Viktorija Bilić has been awarded a Karl J. R. Arndt Publication Fund grant from the Society for German American Studies (SGAS) for publication of her book Radikale Beziehungen: Die Briefkorrespondenz der Mathilde Anneke zur Zeit des amerikanischen Bürgerkriegs (co-edited with … Continue Reading »
Literary Translation Studies Conference 2021: Viktorija Bilić presents at Trinity College Dublin
The international PETRA-E conference “Literary Translation Today & Tomorrow” was held at Trinity College’s Centre for Cultural and Literary Translation on November 4-5. PETRA-E is a European network for the education and training of literary translators. The conference’s central research … Continue Reading »
Viktorija Bilić’s New Book Publication
Viktorija Bilić’s English translation of the Civil War-Era letters of German-American feminist Mathilde Franziska Anneke was published with the University of Georgia Press on September 1, 2021. The book is a collaboration with historian Alison Clark Efford (Marquette University). View … Continue Reading »
Spotlight on Amy Olen’s interdisciplinary research projects
TIS’s Amy Olen’s interdisciplinary research supports students as she investigates the roles, perceptions, and behaviors of Spanish-English medical interpreters in highly distressing, high-acuity pediatric medical encounters. Medical interpreters facilitate communication across languages and cultures for medical providers and critically ill … Continue Reading »
SDL – Student Award 2021
Congratulations, Anna and Emma!… Continue Reading »
UWM TIS German-English Historical Translation Project with Pabst Mansion – Media Mentions
UWM’s graduate program in Translation and Interpreting Studies set up a long-term partnership with Pabst Mansion in 2020 to translate about 350 letters written from 1841 to 1887 by members of the Pabst and Best families. … Continue Reading »
Congratulations!
Congratulations to our own Assistant Professor, Amy Olen, on the publication of her poetry!… Continue Reading »
Collective Statement of Solidarity
In response to police violence against Black and Brown people in our city and nationwide and the recent murders of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, Joel Acevedo, Ahmaud Arbery, and a painfully long list of others, we write in strong solidarity and support for … Continue Reading »
Goethe-Institut Translator’s Prize — Shortlist 2020: Elizabeth Janik
Congratulations to our alum Elizabeth Janik (Graduate Certificate in German-English Translation, 2015)!… Continue Reading »
SDL – Student Award
UWM Translation students Michelle Coizman and Marisa Irwin took the Computer-Assisted Translation class received the SDL top student award at the end of the term. Congratulations, Michelle and Marisa!… Continue Reading »