“Translating Culture for the
Francophone and Anglophone Book Sectors"
This translation class will immerse students in
the professional world of literary translators. The class will especially on
the translation of culture-specific references found in contemporary
Francophone and Anglophone literatures. It will aim to introduce students to
the realities of distinct publishing contexts and how they inform translation
choices. As part of the class, students will get to work together on a small
collaborative translation project in which they will be confronted to the
translation of culture-specific items and for which they will be asked to
reflect on their experiences and explain their translation strategies in a
translator’s journal.