THE EAST / WEST CULTURAL PASSAGE STUDENT SYMPOSIUM: CULTURES IN TRANSIT

THE DEPARTMENT OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN STUDIES
and
C. PETER MAGRATH RESEARCH CENTRE FOR CROSS-CULTURAL STUDIES
Are proud to announce a new edition of
THE EAST / WEST CULTURAL PASSAGE STUDENT SYMPOSIUM:
CULTURES IN TRANSIT
Sibiu, 21-22 April 2010

Papers are invited in the following fields:

• Literary Studies
• Language and Translation Studies
• Cultural Studies
• Suggested topics include:
• Literature and national identity
• Literatures in translation
• Literary translation and its vagaries
• Translating cultural background
• Film dubbing and subtitles
• From the margins to the centre: The literature of ethnic and cultural minorities in university curricula
• Romanian culture and literature abroad
• The critical reception of Anglo-American literature in Romania
• Hollywood: The global ‘think tank’

Students are encouraged to choose case studies in these fields and contact professors who might serve as supervisors of their research in view of preparing 15-minute presentations to be delivered at the symposium. All presentations will be given in English and a selection will be published in the proceedings volume.

Additionally, students may sign up for a Creative Writing workshop conducted by Dr Claudia Doroholschi of the University of the West, Timisoara.

Deadline for submission of paper proposals: 15 March 2010.

For further details and questions please use the gadgets on this blog to contact me or leave a comment to this post!