Investigating Translational Poetics in Canadian Francophone Literatures

This project will shed new light on the interrelations between creative writing and translation in understudied contemporary Canadian Francophone works. Firstly, contemporary Francophone writer-translators of Montréal will be analysed; secondly,
interrelations between the aspects of translation in Montréal’s cityscape, soundscape and literatures will be investigated; thirdly, the process of translation will be employed as a critical tool to examine indigenous Canadian Francophone works. In addition to
examining unexplored literary works, the project will demonstrate and examine how translation can be used to facilitate integration and bridge divides in multilingual communities, how it may be used as a tool for creative writing and as a tool for the critical analysis of literature. The project will demonstrate how translation can be used to enhance interdisciplinary research.

Faculty Supervisor:

Sherry Simon;Judith Woodsworth

Student:

Partner:

King's College London

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Concordia University

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