Speaking Truth in a Time of War: A translation of a letter by Lesia Ukrainka on her birthday. Last year, the Harvard Library of Ukrainian Literature series published a brilliant new translation of Lesia Ukrainka’s play Cassandra by Nina Murray (which began life as part of a special translation...

I translated a letter from Lesia Ukrainka to Olha Kobylianska for my students, and since it's Lesia's birthday, here it is - with a short essay on why she matters right now. open.substack.com/pub/uilleamb...

Thank you Liz! 🙏

Deadline fast approaching for abstracts engaging with this terrific topic 👇

Conference CfP Natures in Translation: AI, Ethics and Environmental Conservation Lancaster University, UK 1-2 October 2026 Conference funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and BRAID Abstract subm…

Excited to share the CfP for our AHRC-funded conference “Natures in Translation: AI, Ethics and Environmental Conservation” #conference which will take place 1-2 October 2026 at Lancaster Uni. Deadline for abstracts 20th of April. #academicsky #envhum 🌍 #conservation wp.lancs.ac.uk/animalsintra...

Article (Free access): online.ucpress.edu/hsns/article...

Call for Papers - Resisting Abandonment: Language, Culture, and Ecology Resisting Abandonment will foreground the idea that languages, like ecosystems, are sites of relationality and care.

Colloque international - Résister à l’abandon: langue, culture et écologie

Centre de recherche sur le contact des langues et des cultures
Collège universitaire Glendon, Université York
15 et 16 octobre 2026

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#ecology #language #envhist #envhum #envstudies

Thanks Liz! 😀

Conference CfP Natures in Translation: AI, Ethics and Environmental Conservation Lancaster University, UK 1-2 October 2026 Conference funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and BRAID Abstract subm…

Excited to share the CfP for our AHRC-funded conference “Natures in Translation: AI, Ethics and Environmental Conservation” #conference which will take place 1-2 October 2026 at Lancaster Uni. Deadline for abstracts 20th of April. #academicsky #envhum 🌍 #conservation wp.lancs.ac.uk/animalsintra...

Conference CfP Natures in Translation: AI, Ethics and Environmental Conservation Lancaster University, UK 1-2 October 2026 Conference funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and BRAID Abstract subm…

We have website for our AHRC/BRAID-funded project ’Animals in Translation: AI, Ethics and the Future of Interspecies Dialogue’, and a *CfP* for our conference ‘Natures in Translation‘ - with some fabulous confirmed keynote speakers/performers. Deadline 20th April. Join us! 📣 shorturl.at/hdwdp

Looking forward to meeting Edinburgh colleagues soon!

Exploring the ethical implications of AI animal translation tools in environmental conservation Led by Dr Delphine Grass, Lancaster University, in collaboration with New York University.As AI systems increasingly promise to translate animal communications into human language, this pr

I am very excited to be Project Lead on our new AHRC/Braid-funded project “Animals in Translation:AI, Ethics and the Future of Interspecies Dialogue”, working with a wonderful team of colleagues across Lancaster University, NYU and Edinburgh University. Details of conference CfP soon! ⏱️ rb.gy/4bsz7f

I'm super excited to be a Co-Investigator on our new AHRC BRAID-funded project 'Animals in Translation: AI, Ethics, and the Future of Interspecies Dialogue', led by the wonderful Delphine Grass at Lancaster University! ✨🐋🤖

‘A New Year in Gaza’: By Ibrahim Nasrallah The people named in this poem are the writers, painters, and musicians martyred in the genocide. They are only a few of the many artists who were martyred in the past two years of war against Gaza.

Ibrahim Nasrallah - "A New Year in Gaza"

Festschrift Honouring the Late Professor Brian Cantwell Smith - Faculty of Information Morning 9:00 AM: Welcome Coffee & Registration Coffee and pastries will be served. 9:40 AM: Opening Remarks Host: Kelly Lyons, Professor, Faculty of Information, cross-appointed with the Department of...

On the eve of the University of Toronto's festschrift honoring the late philosopher (and overall wonderful human) Brian Cantwell Smith, I'm re-reading his 2019 book, "The Promise of Artificial Intelligence". (1/4)

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Important

Imagine writing a policy that required you to be explicit that you would not forcibly confiscate refugees’ wedding rings

"Computational Humanities is far more than a collection of essays; it is a meticulously curated critical tool kit."

This is exactly what we were going for! dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/projects/com...

Very happy to guest edit a special issue on "Media Ecologies of Translation" in Translation Matters 9.1 (Spring 2027)! The call is available at drive.google.com/file/d/14yBk.... Submission deadline for full articles: July 15, 2026.

Thank you for sharing widely!

Pioneering scientists past and present have broken from the pressures and limitations of human exceptionalist thinking. Charles Darwin, Lynn Margulis, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Frans de Waal–their work looms large in my own research (1/3).

Congratulation, Christine, I cannot wait to read your book! 👏

I just got back from a workshop on "Multispecies Intellectual History" at the University of Oxford. Philosophy, history, physics, botany, anthropology, art, and other fields were represented in the discussions, and a publication on this is to be expected. Read more here: cas.au.dk/en/umih #envhum

Lucky Londoners! :)

Translation Multiples goes to London! Join me on 22 October at 4pm at the University of London (@soasuni.bsky.social), discuss several engaging examples together in an interactive format.

The event is free, but registration is required: www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...

@princetonupress.bsky.social

Aah, thank you Kasia ❤️

Honoured to be a keynote speaker for the Translation and Life Writing conference organised by the brilliant Lucile Davier & Elisa Ruckstuhl @ the University of Geneva. Taking place June 18-19 2026 & financial support for ECR available! Abstract submission by 16 Nov 2025
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13 November: Delphine Grass @delphinegrass.bsky.social @globalaffairslu.bsky.social, Anna Lafranchi @anna-lanfranchi.bsky.social @warwicktranslation.bsky.social & Kasia Szymanska @kaszyma.bsky.social CTIS

A Triple Book Showcase: Recent Trends in Literary Translation Research
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It’s official: the United Nations Commission of Inquiry concludes Israel is committing genocide.

The UN body calls on nations to stop sending weapons to Israel, ensure people within their jurisdiction aren’t aiding or inciting the genocide, and hold those who are accountable.

As the Nov/Dec iteration of my new course Writing Experimental Memoir got booked up in a couple of days, I’m going to repeat it in Feb!

3, 10, 17 Feb 2026 6.30-8.30 via Zoom

£120 for course, £160 for course + half hour feedback on up to 3000 words

📧 jenniferannecalleja at gmail dot com

👊🏻Join me for this 'Translation as Activism' workshop at the 2025 Manchester Literature Festival 👊🏻 @mcrlitfest.bsky.social
manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/trans...

🤜🏻10 free tickets can be claimed by MMU (@manmetuni.bsky.social) & UoM (@uomhums.bsky.social) students ➡️📧 zoe@englishpen.org

Important work by @britishacademy.bsky.social, keeping track of emerging cold spots, and contracting opportunities for young people who want to make a difference in the world through the study of SHAPE subjects.