The goal of the course is to introduce students to the history and theory of translation, as a key practice of cultural communication, according to the most recent approaches to translation as a phenomenon and process. The important milestones and types of translation in time are presented, based on the principles of the history of translation as a subfield of Translation Studies. The key practices and concepts of translation by period in different linguistic and cultural regions are discussed, as well as the relevant empirical discourse that develops up to the formation of the interdisciplinary field of Translation Studies in the 20th century and the recent emergence of the field of Post-Translation Studies, in the context of the Outward Turn of Translation and its Studies. In this context, contemporary translation theories are examined, with an emphasis on systemic, interpretive approaches and the issues arisen in their application to the translation process and the close and distant study of translation. The course reviews the various types of translation (intralingual, interlingual, intersemiotic), with a focus on its communicative, cultural dimension and special reference to the concept of rewriting. This overview concludes with a concise consideration of literary and theatrical translation, their history and theory, through examples from the Greek-speaking world.

Language combinations:

• English-Greek

Type of course: Bachelor

Institution: Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens)

Website: https://www.theatre.uoa.gr/

Contact name: Titika Dimitroulia

Contact email: dimi@theatre.uoa.gr