International Online Conference “Translation Studies Readings” commemorating the 90th birthday of Professor Roksolana Zorivchak
Announcement: International Online Conference “Translation Studies Readings” commemorating the 90th birthday of Professor Roksolana Zorivchak
November 28, 2024
Hryhoriy Kochur Department of Translation Studies and Contrastive Linguistics at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine, is delighted to announce an international conference in memory of our first chair Roksolana Petrivna Zorivchak. We invite scholars from around the world to join us and engage in thought-provoking discussions.
The participants of the conference are invited to discuss the following topics:
- Roksolana Zorivchak: scholar, teacher, citizen.
- The History of Translation in Ukraine: from nation identity making to nation narrative.
- Translator Studies: Ukrainian translators’ portraits and profiles.
- Reception of the Ukrainian Literature in the World.
- Contesting Russian-bound perspective in Slavic Studies
- Agency, Choice, and Limitations in the Work of a Translator.
- People Behind Ideas: the role of personality in Translation Studies research.
- Culture in Translation and Translation in Culture.
- Contrastive Linguistics in the Interdisciplinary Framework.
We will host a panel discussion on the recent publication of the anthology Ukrainian Translation Studies of Pryashiv Region compiled by Taras Shmiher and Oleksandra Litvinyak.
The Organizing Committee welcomes paper proposals that address these topics or any related aspects.
The official conference languages are English and Ukrainian. Simultaneous interpreting will be provided.
Keynote speakers will be announced soon.
The conference will be held in an online format. Participation is free of charge.
Proposals for individual papers: Each paper presentation will be scheduled for 15-20 minutes, plus 10 minutes for discussion. For individual presentations, a max. 350-word abstract (including references) and a bio-note should be sent to the organizing committee zorivchak_translation_readings@lnu.edu.ua by November 9, 2024.
Proposals for panels: Panels make up a collection of up to four paper presentations, each paper will be scheduled for 15-20 minutes, plus 10 minutes for discussion. Panel organizers are asked to submit the panel abstracts with a list of invited speakers en bloc to the organizing
committee zorivchak_translation_readings@lnu.edu.ua by November 9, 2024.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Deadline for submission of proposals | November 9, 2024 |
Notification of acceptance | November 17, 2024 |
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Professor Oksana Dzera
Professor Taras Shmiher
Associate Professor Ol’ha Hrabovetska,
Associate Professor Oleksandra Litvinyak
Associate Professor Oryslava Bryska,
Associate Professor Iryna Odrekhivska