Studies in Translation

4.0 credits

This course introduces students to the theoretical foundations, practical challenges, and creative possibilities of literary translation. We will examine how translators describe their work—what they believe they are doing and why it matters—through close readings of English translations from a range of source texts. Attention will be paid to the strategies translators employ and to the implications of those choices for understanding translation as a literary and political practice, including its intersections with gender and rhetoric. Students will also complete a translation project of their own, using this work to interrogate and practice feminist rhetoric in their writing. By the end of the semester, students will have developed a working knowledge of both the theory and craft of literary translation.