Below is a selection of some of the conferences,
invited speakers, and other events sponsored by UMass Comparative
Literature and by the
UMass Translation Center since 1997.
2010
The Organization of Graduate Students in Comparative Literature (OGSCL) is welcoming papers for an interdisciplinary conference to be held at the University of Massachusetts Amherst this fall. In the spirit of our inaugural conference in 2008, this year’s Crossroads Conference continues the exploration of the possibilities of this inter-discipline that spans Literary Studies, Art History, Film Studies, Ethnic Studies, Pedagogies, and Activism.
Our keynote speaker will be Haun Saussy, Bird White Housum Professor of Comparative Literature at Yale University. With a welcoming dinner, diverse panels, a graduate student-faculty forum, and a number of events including a trip to see the color changes in the New England foliage, the weekend promises to be stimulating, enriching, and gratifying.
See the Call for Papers. Abstracts due: June 1, 2010.
2008
The Organization of Graduate Students in
Comparative Literature (OGSCL) is welcoming papers for an interdisciplinary
conference held at the University
of Massachusetts Amherst on October 11th and 12th.
The 2008 Crossroads Conference
envisions a student dialogue on the extraordinary outcomes of cultural encounters,
national and ideological borders, disciplines
in interaction, the overlapping of distinct historical periods, the interweaving
of literary genres, the symbiosis between academics and social change, and
the foreplays between rhetorics of war, freedom, memory, and silence.
Graduate students at any stage are welcome
to participate. Your research can be presented in the form
of a paper, a research proposal, thesis and dissertations
chapters, or an outline. In addition, undergraduates from
the five-college consortium are encouraged to participate
as well. Please e-mail your 250 word abstract or
any questions regarding the conference to umasscrossroads@gmail.com Abstracts
must be received by July 30, 2008.
Abstracts must include the participant’s
name, institutional affiliation, email, and phone number.
For more information, see the conference
web site.
Conference organizers may be reached via
email at:
Antonia Carcelén-Estrada: antoniac@acad.umass.edu
Matthew Goodwin: matthewg@complit.umass.edu
Rhona Trauvitch: rtrauvitch@complit.umass.edu
May
3-4, 2008—Herter Hall 301
The Amherst-Binghamton Translation Studies Conference aims
to promote a productive exchange among Translation Studies graduate students.
The conference focuses
on interdisciplinary areas and provides a forum for the exchange
of ideas as well as an environment for examining research projects under
the guidance of
more experienced peers, accomplished scholars, and senior
experts.
Saturday, May
3, 3:30pm: "Ethics and Translation Discussion
Panel" with the following distinguished international
scholars working on different aspects of translation and
ethics: Rosemary Arrojo / Edwin Gentzler / Moira Inghilleri
/ Carol Maier / Francoise Massardier-Kenney / Maria Tymoczko.
For more information, see the conference
web site. Conference organizers may be reached via
email at: amherstbinghamton2008@complit.umass.edu.
2006
Luz María de la Torre Amarguaña
lecture "The Indigenous Movement in Ecuador"
organized by Comparative Literature graduate student estheR
Cuesta in partnership with the Smith College
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
2005
Prof. Myriam Watthee-Delmotte, Université catholique
de Louvain (1 lecture)
OGSCL New Faculty Lecture Series
2004
Prof. Chantal Zabus, Universities of Paris
(1 lecture)
Dr. Nawal El Saadawi, Cairo (1 lecture)
Prof. Jean Perrot, Universities of Paris (3 lectures)
Prof. Jeremy Yudkin, Boston University (1 lecture)
American Translation Studies Association international conference
2003
Prof. Chantal Zabus, Universities of Paris
(6 lectures)
2002
Texte, Image, Imaginaire/ Imaginary, Image
Word: International Conference
2001
OGSCL Lecture Series "Dialogues in
Cultural Studies." Faculty from related departments.
2000
Prof. Jacques Carion, Université catholique
de Louvain (1 lecture)
Prof. Veronique Plesch, Colby College (1 lecture)
Prof. Vitaly Chernetsky, Columbia University (1 lecture)
Prof. Myriam Watthee-Delmotte, Université catholique de Louvain (1 lecture)
1998
Prof. Jean-Louis Tilleuil, Université catholique
de Louvain, (6 lectures)
Prof. Bernd Dolle-Weinkauff, University of Frankfurt (6 lectures)
Prof. Lin Kenan (2 lectures)
Prof. Maria Nikolajeva, Stockholm University, lecture (1 lecture)
1997
Prof. Lin Kenan, People's Republic of China
(2 lectures)
Prof. Rui Yang, Dickinson College, lecture (1 lecture)
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