Phwoar! Dozens collaborate on Spanish translation slam!
Two professional translators went head to head in a Spanish to English translation slam, followed by a fast-paced crowd competition with MAT students chipping in.
News in 2022
La Dépêche December 2022 edition is out!
This year’s first issue of the French department newsletter La Dépêche is out!
La Civetta December 2022 edition is out!
Bristol Translates: Holly Langstaff takes over from Amanda Hopkinson
Holly Langstaff joins Bristol Translates literary translation summer school as its new co-director, following the retirement of Amanda Hopkinson. Holly will work alongside Ros Schwartz, who will continue in her role.
MAT graduate elected coordinator of ITI regional group
Becca George has been elected as Coordinator of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting’s Western Regional Group (ITI WRG).
Bristol translators win series of awards
Recent graduates of Bristol’s translation programmes and tutors affiliated with the School of Modern Languages have received a series of awards and recognitions.
Bristol Translates produces “confident collaborators”
Inspiring, stimulating, though-provoking – these were the three words mentioned most frequently by Bristol Translates participants when asked to sum up their experience.
Birdsong to breakfast: Bristol Translates tests boundaries of creativity
Day 4 of this year’s Bristol Translates literary translation summer school saw a whole host of creative activites across workshops focused on genres.
Star cast of translators field questions about their work
All twenty Bristol Translates tutors gathered for a Q&A session on aspects of their work, discussing issues as diverse as their work process, copyright issues, and CAT tools.
Susan Bassnett speech marks watershed moment for translation
One of the world’s leading scholars of translation, Professor Susan Bassnett, introduced the concept of “translational imagination” in a wide-ranging keynote speech for Bristol Translates.
Bristol Translates 2022 opens with participants on four continents
Language lovers and translation enthusiasts in 28 countries across four continents are coming together for this year’s Bristol Translates literary translation summer school.
Transnational Modern Languages: A Handbook, edited by Jennifer Burns and Derek Duncan
This book is the anchor of the Transnational Modern Languages series, which Bristol SML staff played a vital role in shaping.
La Civetta 2022 final edition is out!
La Dépêche - Edition 2 is out!
Outstanding REF 2021 results for the School of Modern Languages
The School of Modern Languages at the University of Bristol is pleased to announce its REF 2021 results.
Computational linguist Cory Massaro joins Translation staff
Translation Studies at Bristol is delighted to announce that Cory Massaro, a distinguished computational linguist with extensive industry experience, has been appointed an Honorary Research Associate. Massaro will join academic staff in mixed-method, comparative discourse analysis research projects.
Dr Clare Siviter amongst 2022’s New Generation Thinkers for BBC
Two Bristol researchers have been appointed as New Generation Thinkers for their game-changing ideas.
Lynn Urch: On the way to success in translation, focus on quality
Specialist financial translator Lynn Urch joined MA Translation students on 16 March 2022 for a discussion on how to specialise as a translator and, drawing on her mentoring and networking experience, how to avoid being lonely as a freelance linguist.
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Three MAT graduates explain how to get your translated book published
Establishing a foothold in literary translation is an exciting process, as recent graduates of the MA Translation explained in an online event for current students.
Dr Clare Siviter selected as a Franco-British Young Leader
Dr Clare Siviter, Senior Lecturer in French Theatre and Performance, has been selected as one of this year's Franco-British Young Leaders.
New publications in Screen Worlds
New publications in Screen Worlds by Albertine Fox in collaboration with the documentary filmmaker Katy Léna Ndiaye
Bristol Translates 2022: Applications open!
We are thrilled to announce that applications are now open for the Bristol Translates Literary Translation Summer School, which will take place online from 4 to 8 July 2022.