Sandra Bermann, Princeton University, USA

“Translation, Language, and Literary ‘Reciprocity’: Toward a Pluralist Comparative Literature”

This talk considers new developments in translation theory, particularly those dealing with multilingualism, translanguaging, and machine translation (with a focus on AI). It does so while bearing in mind the importance of decolonial frameworks. Looking to a number of literary examples, I ask how these theoretical perspectives might come together to offer a Comparative Literature with a greater emphasis on the living complexity and potential reciprocity of languages, translation, and literary study.