Translation studies is a thriving field in comparative literature and related disciplines. Translation is also a pervasive and fraught historical practice, not only for historians, who must navigate different languages and cultural codes, but also for the actors who people their narratives. It is hardly possible, after all, to make sense of difference without acts of translation. What does it mean for historians to take translation seriously? In this symposium, some of our colleagues will share and discuss primary sources that have led them to reflect on the pleasures and perils of translation.

This event presented by the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible in part by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg.