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Translation at Free Word

Diplomatic Incidents:

The Pitfalls of Translation with Biljana Scott

Thu 27 Oct 2011, 5:38pm

Free Word Lecture Theatre

Our choice of words (terrorist versus freedom fighter), metaphors (war on poverty) and stories concerning religion, history and myth, all have the power to frame the way in which we see the world, and to determine the way we act upon it. Dr Biljana Scott, a linguist with a special interest in diplomatic language based at Oxford University, will speak about the importance of language and translation in international affairs and politics.