Episode 008: Science Fiction in Translation
An interview with translator and editor Rachel S. Cordasco on the specific challenges presented by translating science fiction and speculative fiction...
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A discussion of contemporary issues in translation, from classical past to the global present, hosted by Mohammed Albakry (English, Middle Tennessee State Univ.) and Joseph McAlhany (History, Univ. of Connecticut).
Episode 007: Translating Humor
A discussion of the challenges in translating different types of humor, from linguistically embedded forms such as puns to more "prosaic" types that m...
Episode 006: Voices in Translation: An Interview with Lynn Palermo
Mohammed Albakry interviews Lynn Palermo, a translator from French and winner of a 2019 NEA Translation Grant Award. They talk about her work translat...
Episode 005: Translation as Scholarship
A discussion of the way translation and translators have been historically undervalued, and the changing status of translation in academia, especially...
Episode 004: Translating Idioms & Proverbs
A discussion of the challenges and opportunities in translating idioms and proverbs across languages and cultures, with examples from across the globe...
Episode 003: Dialects in Translation
A discussion of the problems presented by dialects to the translator, with examples covering Flannery O'Connor, Aristophanes, and Mark Twain.
Episode 002: Bodies & Spirits
Beginning from Montequieu's pseudotranslated Persian Letters (1721) and delving into the legends of the Septuagint translation, Mohammed and Joseph di...
Episode 001: Translation Visibility
An introduction to the podcast and your hosts, Mohammed and Joseph, including a brief overview of topics and issues to be covered in future episodes.