CMPL 351 - Traduttore, Traditore: Theory and Practice of Translation

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 4 Hours
Attribute: 4 HU, WR, CD

How do we translate? What is a good translation? What skills are involved in translation? To answer these questions, we will consider the work of Susan Bassnett, Lawrence Venuti, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Abraham Cahan, and Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, among others. You will become familiar with theories of translation as you learn to apply these theories to your own work. Knowledge of a foreign language is required. Enrollment Limit: 15.
Instructor: J. Pas