In 2022, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI) and Seoul Selection Publishing facilitated the English-language translations of four important literary works by prominent Zainichi (lit. “residing in Japan; resident) Korean authors. This upcoming symposium will bring together the translators of these works to collectively consider the state of the field and future directions for Zainichi literary studies. It will conclude with a book talk by Cindi Textor on her forthcoming monograph, Intersectional Incoherence: Zainichi Literature and the Ethics of Illegibility (University of California Press).

Supported by funding from the Department of Asian Studies at UBC, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

Date: Saturday, December 9 from 2:00pm – 5:45pm PT
Venue: In-person in Room 604 (seminar room) @ UBC Asian Centre in Vancouver, BC and online.
Reservation required. For in-person registration:
https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9n58S9XTg8tiZvw

For Zoom participation:
https://ubc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_r6V7DeLdQCCt9AanoFFZpA

For more information on the schedule and participants, please visit the symposium website.

In 2022, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea (LTI) and Seoul Selection Publishing facilitated the English-language translations of four important literary works by prominent Zainichi (lit. “residing in Japan; resident) Korean authors. This upcoming symposium will bring together the translators of these works to collectively consider the state of the field and future directions for Zainichi literary studies. It will conclude with a book talk by Cindi Textor on her forthcoming monograph, Intersectional Incoherence: Zainichi Literature and the Ethics of Illegibility (University of California Press).

Supported by funding from the Department of Asian Studies at UBC, the Literature Translation Institute of Korea, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

Date: Saturday, December 9 from 2:00pm – 5:45pm PT
Venue: In-person in Room 604 (seminar room) @ UBC Asian Centre in Vancouver, BC and online.
Reservation required. For in-person registration:
https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9n58S9XTg8tiZvw

For Zoom participation:
https://ubc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_r6V7DeLdQCCt9AanoFFZpA

For more information on the schedule and participants, please visit the symposium website.