguistic, cultural or even academic? Theoretical studies: Are there any patterns observable from the history of retranslations of classical Chinese novels? Are these in line with or in opposition to the retranslation hypothesis proposed by Antoine Berman? Adaptation studies: Are all the translations of the same novel complete translations? Is there any partial translation, or adaptation? If so, what have been transferred into the target text, and what have been left out? Why have these happened? Is the translator, the publisher, any other agent or patron, or the social milieu responsible for such adaptations? If so, in what manner? Paratextual studies: What are the roles of paratexts such as book covers, prefaces, interviews, book reviews, correspondence and archives in the study of translations, translators and/or the other agents?Methodological studies: How can the texts, paratexts and contexts of translations of classical Chinese novel be most effectively examined and studied? Ontological studies: The Chinese terms and their translations. In the case of xiaoshuo, does xiao suggest false modesty, meaning content of lesser consequence (even trivial) compared say to daxue, the study of important matters, i.e., state and social relations, the focus of the Lunyu? And shuo as casual informal conversational written story-telling? Yanyi, zhuan, jian (mirror), ji would be contrasting ways to describe a narration. The Hongloumeng itself has characters who question the value of reading such narrations. Do you think the title Hongloumeng has been correctly translated? Does hong modify lou or meng?Miscellaneous studies:g. interviews with the translators of classical Chinese novels. Instructions for Authors Submission instructions Articles will be 6000–8000 words in length, in English (including notes and references); however, the translated texts on which the proposed papers are based could be in any language. Abstracts of 400-500 words should be sent to the guest editors at lintao.qi@monash.edu and moss.roberts@nyu.edu. Schedule 30 June 2018: deadline for submitting abstracts to the guest editors 31 August 2018: deadline for decisions on abstracts 30 April 2019: submission of papers 30 November 2019: submission of final version of papers May 2020: Publication date Contact: lintao.qi@monash.edu and moss.roberts@nyu.edu. About Translation Horizons Translation Horizons is biannual, peer-reviewed journal focused on disseminating scholarly research relevant to translation and interpreting. The inaugural issue of the journal was released in May 2016. It is edited by the Center for Translation Studies of the School of English and International Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University, and published by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. It is abstracted and indexed in Translation Studies Bibliography (TSB) and CNKI. Translation Horizons publishes original theoretical and empirical research articles as well as translations of influential theoretical and methodological research articles written in languages other than Chinese. It also pays close attention to studies on translator and interpreter training and issues in the language industry. The Journal publishes in every issue eight research articles, one book review and one interview. Articles should be submitted to bfsuwts@163.com. For more information, please visit http://translationhorizons.com/. About the guest editors Lintao Qi obtained his Doctoral degree in Translation Studies from Monash University, Australia in 2015. He is currently lecturing in the Master’s program of Translation and Interpreting at Monash University. His research interest is in the translation of canonical Chinese works. Having completed his bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D degrees at Columbia University, Moss Roberts has been a professor in NYU’s Department of East Asian studies since 1968. He has released dozens of publications on Asian language and culture, including multiple books and translations. He currently teaches courses on East Asian civilization and serves as the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

The work of language professionals is not always sufficiently appreciated. However, were it not for their work, it would be impossible for us all to enjoy world literature or the fruits of scientific and technological progress or to access different other cultures. The understanding among nations and the pursuit of peace would also be jeopardized were it not for the contribution of language professionals.The Asociación Cubana de Traductores e Intérpretes (ACTI) and the Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec (OTTIAQ) invite you to their XIth Cuba-Québec International Symposium on Translation, Terminology and Interpretation for an analysis and discussion of the Social Footprint of Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters (TTIs). The symposium will be held on December 5–7, 2018 in Varadero (Cuba)—world renowned for its resorts and beaches. Deadline for submission of abstracts (no more than 250 words): June 30, 2018 See full Call for papers 

Submit a Paper to the International Journal of Translation, Interpretation, and Applied Linguistics (IJTIAL) Editors-in-Chief: Wei Zhao (Shandong University (Weihai), China) and Ying Cui (Shandong University (Weihai), China) Published Semi-Annually. Est. 2019.   The International Journal of Translation, Interpretation, and Applied Linguistics (IJTIAL) is a biannual innovative forum for researchers and practitioners from any part of the world to disseminate the latest trends, techniques, and practical solutions in the growing fields of translation, interpretation, and linguistics. This journal encompasses a broad range of discussions on translation theories, interpretation practice, global education of translators and interpreters and applied linguistics. The editorial offices for the journal are based at Shandong University (Weihai) in China. The journal is universally accessible in both online and print form. It does not charge any review or publication fees. ISSN: 2575-6974|EISSN: 2575-6982|DOI: 10.4018/IJTIAL Mission The mission of the International Journal of Translation, Interpretation, and Applied Linguistics (IJTIAL) is to encourage sound empirical interdisciplinary research that aims at the improvement of T&I and ESL practice. It also accepts theoretical research articles, book reviews and interviews. The language of publication is English although the issues discussed may involve all languages and language combinations. Thematic issues guest-edited by leading scholars from around the world are published annually and proposals are welcome. Coverage ▪ T&I theory and practice▪ T&I Teaching and Training▪ T&I technology and aids▪ Linguistics and T&I▪ Linguistics and ESL Education Submission Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit their original empirical research articles 5,000–9,000 words in length. Submissions of book reviews and interviews should be circa 2,000-4000 words. Interested authors must consult the journal’s guidelines for manuscript submissions. The submission page can be found by clicking here.  All submissions and inquiries should be directed to the attention of: Wei Zhao or Ying CuiEditors-in-ChiefInternational Journal of Translation, Interpretation, and Applied Linguistics (IJTIAL)Emails: caroline_zhaowei@sina.com and cuiying_sdu@hotmail.com Editorial Board Editors-in-chief Wei Zhao Shandong University (Weihai) Ying Cui Shandong University (Weihai)   Associate Editors Geoffrey Koby University of Kent Hui Wang Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool Uiversity Ke Li Shandong University (Weihai) Olaf Immanuel Seel Ionian University, Corfu, Greece, Peter Wanner Tohoku University Japan Suhua Wang Shandong University (Weihai) Wenfeng Jia Shandong University (Weihai) Members of Editorial Review Board Anna Maria D'Amore Autonomous University of Zacatecas Chengzhi Jiang Wuhan University Dongning Feng SOAS University of London Dror Abend-David the University of Florida Dongsheng Ren Ocean University of China Elena Alcalde Peñalver University of Alcalá Hongjun Lan Guangdong University of Foreign Studies Jinlin Jiang University of International Business and Economics Lin Fan Beijing Foreign Studies University Lingshun Zhou Yangzhou University Ilaria Rizzao University of Genoa Naoki Sakai Cornell University Natalia Kaloh Vid University of Maribor Vlasta Kučiš University of Maribor Xiaoye You The Pennsylvania State University Yinghui Cui Shandong University (Weihai) Yingyi Zhuang Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) Yuanyuan Mu Hefei University of Technology， Yuanhui Zheng Shaanxi Normal University Zaixi Tan Hong Kong Baptist University Ziman Han Zhengzhou University Zhonglian Huang Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

It is our pleasure to announce the next open call for submissions for the online journal Domínios de Lingu@gem. This special issue is aimed to compile empirical and/or experimental research focused on the cognitive processes underlying translation, reading and/or writing in monolingual, bilingual or multilingual environments. The issue will be open to the various approaches in these domains and related areas, provided that they are followed by a reflection about the applicability of their results in the classroom and/or a reflection about their theoretical and/or methodological challenges, including those of validation of data collection instruments and comparability across studies. The submission deadline is August 31, 2018, and the manuscripts will be considered for volume 13, n. 2 (second issue of 2019). Submissions received after this date will be considered for the next regular issue. Domínios de Lingu@gem (<http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/dominiosdelinguagem>) is a peer-reviewed free open access journal dedicated to work in the several subdomains of Linguistics. Its editorial board includes some of the faculty of Instituto de Letras e Linguística at the Federal University of Uberlândia in Brazil, and its scientific committee includes scholars from both Brazil and worldwide. It is committed to ensuring the highest editorial standards and rigorous blind peer-review of all submissions, while granting open access to all interested readers. It is indexed by EBSCO, MLA, Latindex, DOAJ, Diadorim, Sumários.org, JournalSeek, WorldCat, Periódicos CAPES, BASE, CIRC, ERIPlus, EZ3, Google Scholar, and Livre. Submissions, in Portuguese, Spanish or English, should have a maximum of 30 pages (including references and appendixes), follow the style sheet available here and be preferably made via the online submission system at <http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/dominiosdelinguagem>. As the system is currently available in Portuguese only (translation is on the way), authors are welcome to send their contributions directly to the guest editors: Issue Editors: Igor A. Lourenço da Silva: ials@ufu.br Aline Ferreira: alineafe@gmail.com John W. Schwieter: jschwieter@wlu.ca Editor in Chief: Guilherme Fromm   http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/dominiosdelinguagem/announcement/view/130  

Translation History is booming. In recent years, various academic fields, such as Translation Studies (TS), Literary Studies, History of Knowledge Research, or Transfer Studies, have, to an ever-increasing extent, taken on translation phenomena from an historical angle. Chronotopos is a multilingual, double-blind peer reviewed journal for Translation History (for more information about the journal visit chronotopos.eu). It aims at contributing to this vivid interdisciplinary discussion from three different viewpoints represented by the three sections of the journal. We invite researchers from all related disciplines to hand in their contributions on, amongst others, the questions listed below: 1) THEORETICAL & METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF TRANSLATION HISTORY Who needs Translation History? What is (a TS-oriented) Translation History able to provide for TS and for other disciplines? How should it be set up? What and where are the sources for the history of translation? What kind of source criticism is needed? What is the relationship between translation theory and translation history?   2) TRANSLATION EVENTS IN HISTORY What are the roles of translation in knowledge circulation and the construction of transcultural stocks of knowledge? What role(s) do translators play in knowledge transfer? Translatorial action in the context of violence (war, imperialism) 3) HISTORY OF TRANSLATION STUDIES TS and politics (how do TS change due to certain political changes (“Third Reich”, GDR, EU, etc.?) The negotiation of (dominant) scientific-theoretical concepts in TS Translation within TS: What role does translation play for the development of TS? (Which approaches were translated by whom, when, where, why and with what consequences? What was not translated? TS as a single language science?) We also invite you to contribute to the review sections of the journal: BOOK REVIEWS (contact julia.richter@univie.ac.at) CONFERENCE REPORTS (contact stefanie.kremmel@univie.ac.at)   IMPORTANT DATES Submission of article – July 1st, 2018 Author notification of first round of reviews – August 15th, 2018 Re-submission (of revised version) – October 1st, 2018 1st issue of Chronotopos becomes available – November 1st, 2018   Full details: https://benjamin.univie.ac.at/uploads/media/Call_Chronotopos_EN_02.pdf  

In the 15th and 16th centuries, the linguistic situation in Europe was one of remarkable fluidity. Latin, the great scholarly lingua franca of the medieval period, was beginning to crack as the tectonic plates shifted beneath it, but the vernaculars had not yet crystallized into the national languages that they would become a century later, and bi- or multilingualism was still rife. Through the influence of print capitalism, the dialects that occupied the informal space were starting to organise into broad fields of communication and exchange (Anderson 2006: 37-46), though the boundaries between them were not yet clearly defined nor the links to territory fully established. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the world, languages were coming into contact with an intensity that they had never had before (Burke 2004: 111-140), influencing each other and throwing up all manner of hybrids and pidgins as peoples tried to communicate using the semiotic resources they had available. New lingua francas emerged to serve particular purposes in different geographic regions or were imposed through conquest and settlement (Ostler 2005: 323-516). And translation proliferated at the seams of such cultural encounters, undertaken for different reasons by a diverse demographic that included missionaries, scientists, traders, aristocrats, emigrés, refugees and renegades (Burke 2007: 11-16). This fascinating linguistic maelstrom has understandably attracted the attention of scholars from a variety of different backgrounds. Cultural historians have studied the relationship between language, empire and mission, processes of cultural transmission and the influence of social, political and economic factors on human communications. Historical linguists have investigated language contact, codification and language change (Zwartjes 2011). Translation studies specialists are interested in how translation was conceptualized and practised during the period (Kittel et al. 2007), and literary scholars have looked at how multilingualism is represented in plays and poems of the period (Delabastita and Hoenselaars 2015). There have also been postcolonial engagements with the subject, given the often devastating effects of Western European language ideologies on precolonial plurilingual practices (e.g. Canagarajah and Liyanage 2005), as well as gendered perspectives, centring on women’s language in different cultural spaces. This conference hopes to attract specialists from all of these areas and beyond in an attempt to generate a truly interdisciplinary debate about linguistic behaviour in the Early Modern period. Proposals are invited for 15-20 minute papers on any language-related topic dealing with the period 1400 to 1800. Thematic panel proposals are also welcome (2-hour sessions involving 3-4 speakers). Subjects may include: Multi- or translingual practices in particular parts of the worldTranslational activities, including interpreting, cultural translation, self-translation, intersemiotic translation and paratranslational processesLingua francas in particular regions and domainsThe historical development of national languages and subnational varietiesLanguage contact and its (cultural, political, ideological, linguistic) consequencesThe linguistic practices of specific social groups (e.g. traders, missionaries, scientists, women)Hybridity and code-switching in public and private spacesLiterary heteroglossia and macaronicsProcesses of cultural transmission (science, philosophy, religion, art, culture of everyday life etc)The linguistic effects of conquest, settlement, diaspora and migrationLanguage and educationThe effects of technologyThe economy of linguistic exchangeLanguage ecologiesLanguage and empire   Individual papers and panels submission An abstract of up to 250 words (for individual papers) or 1000 words (for panels), preferably as a PDF, should be e-mailed to host.of.tongues@fcsh.unl.pt, accompanied by a brief biosketch (up to 50 words per speaker) by 30th June. You will be notified 31stJuly of your paper’s acceptance.

Culture in/and Multimedia Localisation: Measurable quantity or smoke and mirrors? A one-day workshop for researchers, language industry professionals and students organised by the “Modèles et discours” research group of the EA4182-TIL research centre, in collaboration with the Multimedia Translation (T2M) and Intercultural Management (ICM) MA programs. Date: Friday, 23 November 2018 Location: Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, Dijon (on the Montmuzard university campus) Organisers: Will Noonan, Alex Frame, Laurent Gautier, Isabel Rivas (UBFC) Aurélie Perrin (videogame translator, Oreli Translation) Languages: English is the primary language for presentations and for the planned follow-up publication. Proposals in French will also be considered. Background: Despite, or perhaps because of, growing scholarly and professional interest in the field, multimedia localisation remains an awkward subject to conceptualise, teach, and explain to potential clients. One factor here is the lack of a sufficiently robust practical definition: if “[l]ocalization involves taking a product and making it linguistically and culturally appropriate to the target locale (country/region and language) where it will be used and sold” (LISA 2003), both the diversity of products and the varied technical, linguistic and cultural skills required to adapt them for different markets and submarkets make it difficult to determine where the process begins and ends. Part of the problem lies in the evolution of interactive digital products since the field first came to be recognised: from software interfaces through web-based content to mobile and tablet apps, and from text-based to multimedia, VR, AR and IoT products, capable of increasingly complex input as well as output channels. But whether we adopt a restrictive definition of localisation as covering only the questions specific to interactive multimedia products beyond the more general issues of translation and adaptation (cf. Martin 2005), or a “holistic” view of “a complex communicative, cognitive, textual and technological process by which interactive digital texts are modified to be used in different linguistic and socio-cultural contexts, guided by the expectations of the target audience and the specifications and degree requested by initiators” (Jimenez-Crespo 2013: 20), the intangible cultural dimension of localisation ultimately seems more problematic than the strictly technical one. While Jimenez-Crespo highlights the importance of following client specifications, the increased emphasis on multimedia content and on interaction in digital products arguably implies a greater need for cultural expertise in adaptation than in the case of specialised written texts. The notion of a “culturally customised” website has long been a mainstay of research into multilingual digital communication strategies (cf. Singh and Pereira 2005, Baack and Singh 2007, Singh 2012). A search through Google results, social media and other content posted by localisation professionals also suggests that the concept offers a viable marketing strategy, at least from the point of view of explaining the need for and benefits of culturally-oriented localisation to clients. What is less clear, however, is how principles of “cultural” customisation can be balanced against the demands and preferences of a given market segment, or against the source or target market positioning of a specific organisation, service or product. Contributions to the academic literature cover both theory-driven deductive and data-driven inductive approaches to the question of cultural differences (cf. Moura, Singh, & Chun 2016 for a comprehensive review). Although some are sensitive to the influence of multiple factors on the localisation process (e.g. Shneor 2012), sometimes extending to questions of strategic marketing or communications positioning, a relatively small number of studies underline the need, for example, to take into account representations of the organisation or its national identity among the target publics (cf. Tigre Moura, Gnoth, and Deans 2015). While it is difficult to object, in principle, to cultural customisation as a factor in the localisation process, it is also important to acknowledge the danger of indulging in cultural generalisations. Indeed, the very notion of cultural customisation in web localisation begs the question of a working definition of “culture” in the context of global digital communication. In the absence of this and faced with the large number of potential variables to be taken into account in elaborating a localisation strategy, parallels might be drawn with the global product development or GILT cycle, which is better understood as an analytical tool than as a recipe for successful internationalisation and localisation, or indeed a similar approach to standardisation vs diversification in the domain of global advertising (De Iulio 1999). Call for proposals: In order to address this theme, proposals are invited from industry professionals, researchers and graduate students, for: · 20-minute papers · 90-minute panel sessions · Interactive workshops, case studies or round table sessions Contributions may address but are not limited to the following topics: - How can we apply “culture” to the field of web or multimedia localisation? Can generalising models such as Hofstede’s be useful here? - In today’s globalised societies, what understanding/s of the term “culture” should we adopt? How can we relate it to notions such as subculture, target market and locale? - What criteria are perceived as important by localisation professionals, and how might these differ from the criteria used to market localisation services to potential clients? Can academic research help? - Does the cultural dimension of localisation depend on the nature of the product? Can we apply the same guidelines to websites, mobile apps, videogames, and other interactive products? - Is “localisation” a unified phenomenon? How can we compare perspectives from different disciplines (translation studies, applied and corpus linguistics, UX design, computer science, etc.), and what can we learn by combining these perspectives? - How might debates around cultural appropriation affect localisation strategies? Please send proposals of up to 500 words plus references, accompanied by a short bionote, to culturelocalisation2018@gmail.com. Deadline for proposals: Friday, 1 June 2018.

It was almost 40 years ago that Hans J. Vermeer published his ground-breaking article entitled “A Framework for a General Theory of Translation” [Ein Rahmen für eine allgemeine Translationstheorie (1978)] in which, for the first time, he outlined his functionalist approach for a wide specialised readership. After initially being the subject of considerable controversy, this approach has become a theoretical mainstay in Translation Studies. As a consequence of the canonisation of Vermeer’s work, his theoretical contribution is usually reduced to the systematic establishment of a functionalist framework. However, Vermeer himself opposed this reduction. In particular, his 'other' publications (in translation history, translation education, translation ethics, and the philosophy of Translation Studies) reveal his commitment to an open approach to theory development in Translation Studies. By entitling his works “attempts”, “drafts” or “sketches“, he explicitly refers to the provisional nature of scientific knowledge, and encourages thinking along with, thinking beyond, and thinking differently from his ideas. This conference takes the upcoming 40th anniversary of Vermeer’s ‘framework’ article as an opportunity to address his call. Hence, its purpose is not to offer a mere appraisal and examination of Vermeer’s achievements. Instead, the objective is to select certain ideas that are not immediately associated with the canonised Vermeer and to use them as a vantage point for new, perhaps even surprising reflections that further his efforts to frame, draft, and sketch a theory of translation. Instead of suggesting general topics to align the contributions with the design of the conference, we propose some direct quotes by Vermeer representing the variety and diversity of his work. These are not meant to be read merely with, but also against the grain. Hence, the focus of the conference will be placed on reading Vermeer differently; a reading that can be used for debate within the field of Translation Studies. What we are looking for are creative contributions which, starting from the perspective of one of the following quotations, deal dialogically with Vermeer’s work or specific aspects of it. The conference languages will be English and German. Prospective presenters can submit their abstract (300 words) via the conference site. The standard time for a presentation is 20 minutes plus 10 minutes discussion. Deadline for abstracts: 01.06.2018. Deadline extended! Abstracts will be peer reviewed and selected by our scientific committee. Notification of acceptance: 30.06.2018. Participants can also attend the conference without giving a paper.   Full details: https://vermeerconf.en.fb06.uni-mainz.de/call-for-papers/  

The world is becoming ever more complex and the world of audiovisual translation and media accessibility no less so. With ever more ways and ever more environments (cinema, TV, video games, computers, smart phones and glasses, social media etc.) in which to take part of (and in) audiovisual material, the complexities for AVT and MA are increasing. Not only that, but more diverse groups of inhabitants of our audiovisual world (such as the visually, aurally or cognitively impaired, language learners, the elderly etc.) are demanding and getting their just rights as audiovisual citizens. The media itself is also getting more complex, with more forms interacting (e.g. YouTube clips on facebook, surtitling in smart phones or glasses, cinema releases reappearing on streaming sites, interactive displays at museums etc.). Media has also become democratized, with more prosumer creating, and translating, their own content. Furthermore, AVT and MA research is becoming ever more complex, as we search for understanding, not only by descriptive, text-centred studies, but also through experimental, viewer-centred studies using ever more complex methods (such as eyetracking, EEG, skin conductivity and fMRI scans). Understanding audiovisual content and impact has never been more important in this increasingly polarized world. The aim of the conference This conference is about creating and mediating understanding in an increasingly complex mediascape. Understanding not only of audiovisual content, but also understanding of and between producers, consumers and prosumers, understanding for the technical and cognitive processes involved, understanding for consumers’ needs and desires, and understanding of and for working conditions, among many other perspectives. So, let’s get together to understand all these complexities!   Call for papers The organizers welcome papers in four different formats: workshops, panels, presentations and posters. Call for workshop proposals The day preceding the conference will include a number of workshops with a duration of either a full or a half day. We invite proposals for high-quality workshops within the scope of the conference (see also the themes below), which will give participants hands on experience of new approaches, new technology or new techniques in the fields of AVT and MA. Workshops could include new techniques, systems and practices for practitioners, as well as new approaches and methods for researchers. A proposal for a workshop should include a description of the topic that will be taught as well as a detailed description of the planning of the workshop and what the participants can expect. Deadline for submitting a workshop proposal is May 30, 2018. Call for panel proposals The organizers are opening up spaces for a few high-quality panels within the aim and scope of the conference. We invite panel proposals which focus on one specific theme of the conference (see below) and which are organized so that discussions with the audience are encouraged. Panels should have high scientific and academic quality, and panel organizers will present a suggested theme and draft programme for the panel. If the panel is accepted, panel organizers will also pre-screen the abstracts for each participant in the panel. Panel participants will be encouraged to submit speaking points rather than a paper. Each panel will have a duration of sixty minutes. Deadline for submitting a panel proposal is May 30, 2018. Call for poster proposals The conference will include a poster exhibition and time will be set aside for a poster presentation slot. We therefore hope to see many high-quality applications for posters. We consider the poster format very valuable for presenting projects, whether they be completed studies or as work-in-progress. We would like to stress the importance of the visual element of posters, and thus encourage those researchers attending with a poster to prioritize the visual benefits of the poster, thus downsizing the written presentation, in order to ensure discussion and interaction with fellow scholars. There will be an award for the best poster. Deadline for submitting a poster proposal is September 20, 2018. Call for paper presentation proposals The individual oral presentation of papers is the backbone of this conference. We welcome abstracts on, or related to, all the themes listed below. We encourage speakers to speak freely when presenting, rather than reading aloud from a pre-prepared paper. Spots for presentations will be 30 minutes long, including a ten-minute session for questions. Even though the organizers are preparing many slots for presentations, we will only accept high-quality contributions, which will be judged in a double-blinded peer review process. Depending on the content and the format of the paper presented in the abstract, the organizers may suggest resubmission in a different format. Deadline for submitting a paper presentation proposal is September 20, 2018. Submission instructions If you don't already have an EasyChair account, create an account onhttps://easychair.org/account/signup.cgi?conf=m4a8 and follow the instructions. For submitting an abstract Go to https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=m4a8Log in Choose: enter as an author Enter the required information on the M4A8 submission form.   Full details: https://www.tolk.su.se/english/media-for-all-8/call-for-papers  

Send your abstract to isabelle.robert@uantwerpen.be.Read the Call for Abstracts at https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-groups/translation-interpreting/news--events-and-act/calls-for-papers-or-/