UGent PhD Fellowship in Translation Studies

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The Department of Translation, Interpreting and Communication at Ghent University is looking for a full-time (100%) PhD candidate in Translation Studies. The doctoral researcher will be affiliated with TRACE, the department’s research group on Translation and Culture.

We invite applicants to propose an original research project on translation between English and Spanish (in either direction: English–Spanish or Spanish–English). The proposal should fall within the broad field of translation and culture. We particularly welcome projects engaging with one or more of the following areas:

  • Philosophy
  • The novel of ideas from the twentieth century onwards
  • Film and ideology
  • Feminism and post-feminism
  • Other relevant themes

The supervisors of the project are Prof. Jeroen Vandaele and Prof. Lieve Jooken.

Read the full vacancy and practical details for applying here. Applications are due by 18 November 2025.

Nieuwe uitgave: Journal for Literary and Intermedial Crossings: Crossings – Concept, Discourse, Practice

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Beste collega,

We zijn verheugd te kunnen aankondigen dat de nieuwste uitgave van het Journal for Literary and Intermedial Crossings, getiteld ‘Crossings – Concept, Discourse, Practice’, is verschenen. Deze speciale uitgave is ter gelegenheid van de gelijknamige 12e jaarlijkse CLIC-dag en werd samengesteld door Janine Hauthal en Arvi Sepp (Vrije Universiteit Brussel).

De auteurs van dit nummer onderzoeken de conceptuele transversaliteit van intermediale en transculturele studies van kruisingen tussen mediale, ruimtelijke en historische assen. De media en genres die zij bespreken variëren van autofictie op sociale media (Saemmer) en percepties van literaire vertalingen via door lezers gegenereerde posts op sociale media (Sanz Gallego) tot plurimediale theaterbewerkingen (Lacoue-Labarthe) en de integratie van beeldende kunst in literatuur (Mamatsashvili). Hoewel de meeste bijdragen zich richten op kunstwerken uit de 21e eeuw, biedt Manu’s verkenning van de grillige satire uit het 19e-eeuwse Victoriaanse tijdperk een inspirerend voorbeeld van hoe historische diepgang en waardering voor hedendaagse esthetiek vruchtbaar kunnen samenkomen in de studie van generieke kruisingen. Het speciale nummer wordt afgesloten met twee interviews die een dialoog tot stand brengen tussen geesteswetenschappelijk onderzoek en artistieke praktijk over kruisingen, waarbij respectievelijk de nadruk ligt op 21e-eeuwse straatpoëzie van dichters David Giannoni en Timotéo Sergoï (Gusella) en op de manier waarop culturele, geografische en taalkundige kruispunten de Belgisch-Britse dichter Patrick McGuinness hebben gevormd als ‘schrijver van kruisingen’ (Rosenfeld).

Het open access-nummer is te raadplegen op: https://clic.research.vub.be/volume-9-issue-1-2024-crossings-concept-discourse-practice of via de JLIC-website: Journal | CLIC (vub.be).

Met vriendelijke groeten,

De redactie van JLIC,

New Issue: Journal for Literary and Intermedial Crossings: Crossings – Concept, Discourse, Practice

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Dear colleague,

We are delighted to announce that the latest issue of the Journal for Literary and Intermedial Crossings, entitled ‘Crossings – Concept, Discourse, Practice’, has been published. This special issue is occasioned by the eponymous 12th annual CLIC day and was edited by Janine Hauthal and Arvi Sepp (Vrije Universiteit Brussel).

The contributors to this issue explore the conceptual transversality of intermedially and transculturally oriented studies of crossings across medial, spatial, and historical axes. The media and genres they discuss range from autofiction on social media (Saemmer) and perceptions of literary translation through reader-generated social media posts (Sanz Gallego) to plurimedial theatre adaptations (Lacoue-Labarthe) and the embedding of visual art in literature (Mamatsashvili). While most contributions focus on 21st-century artworks, Manu’s exploration of 19th-century Victorian whimsical satire provides an inspiring example of how historical depth and an appreciation of contemporary aesthetics can fruitfully converge in the study of generic crossings. The special issue concludes with two interviews that bring humanities scholarship and artistic practice into dialogue about crossings, focusing respectively on 21st-century street poetry by poets David Giannoni and Timotéo Sergoï (Gusella) and on the way cultural, geographical, and linguistic intersections have shaped Belgian British poet Patrick McGuinness as a ‘writer of crossings’ (Rosenfeld).

The open access issue can be accessed under: clic.research.vub.be/volume-9-issue-1-2024-crossings-concept-discourse-practice or via the JLIC website:  Journal | CLIC (vub.be) .

Kind regards,

The JLIC editorial board,

TRACE/CLIV Second Annual Research Day: Exploring New Horizons

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Dear TRACE/CLIV members,
As you are aware, circumstances recently obliged us to postpone the date of our ‘TRACE/CLIV Research Day no. 2: Exploring New Horizons’, which had been previously scheduled for the afternoon of the 23rd of May 2025. It brings us great pleasure to announce that a new date has been decided upon: the Research Day will now take place on Friday October 3rd, 2025. This Research Day serves primarily to enable better communication about research between the ZAP, postdocs, and PhDs on a relatively informal and amicable basis: concomitantly, it also serves to develop the friendly connections between the TRACE and CLIV research groups.
We are currently finalizing our program, and it promises to be an afternoon filled with 10-minute talks on topics such as translation, literature, cultural transfer, from a national, international, or transnational perspective. This year we have the honor to finish our day with a presentation by Prof. Em. Guy Rooryck: “Ruses et espiègleries de la traduction : le Canon van Vlaanderen en français”. We hope to welcome you!
Practicalities:
The Research Day will take place in Ghent (location Mercator A., A.104.) on Friday 3rd October 2025 from 13.00 (tentatively) to 18.00, with a coffee break. The afternoon will end with a reception.
We invite you to confirm your attendance by 15 September 2025 using the attached link (Register here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/jTcvynT6Ju), with which you can submit your name, affiliation and if you will join the reception. There are plenty of spots for attendees, so come in great numbers and with great enthusiasm!
With all our best wishes,
The TRACE team,
Jo De Brie, Dominic Bentley-Hussey, Anna Namestnikov, France Schils, Oliwia Napierala, Prof. Lieve Jooken, Prof. Piet Van Poucke, & Prof. Brecht de Groote.

TRACE/CLIV Second Annual Research Day: Exploring New Horizons

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Dear TRACE/CLIV members,
As you are aware, circumstances recently obliged us to postpone the date of our ‘TRACE/CLIV Research Day no. 2: Exploring New Horizons’, which had been previously scheduled for the afternoon of the 23rd of May 2025. It brings us great pleasure to announce that a new date has been decided upon: the Research Day will now take place on Friday October 3rd, 2025. This Research Day serves primarily to enable better communication about research between the ZAP, postdocs, and PhDs on a relatively informal and amicable basis: concomitantly, it also serves to develop the friendly connections between the TRACE and CLIV research groups.
We are currently finalizing our program, and it promises to be an afternoon filled with 10-minute talks on topics such as translation, literature, cultural transfer, from a national, international, or transnational perspective. This year we have the honor to finish our day with a presentation by Prof. Em. Guy Rooryck: “Ruses et espiègleries de la traduction : le Canon van Vlaanderen en français”. We hope to welcome you!
Practicalities:
The Research Day will take place in Ghent (location Mercator A., A.104.) on Friday 3rd October 2025 from 13.00 (tentatively) to 18.00, with a coffee break. The afternoon will end with a reception.
We invite you to confirm your attendance by 15 September 2025 using the attached link (Register here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/jTcvynT6Ju), with which you can submit your name, affiliation and if you will join the reception. There are plenty of spots for attendees, so come in great numbers and with great enthusiasm!
With all our best wishes,
The TRACE team,
Jo De Brie, Dominic Bentley-Hussey, Anna Namestnikov, France Schils, Oliwia Napierala, Prof. Lieve Jooken, Prof. Piet Van Poucke, & Prof. Brecht de Groote.

Colloquium Neerlandicum (VUB, 25-29/08/2025)

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The 2025 Colloquium Neerlandicum will take place from Monday 25 to Friday 29 August at the Free University of Brussels (VUB)

No language is an island, and that includes Dutch. That the Dutch language and culture is in contact with other languages and cultures worldwide is an awareness of which international Dutch literature is logically permeated. This theme ties in nicely with the city where the colloquium is being held. In Brussels, 107 languages are officially spoken.

Naturally, this colloquium also contains another cultural programme and we will then also hold the IVN General Assembly of Members again.

Submission of contributions is no longer possible. The deadline has passed.

More information about the content of the colloquium and contributions can be found here. The conference language is Dutch.

Wereldcongres van de Neerlandistiek – Colloquium Neerlandicum (VUB, 25-29/08/2025)

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Het Colloquium Neerlandicum zal in 2025 plaatsvinden van maandag 25 tot en met vrijdag 29 augustus aan de Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Geen enkele taal is een eiland, en dat geldt ook voor het Nederlands. Dat de Nederlandse taal en cultuur wereldwijd in contact staat met andere talen en culturen is een besef waarvan de internationale neerlandistiek logischerwijs doordrongen is. Dit thema sluit mooi aan op de stad waar het colloquium wordt gehouden. In Brussel worden officieel 107 talen gesproken.

Uiteraard bevat dit colloquium ook weer een cultureel programma en houden we dan ook weer de Algemene Ledenvergadering van de IVN.

Het inleveren van bijdragen is niet meer mogelijk. De deadline is verstreken.

Bekijk hier meer informatie over de inhoud van het colloquium en over de bijdragen

Phd position in Translation Studies (UAntwerpen)

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The Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies at the Faculty of Arts and Philosophy (UAntwerpen) is looking for a full-time (100%) PhD student in Translation Studies.

The future PhD student will actively work on the preparation of a doctoral dissertation in (literary) translation science, on genre (police novels versus “romans durs”) and gender (description of female characters and discourses) in Dutch translations and re-translations of Georges Simenon’s work.

Read the full vacancy here. You can apply until 3 July 2025 via the University of Antwerp’s online application platform.

Doctoraatsbursaal in de vertaalwetenschap (UAntwerpen)

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Het Departement Toegepaste Taalkunde, Vertaal- en Tolkwetenschap van de Faculteit Letteren en Wijsbegeerte (UAntwerpen) zoekt een voltijdse (100%) doctoraatsbursaal in de vertaalwetenschap.

De toekomstige bursaal werkt actief aan de voorbereiding van een doctoraal proefschrift in de (literaire) vertaalwetenschap, over genre (politieromans versus ‘romans durs’) en gender (beschrijving van vrouwelijke personages en discoursen) in de Nederlandse vertalingen en hervertalingen van het werk van Georges Simenon.

Lees hier de volledige vacature. Je kan tot en met 3 juli 2025 solliciteren via het online sollicitatieplatform van de Universiteit Antwerpen.

CfP Pornography in Babel: Translation, Sexuality, Obscenity

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On 23 and 24 October 2025, research group TricS (Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Studies) will organise Pornographie à Babel/Pornography in Babel, a bilingual conference on the translation of pornographic literature, sexualities and the obscene, at the University of Antwerp. You can find the call for papers here in French and here in English or via the following link: https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/conferences/pornography-in-babel/. Please share this call for papers within your network. We would be delighted to receive your proposals on this still largely unexplored theme.

The deadline for submitting abstracts is 30 June 2025.

Should you have any queries, do not hesitate to contact Philippe Vanhoof (philippe.vanhoof@uantwerpen.be).