Bridging Translation Theory and Practice - A One-Day Symposium

Join us on Tuesday, October 1 from 9 am - 5:30 pm in 232 Arts & Convocation Hall (Student Lounge) for Bridging Translation Theory and Practice - A One-Day Symposium.

Keynote Speaker - Susan Ouriou
Susan translates from French and Spanish to English. Six of her translations have been shortlisted for the Governor General's award, one of which won that same award. She was one of the co-founders of the Banff International Literary Translation Centre and its director for 3 years and has edited two anthologies: Beyond Words – Translating the World and Languages of Our Land – Indigenous Poems and Stories from Quebec. She was the founding editor of the translation anthology TransLit and is also an award-winning fiction writer. Her latest writing/translation project is the collective theatre piece and anthology Many Mothers - Seven Skies, to be published and performed in July 2023 at the Heritage Park Opera Theatre in Calgary. She was appointed Chevalier in France's Ordre des Arts et Lettres for her work as a translator, writer and interpreter.

Conference Panels and Discussion
The panels will be showcasing translation theory and practice from languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Italian, Indian languages, Nahuatl, Native American Languages, Old Norse, and Sanskrit.

Translation Reading & Launch
Launch of The Future, Susan Ouriou’s translation of Catherine Leroux’s award-winning novel L’avenir (2020) and performances by amateur and professional translators.

For more information contact: Dr. Sathya Rao: srao@ualberta.ca