Luc van Doorslaer is Chair Professor for Translation Studies at the University of Tartu (Estonia). He is also the director of CETRA, the Centre for Translation Studies at KU Leuven (Belgium). As a Research Associate he is affiliated with Stellenbosch University (South Africa). Since 2016 he is Vice President of EST, the European Society for Translation Studies. Together with Yves Gambier, he is the editor of the online Translation Studies Bibliography (13th release 2016) and the four volumes of the Handbook of Translation Studies (2010-13). Other recent books edited include Eurocentrism in Translation Studies (2013), The Known Unknowns of Translation Studies (2014), Interconnecting Translation Studies and Imagology (2016) and Border Crossings. Translation Studies and other Disciplines (2016). His main research interests are: journalism and translation, ideology and translation, imagology and translation, institutionalization of Translation Studies.
Translation and journalism are closely integrated in the age of multi-media communication. It is widely acknowledged that translation cannot be viewed merely as a means of linguistic transference, for the social and political aspects of translation makes it a shaping force in the construction of a nation's global image. Meanwhile, translation also plays a significant role in mediating cultural differences in global news exchange, and affects the homogeneity and diversity in news production. In the era of globalization, new media and interactive technologies have triggered an exponential increase in translation as a key mediator in cross-language communication as well as the international journalistic industry. Staying positive with this, the inherent interdisciplinary demand of translation studies and the defining characteristics of journalism to obtain original information make the interdisciplinary studies between translation and journalism a logical, appropriate and timing paradigm.
Due to their interdisciplinary and cross-cultural nature, journalism and translation studies can be mutually inspirational and have potential for shedding new lights on neighboring disciplines like cross–cultural studies, comparative literature, audio-visual and multi-modal translation studies and globalization studies.
To foster global intercultural sensitivity and offer new insights on the interrelationsbetween translation and world literature.
Authors are invited to submit abstracts and short bios to apftis7@translationstudies.net by September 30, 2018. E-mail subject should be "APFTIS7". Abstracts will be selected for presentationat the conference by the Conference Committee and result will be notified by October 30th, 2018.
Please note that we will ask you to register (with registration fees) by the November 10, 2018. After you registered, we will issue an official invitation letter.
Abstract, 300-350 words in English, including positions, affiliations, email addressesand mailing addresses for all authors. Times New Roman 12pt font size, single-spaced.
Submissions will be evaluated by a peer-review committee. The conference workinglanguage is English.
A number of selected papers passing peer reviews will be included in a special issue of Asia Pacific Translation and Intercultural Studies by Routledge/ Taylor & Francis Group, and 《亚太跨学科翻译研究》 (Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Translation Studies), a bilingual journal published by Tsinghua University Press.
Registration fee is GBP 100 and GBP 50 for students (with ID).
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