Africa, Lost and Found in Translation
Sponsor(s): Africa Initiative
Cost: Free
A one-day symposium in which leading scholars share works in progress and reflect the role of translation in the study of Afro-Atlantic culture.
10am: Fernando Ortiz: Ideology and Praxis of the Founder of Afro-Cuban Studies
Presenter: Robin Moore
11:30am: Translating Lydia Cabrera's 'La lengua sagrada de los nanigos'
Presenter: Ivor Miller
12:30pm: Lunch (open to attendees)
1:30pm: Roundtable: Translation in the Study of Afro-Cuban Culture
Presenters: Robin Moore, Ivor Miller, David Font-Navarre, and J. Lorand Matory
Type: AFRICA FOCUS, CARIBBEAN FOCUS, MULTICULTURAL/IDENTITY, DIVERSITY/INCLUSION, GLOBAL, CONFERENCE/SYMPOSIUM, RESEARCH, SOCIAL, and FREE FOOD AND BEVERAGES
Contact: David Font-Navarette