Elena Bossi's discussion of "Writing as Philosophy and Craft" focuses on pseudonymity in fiction, titling her talk "The Names of the Other." Chris Chryssopoulos recalls philosophies of Jorge Luis Borges, Immanuel Kant, Ludwig Wittgenstein, but...
Maryam Ala Amjadi is a poet and translator from Iran. For her, the act of translating is in itself a form of self-exile, because the writer is forced to distance themselves from their mother tongue and in so doing, they become spectators both of...
Beyond describing the necessary qualities in translating poetry--"honesty, musical ears, investigating for the right things behind things"--Nadia Abduljabbar's talk goes into the difficulties of translating cultural experiences and expectations...
In Liu Heng's talk, titled "Wandering between the Novel and Film," Liu orients his comments around his experience writing novels and collaborating with directors, who at times alter his "artistic design." Young-Moon Jung discusses how verbal and...
Milosz Biedrzycki's talk, titled "Jan Kochanowski: Across the Languages, Beyond the Boundaries," discusses the 16th-century poet, who wrote in Polish and Latin, and his centuries-long impact on Polish poetry. Andrea Hirata's talk, "Translating...
Bi Feiyu does not believe fantasy and reality are two concepts that must always balance each other; instead, he prefers to work with the "realistic spirit," describing that idea as "love, love with wings." Ashur Etwebi reflects on the topic by...
Lev Usyskin conceives the "Russian scene" in terms of colonization and purposes a re-colonization to fight the population loss in Russian territories. Michail Butov considers Russian politics, culture, talent, and collective identity when...
International authors and filmmakers meet to discuss their perspectives on translating writing into film and television. Lou Ye experiments with how changing the delivery of message changes the thoughts that get delivered. Rafael Courtoisie's talk...
Alice Pung's talk, titled "A White Dude That Sparkles: Awkward Desire in the Coming of Age Novel," and delves into the embarrassing details of new sexual terrain, especially as described in Young Adult literature. Miloš Djurdjević's talk is...