Comparative Literature
Translation Symposium
Every year, students present literary works they have translated at a fast-paced, multilingual event that showcases the culture of intellectual creativity at the college.
Jed Deppman Translation Symposium
The 2024 Jed Deppman Translation Symposium takes place April 8-9 at 5 p.m.
This year's keynote address by Katrina Dodson, winner of the PEN Translation Prize among other awards, currently teaching translation at Columbia University.
Past Translation Symposium Events and Speakers
2020
April 14, 7 p.m., Student Translation Symposium - Watch on YouTube
2018
April 2, 7 p.m., Student Translation Symposium
April 3, 4:30 p.m., Keynote: “In Praise of Borders (Not Walls): Translation and the Shibboleths of Identity,” by Mary Ann Newman, executive director of the Farragut Fund for Catalan Culture in the United States.
2017
April 5, 5 p.m., Student Translation Symposium
2016
April 6, 4:30 p.m., Student Translation Symposium
April 7, 4:30 p.m., Keynote: “The Universal Translator” by Benjamin Paloff of the University of Michigan.