Today, many translators, especially in the U.S., work remotely as freelancers (McKay, 2006), communicating with agencies and clients entirely online. … Continue Reading »
Podcast: Connecting Universities to Translation Agencies
Peter Argondizzo and Patrick Daley of ArgoTranslation are joined by Kate Scholz and Amy Olen from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.… Continue Reading »
American Literary Translators Association Elects Anne O. Fisher as Vice President
The American Literary Translators Association announced the election of Anne O. Fisher as Vice President.… Continue Reading »
Prizewinning journalism by Shura Burtin translated by Anne O. Fisher
The winners of the first True Story Award were announced on Saturday, August 31 during the Reportagen Festival Bern in the capital of Switzerland. The jury, made up of eight experts from eight countries, presented the first global journalism award to three journalists for their exceptional and courageous reporting. … Continue Reading »
Viktorija Bilić presents at the Monterey Forum 2019
The Monterey Forum 2019 was held at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies on May 4-5. Viktorija Bilić gave a presentation that focused on the importance of translation-oriented terminology management.… Continue Reading »
American Translators Association Elects Meghan (McCallum) Konkol (2010) as Director
The American Translators Association announced the election of Meghan (McCallum) Konkol (class of 2010) to the Board of Directors. Congratulations! Read the full press release here.… Continue Reading »
UWM’s Lorena Terando’s Translation Spiral of Silence hit the book shelves!
UWM’s Lorena Terando’s most recent translation Spiral of Silence hit the book shelves on January 15, 2019!… Continue Reading »
Viktorija Bilić presents at the University of Vienna
Viktorija Bilić was invited to give a presentation on her recently completed research project at the University of Vienna’s Centre for Translation Studies on January 17, 2019. Viktorija Bilić’s talk was entitled Ein Leben in Briefen – Die Übersetzung des Briefnachlasses von Mathilde Franziska Anneke (1818-1884).… Continue Reading »
UWM’s Viktorija Bilić awarded Research and Creative Activities Support Award
UWM’s Viktorija Bilić was awarded the Research and Creative Activities Support (RACAS) award for her work on “Translating the Civil War-Era letters of Mathilde Franziska Anneke.”… Continue Reading »
“Arabic Literature in Translation,” with Caroline Seymour-Jorn and Quassy Al-Attabi
Join associate Professor of Arabic literature Caroline Seymour-Jorn of UWM and Qussay Al-Attabi, assistant professor of Arabic at Kenyon College on Monday, February 26 from 4:30pm to 5:30pm as they will be discussing the politics and the process of translation as well as the current state of Arabic literature in translation. … Continue Reading »