
2nd Annual Day of Translation with the Alan Cheuse International Writers Center
The Bistro (G38) | Johnson Student Center | George Mason University | 4400 University Drive | Fairfax, Virginia
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Join us for our second annual Day of Translation co-presented with the Alan Cheuse International Writers Center. All panels and events will take place at the Bistro (G38) in the Johnson Student Center on the George Mason University campus in Fairfax, VA.
All events are free and open to the public.
Writers and translators appearing include: Kareem James Abu-Zeid, Chris Clarke, Heather Green, Christian Hawkey, Elisabeth Jaquette, Megan McDowell, Anna Morales, Sawako Nakayasu, Vivek Narayanan, Marcia Lynx Qualey, Lara Vergnaud, and Alex Zucker.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
9:00-9:15 WELCOME
9:15-10:15 EXPERIMENTAL TRANSLATION
Chris Clarke, Christian Hawkey, Sawako Nakayasu, Vivek Narayanan
10:30-11:45 THE POLITICS & ADVOCACY OF TRANSLATION
Michael Holtmann, Anna Morales, Marcia Lynx Qualey, Alex Zucker
12:00-1:30 BREAK
1:30-2:45 ARABIC LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
Kareem James Abu-Zeid, Matt Davis, Elisabeth Jaquette, Marcia Lynx Qualey
3:00-4:15 PATHS TOWARD TRANSLATION
Heather Green, Elisabeth Jaquette, Lara Vergnaud, Alex Zucker
4:30 KEYNOTE: Megan McDowell