Translation in History: Theory, Practice and Reception (CMII0114)

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.

For the Certificate in Advanced Aesthetic Dentistry, you will be expected to register and complete the following modules, DENT0003 - Science and Properties of...

Interdisciplinary Clinical Dental Aesthetics (DENT0004)

For the Certificate in Advanced Aesthetic Dentistry, you will be expected to register and complete the following modules, DENT0003 - Science and Properties of Dental Composites and Ceramics DENT0004 - Interdisciplinary Clinical Dental Aesthetics.

The programme’s objective is to provide dental clinicians with the theoretical background and the clinical skills to incorporate aesthetic elements into their daily patient care, within traditionally sound restorative principles. With the current technological and research advances, dental restorations meet the requirements of biocompatibility, function and longevity, contributing also in the patient’s overall well-being.