Translation and Culture: Intercultural Encounters Across Media

Exploration of the role of culture in translation and interpreting. Through discussion of primary texts, movies, and hands-on experience in translation workshops, this course aims to take students beyond the linguistic definition of translation and invites to explore translation in several media. It addresses the ways in which intercultural competence plays a role in translation zones including borders, museums, and diplomacy. Knowledge of a language other than English is welcome, but not required.