University of Birmingham
The Feminist Translation Network (FTN) asks a clear and straightforward question: What is feminist translation, in practice, in the twenty-first century? The investigators are aware that there is no straightforward answer. Hilary Brown’s historical work has debunked the myth of a feminist translation genealogy. Olga Castro often reminds us that there are as many types … Read more
Leilani Willis (University of Warwick) reflects on the Network’s recent event, which brought together a group of translators to read from and discuss their current works-in-progress which respond in various ways to the brief of a feminist translation project.
Hilary Brown reflects on the first year of the network.
How does post-editing – the act of revising machine-translated output – affect the feminist voice in translation? My PhD research into contemporary Russian poetry and machine translation has led to me reconsider the relationship between technology and feminist writing practices. Instead of seeing machine translation as something to be overcome or corrected, I’ve begun exploring … Read more
Mazal Oaknín of University College London writes about a session on feminist translation for postgraduate students.
On 7 November 2024, Dr Gabriela Saldanha (University of Oslo), Dr Olga Castro (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona/University of Warwick) and Dr Hilary Brown (University of Birmingham) ran a Hot Topic roundtable discussion entitled “Teaching Feminist Translation” at the 2024 APTIS (Association of Programmes in Translation and Interpreting Studies, UK and Ireland) Unconference, hosted by the … Read more
This blogpost aims to reflect on feminist translation practices from my perspective as a translator working out of my heritage languages into English and championing a transnational approach. In recent years, I have translated works by women authors hailing from Romania that span the experience of several cultural communities: in addition to writers representing the … Read more
Feminist translation goes beyond simply converting words from one language to another. It is a practice deeply rooted in collaboration, valuing women’s voices and feminist texts, and respecting both our own work and the work of others.
As International Women’s Day approaches, various events are being organised in Italy where I live, including debates, demonstrations, and strikes. In this collective reflection on the histories, claims, and practices of the feminist movement, one question has been capturing my attention: what is the relationship between feminism and power?
For the past four years, I have worked with the Stephen Spender Trust to design and deliver creative translation workshops. This February, I had the opportunity to develop one such workshop for the Feminist Translation Network’s symposium at The Queen’s College in Oxford. The aim of this workshop was to encourage students to think about … Read more