From Moscow to Damascus: Professor Margaret Litvin on the “Lumpy Realia” of Translingual Texts
What happens when you translate a novel that's already translating between multiple cultures? In a wide-ranging conversation with Yasmeen Hanoosh for ArabLit… More
Bridging Languages, Building Careers: Susan Harris Visits BU
On October 9th and 10th, our MFA program in Literary Translation had the privilege of hosting Susan Harris, Editorial Director of Words… More
MFA Students Learn the Business of Literary Translation
This past summer, two of our MFA students in Literary Translation gained real-world experience through internships with organizations in the literary translation… More
Professor Vincent featured in The Brink
The Brink highlighted Associate Professor and Literary Translation Studies Director J. Keith Vincent's Genji poem project. Vincent and his students spent over… More
Recordings of 2025 Seminars Now Available
Many thanks to all those who attended the Translation Seminar this spring. This year’s series was moderated by Associate Professor of Arabic… More
Translation Program Featured in Arts & Sciences Magazine
The origin story of BU’s MFA in Literary Translation goes back more than 40 years to a classroom in BU’s School of… More
Recordings of 2024 Seminars Now Available
The Translation Program welcomed yet another group of talented translators this spring, including Boston University's own Dennis Wuerthner. This year’s series was… More
Professor Litvin Reflects on Teaching the Translation Seminar
For the past two springs at Boston University, I was fortunate to teach the Seminar in Literary Translation, a landmark seminar founded… More