ALTA45 Panel Teaching Translation Beyond the Traditional Classroom
Collectively, we have taught translation in community writing centers, adult learning centers, retirement centers, creative writing festivals, and online literary magazine workshops.
Teaching translation beyond the conventional classroom reaches communities where creative writing is valued, but where practices may not include translation. Such teaching can help overcome barriers of access for non-academic learners, celebrate linguistic and cultural diversity, and create community. In short, literary translation can itself be a powerful community literacy practice. We will begin with very brief reports on our teaching experiences, using an extensive handout to share details but save time. We will then invite audience members to share their own experiences and ideas.
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Moderator
Clyde Moneyhun teaches writing and literary translation at Boise State University and in the Boise community. He translates mostly contemporary Catalan-language poets including Ponç Pons, Maria-Mercé Marçal, Dolors Miquel, and Anna Dodas.
Panelists
Kelsi Vanada teaches short-term classes and workshops on literary translation and on reviewing translations. She translates from Spanish and Swedish (primarily poetry) and was longlisted for the 2022 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation. She is the Program Manager of ALTA. Samantha Schnee teaches seminars and workshops on the art of translation in Houston. She translates both poetry and prose and has worked extensively with Mexican writer Carmen Boullosa, whose Texas: The Great Theft, was shortlisted for the 2015 PEN Translation Prize. Barbara Thimm has taught classes on literary translation, literature, and creative writing in academic and adult education classrooms for many years. From 2018 to 2020, she was Assistant Director of Education at Asymptote. She translates both from and into German and English.