CMII0113/114

This module studies the historical development of the theory and practice of translation through an investigation of the role of key individuals...

Translation in History: Theory, Practice and Reception (CMII0113)

CMII0113/114

This module studies the historical development of the theory and practice of translation through an investigation of the role of key individuals and texts significant to literary translation from the ancient tradition to the present. Each session will explore the creative tension between translation and reception studies by examining historical engagements with translation and discussing their relevance to modern thinking around literary translation. The module is taught by specialists from a range of departments, including the Centre for Translation Studies, English, Greek and Latin, Hebrew and Jewish Studies, School of Slavonic and East European Languages, and School of European Languages, Culture and Society. Sessions vary annually subject to staff availability. Example topics include:

Translation in ancient India and China
 Translation in ancient Rome
 Translation in the 12th century: an introduction to the first renaissance in Europe
 Rabbis, Languages and Translation in Late Antiquity
 Latin as a language of translation in Elizabethan England
 Gadamer, Hermeneutics and Translation
 The Notion of the Translator's Visibility: Pushkin's novel in verse Eugene Onegin in English
 Lost in Translation
This module is open to students within the Centre for Multidisciplinary and Intercultural Inquiry and Greek and Latin. Students from other programmes may contact the convenor to enquire about availability.

DIGITAL HUMANITIES|DIGITAL METHODS|2D AND 3D DIGITISATION|TEXT MINING|VISUALISATION|GEO-SPATIAL

This module will introduce students to the use of digital methods in the humanities. In particular, it will ground students in the use and analysis of digital...

Introduction to Digital Methods in the Humanities (INST0006)

This module will introduce students to the use of digital methods in the humanities. In particular, it will ground students in the use and analysis of digital methods and methodologies that can be used to detect patterns in Humanities sources. Topics to be covered may include: 2D and 3D digitisation; text mining; network analysis; sentiment analysis; visualisation; geo-spatial analysis and web archives. Students will participate in weekly seminar/lab sessions where they will apply selected digital methods to humanities sources and evaluate the advantages and limitations of those digital methods. Digital resources and tools will also be analysed and evaluated, for example, by exploring the selection rationale that underpins digital archives of historic newspapers. In this way the module will also equip students to engage critically with online content and existing resources.