Translation and Creativity in the 21st Century

Translation and Creativity in the 21st Century

With the incessantly expanding amount of texts to be translated for the globalised market and international institutions, instrumental thinking has arguably become a part of translator training programmes, and many non- or semi-professional agents now carry out...
Ethics and Technology in the Translation Industry

Ethics and Technology in the Translation Industry

– Joss Moorkens –  This workshop focuses on ethical concerns experienced by different stakeholders in the translation industry at various levels in translation production. These stakeholders’ responsibilities and priorities may differ depending on many...
Audio Description:  If Your Eyes Could Speak

Audio Description: If Your Eyes Could Speak

– Joel Snyder, PhD – In his introduction to the second edition of The Mastery of Movement, Rudolph Laban wrote: “What really happens in the theatre does not occur only on the stage or in the audience, but within the magnetic current between both these...
Human Factor and Ethics in Machine and CAT

Human Factor and Ethics in Machine and CAT

– Balazs Kis, Joss Moorkens, Matej Vlačiha, Rado Tihlárik – Machines cannot understand culture. One might come to the conclusion that translation cannot be complete without the human touch. Bridging the gap between human and machine translation – neural...