This event is in the past.It took place on May 8, 2026 at Fisher Center at Bard.
Literature Talk
Literature TalkSpend a day exploring how language shapes thought at this annual symposium on translation and translatability. Student panels, faculty workshops, and a keynote by Daniel Mendelsohn on translating the Odyssey unpack the art of carrying meaning across borders.
Literary symposium
Student & faculty panels
Academic conference
Free to attend
Tips
📜Mendelsohn keynote: "What's the Greek Word for 'Picnic?'" on translating the Odyssey
🎓workshops on teaching translation and decolonization
🆓free and open to the public
BTTI Symposium 2026: Borders
Annandale-On-Hudson
Literature TalkLiterature TalkSpend a day exploring how language shapes thought at this annual symposium on translation and translatability. Student panels, faculty workshops, and a keynote by Daniel Mendelsohn on translating the Odyssey unpack the art of carrying meaning across borders.
Literary symposium
Student & faculty panels
Academic conference
Free to attend
Tips
📜Mendelsohn keynote: "What's the Greek Word for 'Picnic?'" on translating the Odyssey
🎓workshops on teaching translation and decolonization
🆓free and open to the public
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