East-Asian Translation Studies conference
Thursday 19 – Friday 20 June 2014
Call for Papers

We invite papers on the following topics and beyond:

• East Asian traditions of literary translation;
• East Asian traditions of translation; historical approaches to translation;
• Translation Theory/Discourse, and the concept of Theory in the East Asian context;
• Translation and interpretation practices in East Asia (general practices, descriptive approaches or descriptions of translation practices by translators and interpreters, from, to and among East Asian languages);
• Pedagogical approaches (e.g. the training of translators and interpreters)
• Translation in popular culture, such as anime, comics, TV dramas;
• Translation by amateurs, such as fansubs, translations of lyrics made available online;
• Other unique practices (e.g. intralingual translation – from the orthodox language to indigenous language or regional dialects);
• Bridging East and West – conception of translation in East and West; applications of Western theories/approaches in the East Asian context.

Keynote Speakers:
Professor Martha Cheung (Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong)
Professor Judy Wakabayashi (Kent State University, USA)

Main Organisers:
Dr Gloria Lee (the Chinese University of Hong Kong) and Dr Nana Sato-Rossberg (University of East Anglia)

Venue:
The new lecture theatre of University of East Anglia, UK

Please submit your abstract of no more than 300 words by 31 July 2013 to East-Asian-submission-2014@translationstudies.net