FACING THE FUTURE – TRANSLATION AND TECHNOLOGY

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FACING THE FUTURE =E2=80=93 TRANSLATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Glendon College, York University (Toronto) =E2=80=93 March 14, 2020=20

French version: https://www.glendon.yorku.ca/transconf/cfp-fr/
Spanish version: https://www.glendon.yorku.ca/transconf/convocatoria/
Official Website: https://www.glendon.yorku.ca/transconf/

Into the second decade of the 21st century, technology continues to play =
an increasing role in translation processes and translator environments. =
What is translatable or not translatable through the mediation of machine=
s is a central question as we head into the era of neural translation and=
 AI. At the same time other questions emerge: are the existing models of =
collaborative translation, crowdsourcing, machine translated corpora, and=
 cloud-based CAT tools leading us towards a new era of multi-modal plural=
ity or to a fragmented dystopia where quality becomes a casualty? Is the =
interaction of human and machine in present and future translation ecolog=
ies a harbinger of an enlightened posthumanism or a problematic process t=
hat favours disembodied networks, algorithmic decision-making, and unsust=
ainable growth in a time of runaway climate change and environmental degr=
adation? This year=E2=80=99s graduate student conference will address wha=
t Minako O=E2=80=99Hagan (2019) describes as a kind of quantum entangleme=
nt, the link between human and machine, a crucial issue for our century.

We invite proposals for papers from a variety of fields and perspectives =
that engage with issues including, but not limited to:

=09=E2=80=A2 Translation, technology and colonialism;
=09=E2=80=A2 Gender issues in technologically mediated translation;
=09=E2=80=A2 Technology and untranslatability;
=09=E2=80=A2 Translation ecologies and eco-translation in a technologized=
 era;
=09=E2=80=A2 Translator (in)visibility, status, and role in the context o=
f advances in machine translation, AI, collaborative platforms, copyright=
 issues, and non-professional translation;
=09=E2=80=A2 Technology and politically engaged translation, including cr=
isis translation and disaster management;
=09=E2=80=A2 Technology and translation process, including neural machine=
 translation, automated content enrichment, recent CAT tools, and the exp=
ansion of post-editing machine translation;
=09=E2=80=A2 Technology and specialized/technical translation, terminolog=
y, and localization;
=09=E2=80=A2 Technology and translation ethics;
=09=E2=80=A2 Technology and issues in audiovisual translation and interpr=
eting.

Our one-day multilingual conference will address these and related topics=
. We welcome proposals for papers (20-minute presentations) and posters. =
Those interested are invited to submit an abstract of 250-300 words by De=
cember 23, 2019 to [email protected]. Submissions must include t=
he title of the paper and the author=E2=80=99s name, affiliation, and con=
tact information.

Keynote speaker =E2=80=93 Sharon O=E2=80=99Brien is Professor of Translat=
ion Studies at the School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies, =
Dublin City University. She obtained a PhD in 2006 on the topic of contro=
lled language and post-editing effort (Irish Research Council Scholarship=
). She holds an MA in research on language for special purposes, text lin=
guistics and machine translation (1993 =E2=80=93 EU-funded) and a BA (hon=
s) in applied languages (Translation, French and German). She has publish=
ed numerous book chapters on the topic of translation and technology.

References =E2=80=93 O=E2=80=99Hagan, Minako =E2=80=9CIntroduction=E2=80=9D=
 in The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Technology, edited by Minak=
o O=E2=80=99Hagan, Routledge, 2019, p.18.

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nues to play an increasing role in&#160;translation processes and transla=
tor environments. What is translatable or not translatable through&#160;t=
he mediation of machines is a central question as we head into the era of=
 neural translation and AI.&#160;At the same time other questions emerge:=
 are the existing models of collaborative translation,&#160;crowdsourcing=
, machine translated corpora, and cloud-based CAT tools leading us toward=
s a new&#160;era of multi-modal plurality or to a fragmented dystopia whe=
re quality becomes a casualty? Is the&#160;interaction of human and machi=
ne in present and future translation ecologies a harbinger of an&#160;enl=
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etworks,&#160;algorithmic decision-making, and unsustainable growth in a =
time of runaway climate change and&#160;environmental degradation? This y=
ear=E2=80=99s graduate student conference will address what Minako&#160;O=
=E2=80=99Hagan (2019) describes as a kind of quantum entanglement, the li=
nk between human and&#160;machine, a crucial issue for our century.<br />=

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tica; font-size: 14px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style=3D"caret-colo=
r: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Our one-day multilingual conference will address these =
and related topics. We welcome proposals&#160;for papers (20-minute prese=
ntations) and posters. Those interested are invited to submit an&#160;abs=
tract of 250-300 words by&#160;December 23, 2019&#160;to&#160;<b><a href=3D=
"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></b>. S=
ubmissions&#160;must&#160;include the title of the paper and the author=E2=
=80=99s name, affiliation, and contact information.<br />
        <br />
        Keynote speaker&#160;=E2=80=93&#160;Sharon O=E2=80=99Brien&#160;i=
s Professor of Translation Studies at the School of Applied&#160;Language=
 and Intercultural Studies, Dublin City University. She obtained a PhD in=
 2006 on the&#160;topic of controlled language and post-editing effort (I=
rish Research Council Scholarship). She holds&#160;an MA in research on l=
anguage for special purposes, text linguistics and machine translation (1=
993&#160;=E2=80=93 EU-funded) and a BA (hons) in applied languages (Trans=
lation, French and German). She has&#160;published numerous book chapters=
 on the topic of translation and technology.<br />
        <br />
        References&#160;=E2=80=93 O=E2=80=99Hagan, Minako =E2=80=9CIntrod=
uction=E2=80=9D in&#160;The Routledge <i>Handbook of Translation and&#160=
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