International Conference
Translating Voices, Translating Regions
Theory and Practice in the Translation of Regionalised Voices
(English – Italian – French)
17-18 September 2005, Rieti, Italy
In the twentieth and twenty-first centuries the study of translation has equipped itself in theory and method sufficiently to claim the status of a scholarly discipline in its own right. There still exist however substantial fields of research and theoretical reflection that can fruitfully and systematically contribute to the study of translation, not least in the rendering of regional voices. Regionalised languages, marginal voices, dialects and accents have in recent decades and at different levels informed many manifestations of cultural practice. Questions to do with a code of practice and a closer collaboration between theorists and practitioners have become pressing in the context of the need for a common progress of the discipline and of its practical outcomes.
This conference aims to explore the question of practices and theories in the translation of marginal voices, not only in traditional literature, but also in film dubbing, a process which is particularly strong in the French and Italian tradition of the movie industry.
The organisers welcome proposals that explore the major themes of the conference, and papers are invited on any of the following aspects of translation:
? Dubbing and dialect
? Regionalised voices in translation
? Languages of minorities and their translation
Papers will be accepted in any of the three official languages of the conference: English, Italian, and French. The limit of three languages is due to the centrality of dubbing (mostly from US English) in the French and Italian traditions, as well as for practical editorial reasons. Clearly, theoretical approaches fitting into the framework described above will be welcome from scholars and professionals speaking other languages, so long as papers are offered in one of the three languages of the conference.
Abstracts must reach the organisers by 15 March 2005
Abstracts, of not more than 300 words, should be sent via email in Word format (.doc, .rtf only) to the organizers:
Abstracts in non-electronic format can be posted to:
Federico Federici or Nigel Armstrong
Department of French
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
United Kingdom
Selected proceedings of the conference will be published by DEUI (Rieti). The deadline for the first draft of papers accepted will be 15 July 2005.
