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Eugene A. Nida Institute for Biblical Scholarship
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Translation, Identity and Heterogeneity

December 7-9, 2007

Hosted by the University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru

With the cooperation of

The University of Murcia
The University of Urbino
University of Rome La Sapienza
The Nida Institute for Biblical Scholarship at the American Bible Society
The United Bible Societies
The Summer Institute of Linguistics
The Center for Translation, Culture and Communication (CETRA)
The Society of Biblical Literature
Centro de Estudios Antonio Cornejo Polar
and many other organizations and friends

Organized by

Stefano Arduini, Steve Berneking, Jose María Jimenez Cano, and Camilo Fernádez Cozman


The theme of the Lima Conference, “Translation, Identity and Heterogeneity,” takes on a special urgency today because communication, language, and translation have found new frames of reference in a post-modern world characterized by globalization, immigration, and localization. The Lima Conference will explore many aspects of this theme, including translation and minority languages, translation and the emergence of new languages (creoles, pidgens, street-languages), translation and boundaries, translation and inner cultural space, translation and cultural mediation, translation and the politics of language, to mention just some of the more obvious topics.

The conference aims to support serious, high level academic discourse on a theme of growing importance for the academy, the churches, the professions, and many other sectors of industry and society. It will bring subject matter experts together from around the world to highlight an emerging yet powerful trend in research, training, evaluation and production of translation discourse. Following the conference, the Nida Institute will publish a collection of essays taking up the themes of translation and heterogeneity, edited by S. Berneking and S. Elliott.


Beginning already in 2001, the American Bible Society, the University of Murcia, the Centre for Culture, Communication, and Translation (CETRA), the University of Urbino, and other academic institutions began a program of cooperation and collaboration at the highest level of research and didactics. This collaboration took the form of international conferences in 2001 and 2004 designed to explore vital and timely topics for the theory and practice of all forms of translation (literary, technical, technical, audio-visual, multimedia, interpreting).

The conference of 2001 convened in New York City around the theme of Similarity and Difference in Translation. The proceedings of this conference appeared under the same name, edited by S. Arduini and R. Hodgson, and are available from Guaraldi Press. In 2004, the second conference took place in Rome, at the University of Rome, La Sapienza, and explored the theme of Technology and Translation. Edizioni d Storia e Letteraturè in Rome will publish the papers of this conference, edited by S. Berneking. The Lima Conference is the third in this series.

Honor Committee
Paul Irwin (President, American Bible Society)
Pedro Arana Quiroz (General Secretary, Peruvian Bible Society)
Martha Barriga Tello (Dean of Faculty, Univ. San Marcos, Lima)
Eugene Nida

Conference Organizers
Stefano Arduini (Urbino)
Steve Berneking (Virginia)
José María Jimenez Cano (Murcia)
Camilo Fernández Cozman (Lima)
Sonia Téllez (New York) Registration and Administration

Scientific Committee
Giovanni Bottiroli (Bergamo)
Yves Gambier (Turku)
Bryan Harmelink (Pennsylvania)
Robert Hodgson (New York)
Jose Lambert (Louvain)
Phil Noss (Florida)
Santiago López Maguina (Lima)
Kent Richards (Atlanta)
David Trobisch (Maine)

Rapporteurs
Tomás Albaladejo (Madrid)
Ubaldo Steconni (Brussels) 
Anthony Pym (Tarragona)
Miguel Ángel Huamán Villavicencio (Lima)
Phil Towner, Moderator (UBS)

Plenary Speakers
Edwin Gentzler (Univ. Mass-Amherst)
Elsa Tamez (United Bible Societies, Costa Rica)
Carlos Garcia-BedoyaMaguina (Univ. San Marcos, Lima)

Translation, Identity, and Heterogeneity:
Cross-Cultural Discourse in Postmodernity

Edited by Scott S. Elliott and Steve Berneking

The Nida Institute for Biblical Scholarship seeks to publish a collection of essays that take their lead from the conference discussion and pick up from where this discussion leaves off. Translation, Identity, and Heterogeneity: Cross-Cultural Discourse in Postmodernity will further reflect upon the exciting, challenging, problematic, and even disconcerting aspects of the multifaceted interplay between global discourses and local identities. The volume targets wide audience, and to promote ongoing critical reflection on themes of growing importance for the academy, churches, professions, and many other sectors of industry and society.

Call for Submissions:

Translation, Identity, and Heterogeneity is not intended to be a proceedings volume. Therefore, articles will be highly selective. Contributions are being invited not only from conference presenters and attendees, but also from individuals who did not participate in the event.

The deadline for anyone wishing to submit a paper for consideration is May 15, 2008. Submissions of 5,000 to 10,000 words in Spanish or English should be sent to selliott@americanbible.org as an email attachment in Microsoft Word.

All submissions must include the following:
     + Author’s name, institutional affiliation, mailing address, and email address;
     + A 150-200 word abstract of the article; and
     + A two- or three-sentence biographical synopsis summarizing your research interests.

Submissions should follow The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed. (2003). Images and other types of graphics are discouraged. However, if your article includes them, you are responsible for securing all necessary permissions, and a hard copy of the article should be mailed to Scott Elliott, 1525 Bryn Mawr Dr., Dayton, OH 45406 USA.

Footnotes are preferred over endnotes, but please use them sparingly.


PROGRAM SCHEDULE

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7

09:00-14:00     Registration (La Casona de San Marcos)
12:00-14:00     Lunch Break
14:00-15:00     Opening Session (Salón General)

  • Welcome and Introductions     
    • Steve Berneking (American Bible Society)
    • Pedro Arana Quiroz (Peruvian Bible Society)
    • Paul Irwin (American Bible Society)
    • Camilo Ruben Fernández Cozmon (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos) 
  • Opening Remarks     
    • Bob Hodgson (American Bible Society)
    • Stefano Arduini (University of Urbino)
15:00-16:30     Presentations A
  • Session A1 (Salón de Grados), Moderator: Roger Omanson
    • Miguel Huamán 
    • Margarida de Gato
  • Session A2 (Salón de Recepciones), Moderator: Camilo Fernández
    • Mauro Mamani 
    • David Trobisch 
16:30-17:00     Break
17:00-18:30     Presentations B
  • Session B1 (Salón de Grados), Moderator: Steve Berneking
    • Bryan Harmelink 
    • Sieglinde Pommer
  • Session B2 (Salón de Recepciones), Moderator: Stefano Arduini
    • Zaixi Tan 
    • Belén Hernández 
19:00-20:30     Plenary Address (Salón General), Edwin Gentzler (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8

08:00-12:00     Registration (La Casona de San Marcos)
09:00-10:30     Presentations C
  • Session C1 (Salón de Grados), Moderator: Stefano Arduini
    • Bob Bascom 
    • Santiago López Maguiña 
  • Session C2 (Salón de Recepciones), Moderator: Camila Fernández
    • Maria Piotrowska 
    • Sigmnud Kvam 
10:30-11:00     Break
11:00-12:30     Presentations D
  • Session D1 (Salón de Grados), Moderator: Bob Hodgson
    • Rosanna Masiola Rosini 
    • José Santaemilia
  • Session D2 (Salón de Recepciones), Moderator: Steve Berneking
    • David Frank 
    • Ana Rona
12:30-14:30     Lunch Break
14:30-16:00     Plenary Address (Salón General), Elsa Tamez (Translations Consultant, The United Bible Societies)
16:00-16:30     Break
16:30-18:00     Presentations E
  • Session E1 (Salón de Grados), Moderator:  Bryan Harmelink
    • Siri Nergaard 
    • George Ho
  • Session E2 (Salón de Recepciones), Moderator: Roger Omanson
    • Olivia Mok 
    • Camilo Fernández
18:30-20:00     Plenary Address (Salón General), Carlos García-Bedoya (Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos)

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9

09:00-10:30     Presentations F
  • Session F1 (Salón de Grados), Moderator: Phil Noss
    • Yolanda Westphalen 
    • Richard Jeske
  • Session F2 (Salón de Recepciones), Moderator: Bob Hodgson
    • Leo Tak-hung Chan 
    • Valentina Mercuri
10:30-11:00     Break
11:00-12:30     Presentations G
  • Session G1 (Salón de Grados), Moderator: Camilo Fernádez
    • Ricardo Silva-Santisteban 
  • Session G2 (Salón de Recepciones), Moderator: Steve Berneking
    • Sandra Zepeda 
    • Giovanni Bottiroli
12:30-13:30     Lunch Break
13:30-15:00     Closing Session (Salón General)
  • Reports from Rapporteurs
  • Final Remarks


Call for Papers and Registration Information

Program and Call for Papers
The Call for Papers has closed.

Conference fee and Registration
The conference fee includes registration, documentation, two lunches, and one banquet. Fees are as follows:

  • USA/EU Participants: Euros 120
  • Latin Americans Participants USA dollars 50
  • Students USA dollars 50

Register Online Now at: www.NidaConference.com

Second Circular Letter
If you wish a copy of the second circular letter, please contact Ms. Sonia Tellez at STellez@americanbible.org.

Travel Assistance (hotel, meals, transportation, excursions, and tour reservations)
Maria Teresa Delgado-Gerente de Ventas
Departamento Receptivo
PERU TRAVEL BUREAU
e-mail: mteresa@ptb.com.pe 
Telef: 511.222.1909 or 511.222.9279 
Fax: 511.442.1795
http://www.ptb.com.pe
 

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