Untranslatability: An Exploration of Culture and ‘Cultural Translation’
What are the ramifications of globalisation and the resurgence of critical interest in ‘world literature’ when looked at in the context of migration and cross-cultural exchange? This masterclass explores the untranslatable, the impossibility of rendering certain utterances from one language to another without omitting meaning, linguistic and cultural difference, inherent in the formation of identity for marginalised cultures.
Suitability: Minds Underground™’s online World Literature & History masterclasses are aimed at, but not restricted to, students looking to study degrees in: English, History, English and History, Social Science courses.
Duration: Suggested 1-2 hour sessions dependent on the level of detail desired.
What are the ramifications of globalisation and the resurgence of critical interest in ‘world literature’ when looked at in the context of migration and cross-cultural exchange? This masterclass explores the untranslatable, the impossibility of rendering certain utterances from one language to another without omitting meaning, linguistic and cultural difference, inherent in the formation of identity for marginalised cultures.
Suitability: Minds Underground™’s online World Literature & History masterclasses are aimed at, but not restricted to, students looking to study degrees in: English, History, English and History, Social Science courses.
Duration: Suggested 1-2 hour sessions dependent on the level of detail desired.
What are the ramifications of globalisation and the resurgence of critical interest in ‘world literature’ when looked at in the context of migration and cross-cultural exchange? This masterclass explores the untranslatable, the impossibility of rendering certain utterances from one language to another without omitting meaning, linguistic and cultural difference, inherent in the formation of identity for marginalised cultures.
Suitability: Minds Underground™’s online World Literature & History masterclasses are aimed at, but not restricted to, students looking to study degrees in: English, History, English and History, Social Science courses.
Duration: Suggested 1-2 hour sessions dependent on the level of detail desired.
