LIT 5038 - Spring 2025 - Hamby

This course is designed for both those who are proficient and not proficient in another language. There will be three introductory classes on the ethics, theory, and history of translation, but most of the classes will revolve around visiting poet-translators (in person and on Zoom) who will give talks on their translation projects and the challenges they present, as well as answer students’ questions. Every class will have a translation exercise for students to work on in preparation for their final projects. Silvia Valisa from Modern Languages is co-teaching this class, so you will be working with students from Modern Languages as well as English. Our visiting translators will be discussing works in Ukrainian, German, Italian, French, Spanish, and Haitian. Please contact me if you want to know more.