Events

CERES Lecture: Dr. Helena Taylor on Women’s classical reception in early modern France

Prof. dr. Helena Taylor is joining CERES this spring for a lecture entitled: "Women’s classical reception in early modern France: ethos, adaptation, and the canon"  Abstract: Women writers of seventeenth and early eighteenth-century France had a complex relationship with ‘classical reception’. Not only did women rarely have access to classical languages, but the expectations of … Continue reading CERES Lecture: Dr. Helena Taylor on Women’s classical reception in early modern France

CERES Seminar: “Under the cover with Kristen Gehrman, English translator of Het smelt”

CERES is pleased to welcome literary translator, editor, writer and translation instructor Kirsten Gehrman on Wednesday, 9 December at 1:30pm. Her translation of Dola de Jong’s Dutch post-war classic, De thuiswacht (The Tree and the Vine) appeared earlier this year and has received glowing reviews in The New York Times, Harper’s Magazine, and The Paris … Continue reading CERES Seminar: “Under the cover with Kristen Gehrman, English translator of Het smelt”

CERES-seminarie: “Een kijkje in de werkkamer van vertaler Michele Hutchison”

Op woensdag 4 november om 13u30 ontvangt CERES literair vertaalster Michele Hutchison. Eerder dit jaar won ze de prestigieuze International Booker Prize voor haar vertaling van Marieke Lucas Rijnevelds De avond is ongemak (The Discomfort of Evening). Ze vertaalde eerder ook al Ilja Leonard Pfeijffers La Superba, Tom Lanoyes Gelukkige Slaven en tal van andere romans. Hutchison zal ons … Continue reading CERES-seminarie: “Een kijkje in de werkkamer van vertaler Michele Hutchison”

CERES Fall Seminars: Michele Hutchison & Kirsten Gehrman

This fall, two talented translators (Dutch-English) will join us to discuss recent work. Michele Hutchison won the 2020 International Booker Prize for her translation of Marieke Lucas Rijneveld's The Discomfort of Evening. In this seminar she will discuss her translation of Rijneveld and her work on Pfeijffer's Grand Hotel Europa among other things. Join CERES … Continue reading CERES Fall Seminars: Michele Hutchison & Kirsten Gehrman

Manus Prison Theory

CERES Seminar (in collaboration with EngLit Research Seminar and Metaforum): “Manus Prison Theory: Border Regimes, Displacement, Literature. A conversation with Behrouz Boochani (via live stream) and Omid Tofighian”

Date: Thursday 13 February, 12:00-14:30 Location: Holland College, Pater Damiaanplein 9, 3000 Leuven In the wake of the publication of his award-winning novel No Friend but the Mountains (Picador 2018), author Behrouz Boochani and translator Omid Tofighian developed a critical, creative and political project under the banner “Manus Prison Theory”. The project is based on interdisciplinary … Continue reading CERES Seminar (in collaboration with EngLit Research Seminar and Metaforum): “Manus Prison Theory: Border Regimes, Displacement, Literature. A conversation with Behrouz Boochani (via live stream) and Omid Tofighian”