(Re)Thinking the Margins of Translation

This symposium invites scholars to re-examine the notion of the “margin” in relation to translation across theoretical, historical, methodological, and empirical dimensions, assessing how marginality informs, challenges, and redefines the discipline and practice of translation. At the same time, the symposium also seeks to open discussions about the very notion of “margin”, its significance, and whether conventional ideas and locations of “the marginal” must be reassessed in light of current global transformations.

Read here the full Call for Papers: https://www.upf.edu/documents/d/traduccio/margins-of-translation_cfp-1-pdf

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

Luis Pegenaute (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)

Rosario Hubert (Trinity College, Hartford)

Key dates

Deadline for submissions: 20 January 2027

Notification of acceptance: 12 February 2027

Deadline for registration (no fees applied): 28 February 2027

Symposium dates: 20-21 May 2027

Submissions

All proposals must include title, abstract (200-300 words) and a short bio (max. 100 words).

Send the abstract to: [email protected]

Scientific Committee: Regina Galasso (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Marta Pacheco Pinto (Universidade de Lisboa), Carles Prado-Fonts (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya), Mario Santana (University of Chicago), Cheng Yiyang (Fudan University), Florence Xiangyun Zhang (Université Paris Cité)

Venue:

Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona

Department of Translation and Language Sciences

Campus Poblenou, Carrer Roc Boronat, 138

08018 Barcelona

Room: 55.309 (Tànger building)

Convenors: Esther Gimeno Ugalde & Manuel Pavón-Belizón

Organized by: Department of Translation and Language Sciences

Grup de Recerca en Traducció, Recepció i Literatura Catalana (TRILCAT)