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New Publication:Title: Translating at Work: Paraprofessional translation in organizations.Editor: Kaisa Koskinen Content: Chapter 1. Paraprofessional translation at work: An introductionChapter 2. Paraprofessional translators as translatorial agentsChapter 3. Zooming in, zooming out on paraprofessional translators: A translation ecology perspective from Organization Studies and International BusinessChapter 4. Are boundary spanners in international firms paraprofessional translators?Chapter 5. Learning from news translation research to unblackbox paraprofessional translationChapter 6. Translation policy research and paraprofessional translationChapter 7. Crossing borders and boundaries: Translation ecosystems in international businessChapter 8. Paraprofessional translation in a Franco-German joint-stock company: The case of SaarlorChapter 9. Synergistic and strategic translation work: Navigating translatorial spaces in multinational corporationsChapter 10. Translation and translating in a multilingual IT customer service unitChapter 11. Beliefs and practices in paraprofessional translators’ work: Towards a conceptual frameworkChapter 12. The implicit corporate translation policyChapter 13. Spaces of translatoriality within hospital knowledge departments in EnglandChapter 14. Paraprofessionals’ approaches to subtitling work: Insights from a university contextChapter 15. Paraprofessional translation in researchChapter 16. Exploring next steps: Expanding translation capacities of organizations, researchers and disciplinesChapter 17. AfterwordRead more: https://benjamins.com/catalog/btl.171

New Publication:Title: Beyond the Untranslatable: Theorizing Postcolonial TranslationEditors: Talal Asad, Jun’ichi Isomae, Naoki Sakai, Katsuya Hirano, Gouranga Charan PradhanContent:Introduction: On the Heritage of Postcolonial Studies: Translation of the UntranslatablePart 1: Translating the Untranslatable 1. Translating the Untranslatable: Inheritance of the Postcolonial Studies2. Politics of Translation in East Asia: Natsume Sōseki and his idea of Untranslatability3. How to Count Languages; How to Classify HumanityPart 2: Ambivalent Power of Translations 4. What Is It to Be Secular? 5. Settler-Colonial Translation: “Civilization” and the Ainu Voice 6. Translating God(s): Religious Studies After the Postcolonial Moment 7. China and the Conditions of Spatial Revolution: Twentieth-Century China as an Object of ThoughtPart 3: Round Table: Translating the Untranslatable8. Round Table: Translating the Untranslatable Epilogue: Reflections on the Question of UntranslatabilityRead more: https://www.routledge.com/Beyond-the-Untranslatable-Theorizing-Postcolonial-Translation/Asad-Isomae-Sakai-Hirano-CharanPradhan/p/book/9781041123767

New Publication:Title: A New Materialist Theory of Translation: Negotiating More-than-Human Co-ExistenceAuthor: Matt VallerContent: Introduction 1. Changing places: identity, space, and translationality2. Indeterminate encounters: translations in Modernity's ruins3. Taking the measure: a New Materialist theory of translation4. Translation and place: story-time after The End of the World 5. Taking the measure of High Cross6. Terms of settlement: negotiating more-than-human co-existenceRead more: https://www.routledge.com/A-New-Materialist-Theory-of-Translation-Negotiating-More-than-Human-Co-Existence/Valler/p/book/9781041203759

We are pleased to announce the publication of our second issue for this year: New Voices in Translation Studies, Vol. 31, No. 2 (2026). This issue brings together contributions from eighteen scholars whose work engages with languages such as Arabic, Chinese, English, Finnish, Persian, Russian, and Spanish. The issue comprises an editorial, seven research articles, two book reviews, and three PhD thesis abstracts.Read the whole issue at: https://newvoices.arts.chula.ac.th/index.php/en/issue/view/40

New Publication: Title: The Poetics of Self-translation (Routledge)Author: Rainier GrutmanContent:Introduction. The scope of self-translation  Chapter 1. Translating (by) themselves?  Chapter 2. Two-way traffic: Bidirectionality and feedback  Chapter 3. Time trumps space  Chapter 4. Freedom revisited  Conclusion: (re-)situating self-translationRead more: https://www.routledge.com/The-Poetics-of-Self-translation/Grutman/p/book/9781138493124

New Issue releasedJournal: Translation & Interpreting, Vol. 18 No. 2 (2026)Articles:Jiun Huh: Gamified group interpreting practice for T&I students: Design and implementationEassa Ali, Abbas Brashi, Dana Awad, Rafik Jamoussi, Aladdin Al Zahran: Assessing English-Arabic translation of verb phrase ellipsis: A comparative study of Google Translate and ChatGPT-4oNoureldin Mohamed Abdelaal: Machine translation pedagogy in the Arabic-English classroom: Insights from a UAE-based data-informed approachAgus Darma Yoga Pratama, Falentinus Ndruru, Ni Made Sri Satyawati, Novia Mudzayyanah: Reconceptualising subtitling as multimodal literacy: Introducing the Multimodal Subtitling Competence ModelAli Beikian, Aida Bakhshizadeh: Toward a Persian website post-localization testing rubric: Identifying essential components through a sequential mixed-methods designMedha Sengupta, Ida Stevia Diget, Simon Rosenbaum, Holly Seale: Lost in translation? A review of Australian government guidelines for multilingual resource developmentElena Ruiz-Cortés: From better sources to better translations: A classroom proposal for plain text design of administrative textsAída Martínez-Gómez, Cristina Lozano-Argüelles: Self-perceptions of visibility and agency among young adult language brokers and the role of interpreter educationBook Review:Pan, J., Halverson, S.L., & Munday, J. (Eds.). (2024). Interlingual readings of political discourse: Translation, interpreting and contrastive analysis. Brill.Read more: https://trans-int.org/index.php/transint

Call for Application:The Centre for Translation, Hong Kong Baptist University, is pleased to announce that the Martha Cheung Award for Best English Article in Translation Studies by an Early Career Scholar is now accepting applications for the 2026/27 round. The Award is established in honour of the late Professor Martha Cheung (1953-2013), formerly Chair Professor of Translation at Hong Kong Baptist University. It aims to recognize research excellence in the output of early-career researchers, and since its establishment in 2018 has attracted a substantial number of high-quality applications that have positioned it as one of the top awards in the field.Application closing date for the 2027 Award:           31 OctoberMore info: https://ctn.hkbu.edu.hk/martha-cheung-award.html

New Publication:Title: Interpreting in Armed Conflict: Lessons from the field.Author: Lucía Ruiz Rosendo Content: Chapter 1. Premise and background Chapter 2. On the nature and definition of armed conflict Chapter 3. On interpreting in armed conflicts Chapter 4. Engaging interpretersChapter 5. Triangulating ethics Chapter 6. Emotions and trauma Chapter 7. Learning and training Chapter 8. Conclusions: Lessons from the field Read more: https://www.benjamins.com/catalog/btl.170

New Publication: Title: Audiovisual Translation in the GenAI Age: Applications in Translator Training and Specialised DomainsAuthors: Patrizia Giampieri, Vanessa LeonardiContent: Dubbing & Subtitling Automated Dubbing and Subtitling for L2 Learners and Students in Audiovisual Translation AI-Generated Video Dubbing and Subtitling in the Legal and Forensic Field AI-Generated Video Subtitling in the Medical FieldRead more: https://www.routledge.com/Audiovisual-Translation-in-the-GenAI-Age-Applications-in-Translator-Training-and-Specialised-Domains/Giampieri-Leonardi/p/book/9781041266167

New Issue:Journal: Translation Spaces, Volume 15, Issue 1, 2026Topics:Beyond compliance : Creativity and human agency in audiovisual translationRethinking creativity in dubbing : Potential impact of AI dubbing technologies on creative practices, roles and viewer perceptionsExploring creative audiovisual translation in the age of AIThe practice of retranslation in subtitlingCreativity in audio description : Culture-specific references in I leoni di SiciliaMedia access in the Land of Many ShapesAuthorship, creativity and the English subtitles of Rappeneau’s Cyrano de BergeracIn pursuit of the cinematic experience : Film translation in the late silent eraCreativity in didactic audiovisual translation : Possibilities and preliminary findingsTranslation and queer audiovisual culture : Embodiment in the music video of “Es una pasiva”Read the full issue: https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/2211372x/15/1

New IssueJournal: Interpreting and Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2026. Main topics:The European Language Council’s Special Interest Group on AI in Translation and Interpreting presents a roadmap for users and policymakers, examining opportunities, risks, ethical challenges, and policy implications of AI for translation and interpreting.A comparison of GPT-5 translations with human interpreters’ renditions of political discourse, investigating whether large language models can reproduce the interpersonal functions that are central to interpreting.A study on how ASR-generated live captions affect student interpreters’ performance in simultaneous interpreting at different speech rates, offering insights into human–machine interaction in interpreting workflows.An examination of directional effects in machine interpreting-assisted consecutive interpreting, shedding light on performance, cognitive load, and AI-supported interpreting practice.Read more: https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/isy/current?__cf_chl_f_tk=QK6L85q8DfPyb_QGtaw4KkLKcDFaY3yx3096UymB_7Q-1783015706-1.0.1.1-M6xUM.dZYc1VvHJkcOH28p5Ileyw8bQmw8jdi3YMEOw

Job OpportunityThe School of Modern Languages and Cultures at the University of Warwick is looking for an Assistant Professor in Language Technologies and AI Governance, a permanent post that will contribute to a series of innovative changes at our School.Closing date: 23 July 2026.Interviews: mid-August.Start date: 1 September 2026.More details: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRY964/assistant-professor-in-language-technologies-and-ai-governance-111754-0626