Translation “Palava: A Forum of Source Language Readings/Soundings & Target Language Resolutions,”

April, 2012 Translation "Palava: A Forum of Source Language Readings/Soundings & Target Language Resolutions," chaired by Pamela Smith and Marjolijn de Jager. ALA 38th Annual Conference, Dallas, Texas … [Continue reading]

In Search of Gretl

In Search of Gretl by Marie-Odile Beauvais. In FICTION FRANCE  - A selection of French contemporary fiction to be read and translated No. 5, September 2009. … [Continue reading]

“Translation as Revelation”

"Translation as Revelation"  in FLS – TRANSLATION in French and Francophone Literature and Film, James Day, Ed., Vol. XXXVI, 2009. Editions Rodopi B.V., the Netherlands … [Continue reading]

Presentation: “Freedom with French or Freedom from French?”

October, 2012 Panel: History, Myth, and Language in Francophone Literature, Addie Leak, facilitator Presentation: "Freedom with French or Freedom from French?" ALTA (American Literary Translators Association), Rochester, NY … [Continue reading]

“TRACALA Roundtable: Translation, Reading and Interpretations”

April, 2011 "TRACALA Roundtable: Translation, Reading and Interpretations" chaired by Pamela Smith. Reading selections from the translation of Gilbert Gatore's The Past Ahead. ALA 37th Annual Conference, Athens, Ohio … [Continue reading]

Moderator for Darina al-Joundi reads from The Day Nina Simone Stopped Singing,

March 31, 2011 Moderator for Darina al-Joundi reads from The Day Nina Simone Stopped Singing, followed by Q & A, at La Maison Française, New York University, New York, New York … [Continue reading]

“Shaba II – Man’s Pen Woman’s Voice” Panel on V.Y. Mudimbe’s novel, SHABA II

April 15 - 19, 2009 "Shaba II – Man’s Pen Woman’s Voice" Panel on V.Y. Mudimbe’s novel, SHABA II  Facilitated by Janice Spleth 35th Annual Conference of the ALA (African Literature Association) at University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont … [Continue reading]

Marjolijn de Jager moderator of and interviewer in the conversation with Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt at French Institute Alliance Française, New York City.

Thursday, January 22, 2009 Marjolijn de Jager moderator of and interviewer in the conversation with Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt at French Institute Alliance Française, New York City. Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt is one of the most read and produced … [Continue reading]

“Literary Translation – A Seminar on the Art, Craft and Business”

June 7, 2008 "Literary Translation - A Seminar on the Art, Craft and Business" Facilitated by Alison Dundy, New York University A panel of experts involved in different aspects of literary translation - translators, teachers and publishers - … [Continue reading]

“Gender and Translation” TRACALA Roundtable

April 22 - 27, 2008 "Gender and Translation" TRACALA Roundtable Facilitated by Wangui wa Goro 34th Annual Conference of the ALA (African Literature Association) at Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois … [Continue reading]