Nida School of Translation Studies 2016

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an n o u n c e s i t s 2 0 1 6 S e ssi o n THEME: Translation, Ecology and Entanglement LOCATION: San Pellegrino University Foundation in Misano Adriatico (Rimini), Italy DATES: May 30 June 10, 2016

This years session marks the Nida Schools tenth year of providing challenging, specialized training in translation studies to qualied professionals looking to expand their skills, engage with peers, and explore the interface of practice and cutting edge theory.

2016 NIDA PROFESSORS Michael Cronin holds a Personal Chair in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Dublin City University, Ireland, where he previously served as Dean, as well as Director of the Centre for Translation and Textual Studies. He has authored more than twenty books on translation studies, travel writing, language and politics, and has held Visiting Professorships at the Universit de Moncton (Canada) and the Universidad Ricardo Palma (Peru). Prof. Cronin is Series Editor for New Perspectives in Translation Studies (Routledge), Editor-in-chief of the journal MTM, and co-editor of The Irish Review. He is a Member of the Royal Irish Academy, an Officier de lOrdre des Palmes Academiques, and an elected Fellow of the Academia Europaea. Gerald West is Senior Professor in the School of Religion, Philosophy, and Classics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. He has published extensively on the history of the Bibles reception by indigenous Africans, the use of the Bible in African liberation struggles, and the role of ordinary readers in liberation hermeneutics. Prof. West is former director of the Ujamaa Centre for Community Research and Development, and has lectured in countries around the world, including India, the United Kingdom, Norway, and the United States. He was made a Fellow of the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2013, in recognition of his distinguished academic achievement, and is also a recipient of the DVCs Award for Research Excellence. A stimulating, collegial experience. Add the joint presence of Biblical translators, as well as literary and translation studies scholars groups often kept separate and the result was an eye-opening exploration of the powerful, ethically charged role of translation in constructing and transforming our cultural practices. Sandra Bermann, Princeton, Nida Professor 2015

ADDITIONAL FACULTY Luise von Flotow (Ottawa) Edwin Gentzler (UMass Amherst) Hephzibah Israel (Edinburgh) George K. W. Mak (Hong Kong Baptist) Franco Nasi (Modena) Loc Pham (Hoa Sen, Vietnam) Naomi Seidman (Graduate Theological Union) Danielle Zaslavsky (Mexico)

NIDA STAFF Philip H. Towner (Co-director) Stefano Arduini (Co-director) James Maxey (Co-director and Dean of Faculty) Deborah Shadd (Dean of Admissions and Associates)

Applications will be accepted from December 1, 2015 January 31, 2016. A fee of 1500 provides for tuition, housing, and meals. A limited number of partial bursaries will be made available to applicants who demonstrate need and merit. For more information or to apply, go to http://nsts.fusp.it/Nida-Schools/ NSTS-2016 or contact Dr. Deborah Shadd at dshadd@nidaschool.org.