25 years of The Translator: Mona Baker, Moira Inghilleri and Dirk Delabastita in conversation with Sue-Ann Harding and Loredana Polezzi (open access)
January 21, 2021
This conversation, which took place in the summer of 2020, traces 25 years of publishing The Translator, from its inception and early days, to its establishment as a leading international...
Alex Ponomareff Successfully Defends Dissertation Tuesday October 6 2020
October 07, 2020
On October 6 2020 Alex Ponomareff successfully defended his dissertation “Salvage Media: A Materialist Inquiry into the Limits of Visual, Aural, and Textual Clarity.” ...
Krzyś Rowinski Successfully Defends Dissertation Friday September 11 2020
October 05, 2020
On Friday September 11 2020 Krzyś Rowinski sucessfully defended his dissertation “Never-Lasting Effects: John Williams, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bruno Jasieński, and Non-Redemptive Failure.”...
Border Representation in Israel/Palestine - Dr. Drew Paul
12:15 pm to 1:15 pm
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