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italian-studies: Scholarly discussions in any field of Italian studies Translators (novice or experienced), language teachers and students may be interested in participating in the following event to be held at the La Trobe University City Campus in Melbourne this July. Please circulate widely. TRANSLATION, TRANSNATION Literary Translation Winter School & Festival Monash University, School of Languages, Cultures & Linguistics July 3-7, 2012 The theme for the second annual Translation Winter School & Festival is TRANSLATION, TRANSNATION, giving emphasis to the connections between transnational writing and the practice of translation. The event is aimed at students, writers, professional translators, language teachers and anyone interested in literary translation! A week-long residential program of hands-on translation practice is accompanied by public talks and panel discussions addressing a wide range of topics, as well as networking opportunities. Daily translation workshops are led by both an expert translator and the author of the text to be translated. Working languages for the 2012 Winter School are: ITALIAN, JAPANESE & CHINESE (MANDARIN). Invited authors and translators Italian stream: Laila Wadia & Brigid Maher<http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/translation-interpreting/--downloads/wadia-maher-italian.pdf> Japanese stream: Zhong Zhang & Elise Foxworth<http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/translation-interpreting/--downloads/zhang-foxworth-japanese.pdf> Chinese (Mandarin) stream: Shu Cai & Ouyang Yu<http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/translation-interpreting/--downloads/cai-yu-mandarin.pdf> Program details Date: 3-7 July, 2012 Venue: LaTrobe University Campus<http://www.latrobe.edu.au/city/location>, 215 Franklin St, Melbourne, VIC 3000 (map and directions to Latrobe University<http://www.latrobe.edu.au/city/location>). Registration fee: (including participation in daily workshops and all public events, all materials, morning tea and lunch on workshop days, plus welcome reception): Waged: AUD$400 (incl. GST); Student/Unwaged: AUD$290 (incl. GST). There will also be a closing luncheon on the final day (cost tba). Expressions of Interest (cover letter, CV and sample translation) are due Friday 25 May 2012. For information on how to submit an Expression of Interest, or to view the provisional program and information about accommodation, please visit http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/translation-interpreting/transnation.php Dr Brigid Maher Lecturer | Italian Program | School of Historical and European Studies | La Trobe University | Bundoora VIC 3086 | Australia T: 03 9479 2448 | F: 03 9479 1453 | E: [log in to unmask] La Trobe University - ranked top in Victoria for student satisfaction (Sweeney Uni Student Report, 2009) CRICOS Provider 00115M J Please kindly consider your environment before printing this e-mail Warning to recipients: This email and any attachments are confidential and subject to copyright. If you are not the intended recipient any use, disclosure or copying is unauthorised. If you have received this email in error please advise us immediately by reply email and delete all copies. It is your responsibility to examine this email and any attachments for viruses. Any personal information in this email must be handled in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2000 (Vic). ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join italian-studies YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave italian-studies to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/italian-studies.html