Holocaust Conference

Holocaust Writing and Translation Workshop

A One-Day Conference (Venue: Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, University of London (Rooms ST 274/275, Stewart House, 32 Russell Square, WC1)

Co-Ordinators: Andrea Hammel(Aberystwyth) and Peter Davies (Edinburgh)

The fourth workshop of the AHRC Network Holocaust Writing and Translation will be held on 24 February 2011 under the auspices of Aberystwyth University, the University of Edinburgh and the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, London. 
Proposals for papers are invited on any issue relating to the theme, for example:

  • The interaction of translation and reception of Holocaust texts
  • The ethical responsibility of the translator in the field of Holocaust writing
  • The consequences of translation for the authenticity of testimony 
  • Genre and genre shifts in translation and reception of Holocaust texts 
  • The development of translation norms and their relation to changes in the status of the Holocaust and the role of the witness
  • Questions of editorial and marketing practice
  • The status of languages into/out of which texts are translated

Full programme at Holocaust Writing and Translation

This conference is part of the AHRC-funded Holocaust Writing and Translation Research Network
The support of the AHRC, the IGRS and the Wiener Library is gratefully acknowledged.