Session 1
Introduction and Keynote Speaker, Rosanna Warren
Session 2
Making the Case for Translation: Why Translation Matters Now
Daniel Hahn, Esther Allen, Susan Bassnett, Moderator: Katrina Dodson
Session 3
Translation and the Literary
Tim Parks, Daniel Mendelsohn, Moderator: Christopher Ricks
Session 4
Translating Poetry: How Can it be Done?
Daniel Aguirre-Oteiza, Sawako Nakayasu, Christopher Childers, Moderator: Karl Kirchwey
Session 5
Translation and World Literature
Tim Parks, Susan Bassnett, David Boyd, Moderator: Janet Poole
(please note that this video cuts off after Susan Bassnett’s remarks)
Session 6
The Translator’s Identity
Katrina Dodson, Ghirmai Negash, Ellen Elias-Bursać, Moderator: Esther Allen
Session 7
Translation as Creative Act
Sawako Nakayasu, Daniel Mendelsohn, Moderator: Daniel Hahn
Session 8
The Politics of Translation
Janet Poole, Ghirmai Negash, Alexander Elinson, Moderator: Ellen Elias-Bursać
Session 9
Boston University Translation Seminar Alumni Panel