Translation Studies (Minor)
Program Description
Have you ever wondered how translators and interpreters contribute to…
- literature and scholarship you read for school or for pleasure?
- subtitles, supertitles, and dubbing scripts in your favorite foreign films, TV shows, and live performances?
- governmental negotiations, diplomatic meetings, and military and peacekeeping operations?
- regional and international NGO programs and initiatives?
- legislation and legal proceedings?
- advocacy and activism campaigns?
- art exhibitions in the world’s museums and galleries?
- advertising for linguistically varied local and global markets?
- journalism published and broadcast in numerous languages around the world?
- outcomes in healthcare and scientific investigation?
Translators and interpreters are essential agents in global flows of art, media, research, policy, and commerce. Which is why Global Liberal Studies offers, in partnership with the Department of Comparative Literature, a cross-unit Minor in Translation Studies.
Program Requirements
The Translation Studies minor is a 4-course (16-credit) minor. Courses may be taken in NYC or at the Global Academic Centers. Up to one course may be double-counted for the minor. For more information related to the minor, see Minor in Translation Studies.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
Global Topics: Translation Across the Disciplines | ||
Translation Theory: Comparative Approaches and Case Studies | ||
| Translation Theory and/or Practice Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Global Liberal Studies Electives: | ||
Advanced Writing Studio: Translation and Difference | ||
Creative Writing Studio | ||
Global Topics: Indigeneity Today | ||
Global Topics: Migration, Language, Identity | ||
Global Topics: The Treasonous Art of Literary Translation | ||
Global Topics: World Poetry | ||
Senior Seminar: The Global Go-Between: Translation Studies Seminar | ||
Senior Seminar: Multilingualism and Society | ||
| Comparative Literature Electives: | ||
Force of Law: Colonial Violence and the Politics of Translation | ||
Translating Knowledge Alphabets across Media | ||
Topics in African Literature: The Politics of Language, Literature, and Translation | ||
Translation Studies and Arab Cultures | ||
Translation through Chinese Literature | ||
| Additional Electives | ||
| Select two of the following: | 8 | |
| Global Liberal Studies Electives: | ||
Advanced Writing Studio: Translation and Difference | ||
Creative Writing Studio | ||
Global Topics: Indigeneity Today | ||
Global Topics: Migration, Language, Identity | ||
Global Topics: The Treasonous Art of Literary Translation | ||
Global Topics: World Poetry | ||
Senior Seminar: The Global Go-Between: Translation Studies Seminar | ||
Senior Seminar: Multilingualism and Society | ||
| Comparative Literature Electives: | ||
Force of Law: Colonial Violence and the Politics of Translation | ||
Translating Knowledge Alphabets across Media | ||
Topics in African Literature: The Politics of Language, Literature, and Translation | ||
Translation Studies and Arab Cultures | ||
Translation through Chinese Literature | ||
| College of Arts and Science Electives: | ||
| French Literature, Thought and Culture | ||
French Translation | ||
Advanced Techniques of Translation | ||
| German | ||
Techniques of Translation | ||
| Hebrew and Judaic Studies | ||
Yiddish in America | ||
Yiddish Literature in Translation | ||
Modern Hebrew Literature in Translation | ||
Bible as Literature | ||
| Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies | ||
Literature and Society in the Middle East | ||
Arabic Translation: Theories & Practices | ||
| Italian Studies | ||
Language, Culture, and Identity in Italy | ||
Translation | ||
New Trends in 21st Century Italian Literature | ||
Translingual Writing in Italian | ||
| Linguistics | ||
Language and Society | ||
Sex, Gender, and Language | ||
| Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures | ||
Techniques of Translations | ||
Advanced Translation Workshop | ||
| Total Credits | 16 | |
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