Migration and Translation: Some reflections on The Arrival by Shaun Tan
Professor Lai will compare the similarity and difference between migration and translation through this wordless novel, and also address several issues evolved around translation, communication and culture.
時間和地點 Time & Location
Jun 11, 2019, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
B3-LP-06, Tai Po Campus, EdUHK, 10 Lo Ping Rd, Tai Po, Hong Kong
活動詳情 About the Event
Migration and Translation: Some Reflections on The Arrival by Shaun Tan
Date: 11 Jun 2019
Time: 14:00-15:30
Speaker: Professor Sharon Tsu Yun Lai (National Taiwan Normal University)
Migration has become a recurring topic in translation studies. Both migrators and translators face language barriers, strange objects and customs, uncertainty and identity conflicts. In his award-winning graphic novel The Arrival, Shaun Tan narrates beautifully a story of migration without captions. Professor Lai will compare the similarity and difference between migration and translation through this wordless novel, and also address the following questions: Do we need translation all the time? Does translation help or hinder communication between cultures? What are the gain and loss of translation as well as migration?
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