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This conference invites scholars to explore issues of (in)visibility and auto/hetero-representations of translators in both translations and their paratexts. A particular focus will be placed on translations to and from French, spanning from the early modern period to the present day. This thematic and temporal framework seeks to foster comparative insights and to re-examine long-standing … Continue reading Conference: Putting Translators on the Map: Literary (Self-)Representation in Translations from and into French: Historical and Contemporary Strategies

The LCIS/CERES Lecture by Thirthankar Chakraborty (Indian Institute of Technology) titled '“A Wandering to Find Home”: Samuel Beckett and the Post-Independence Indian Novel' will take place on the 10th of December between 16:30 and18:00 in LETT 01.52, Erasmushuis, Blijde-Inkomststraat 21, 3000 Leuven. This lecture will examine how Samuel Beckett’s preoccupation with “a wandering to find … Continue reading LCIS/CERES Lecture by Thirthankar Chakraborty: ‘“A Wandering to Find Home”: Samuel Beckett and the Post-Independence Indian Novel’

INVITATION: the symposium 'Translating from the periphery: the case of Dutch literature' organized as part of the King Willem-Alexander Chair will take place at ULiège on Friday the 14th of November with keynotes by Peggy Levitt (Wellesley College) and Johan HEILBRON (CESSP-CNRS-EHESS). CERES members Jack McMartin and Timothy Sirjacobs will be presenting. More information and … Continue reading ‘Translating from the periphery: the case of Dutch literature’

Poster in possession of the IISG, Amsterdam In 2021, we hosted our first CERES workshop on the translation and circulation of the socialist anthem L’Internationale, marking its 150th anniversary. Now, four years later, we are pleased to announce the publication of a special issue dedicated to L’Internationale in Chronotopos. A Journal on Translation History, appearing … Continue reading Special issue of ‘Chronotopos’ on l’internationale

Prof. Evanghelia Stead (Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines) is hosting a public lecture organized in collaboration with CERES. The lecture, titled “Comparative Readings of the Odyssey/Second Odyssey and Faust I: Enigma, Language of Fire, Images” will take place on the Brussels KU Leuven campus (Warmoesberg 43, Hermes Building, room 6303) on Tuesday, April 22, between 6pm … Continue reading Comparative Readings of the Odyssey/Second Odyssey and Faust I: Enigma, Language of Fire, Images: public lecture by Evanghelia Stead