For over a decade the Translation Symposium has been the intellectual and creative high point of the Oberlin academic year. It is a fast-paced, multilingual event that introduces and celebrates...
Beautifully Unfaithful: What Makes a Good Literary Translation? Keynote by Mark Polizzotti
Why do certain translations sing, while others merely sink? Is a “faithful” translation always best, and what do we even mean by “fidelity”? Can we, and should we, judge...
Interested in book history? Publishing? Book arts? Print culture? Meet Book Studies Concentration faculty and students, learn about our classes, and enjoy pizza at this Information Session.
Please join the Queer Cinema Series in celebrating Deepa Mehta’s Fire . Inciting strong protests when it was released in India in 1998, the movie portrays an evolving lesbian relationship...
Presentation: Community-Based Learning & the Environment in Hong Kong
Join us for a presentation by student and faculty participants in the 2019 Study Trip to Hong Kong on Community-Based Learning & the Environment, with trip leader Professor Tania Boster of the...
“The Joys, etc., of Teaching at a Liberal Arts College
The symposium, The Joys, etc., of Teaching at a Liberal Arts College, will be followed by a reception in honor of Professor of English Sandy Zagarell’s retirement...
Series
Each year, Oberlin presents a range of intellectual voices and artistic and performance visionaries through special event series and exhibitions.