Modern Greek Studies Association
The 10th Biennial MGSA Workshop in Pedagogy
Translation Across the Curriculum
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Modern Greek Program and Department of Comparative Literature
Friday November 10, 7:00 pm
Dinner for all workshop participants
Saturday 11, 2023
Session I: 9:00 - 10.30 am
Stephanie Ravillon (Brown University): Translation and language teaching: a genre-based approach to course design
Amanda Kubic (University of Michigan): Navigating the Non-Normative: Translating Queer, Disabled, and Gendered Embodiment Between Modern Greek and English
10:30-10:45 Coffee break
Session II: 10:45-12:15
Christopher Brown (Ohio State University): Modern Greek Projects in Translation
Polyvia Parara (University of Maryland): Exploring Intralingual Translation as a Tool of Foreign Language Pedagogy
12:15-1:15: Working Lunch
12:30 Lunch time talk Via zoom
Patricia Barbeito (Rhode Island School of Design): Life between the lines: the Chimera of translation
1:15-1:30 Break
Session III: 1.30 - 3:00
Will Stroebel (University of Michigan): Language Pedagogy Across the Alphabetic Divide: Team-Translation Exercises in Arabic-script Greek-language Islamic Poetry
Julie Evershed (University of Michigan) and Philomena Meechan (University of Michigan): Co-Curricular community Translation: Engaging in Real-World Translation Projects
3:00-3:15 Break
Session IV: 3:15- 4:15
Notes from the field and closing remarks
Artemis Leontis (University of Michigan), Frank Hess (Indiana University) Margaret Foster (University of Michigan), Fevronia Soumakis (CUNY), Elsa Amanatidou (Brown University)
Information about accommodation
The Modern Greek Studies program has made a block reservation at the Inn At the League. The rooms need to be booked the cut-off date of November 6. Guests must reference “Modern Greek Pedagogy” to book a room.
We would recommend calling the Inn directly at 734-764-3177 and mentioning reservation code “Modern Greek Pedagogy”. You could also use the “Book Now” button on the website which will lead you to this page.
Please use the code “Modern Greek Pedagogy” to receive the special rate by clicking on “Add Code” and selecting “Block Code” from the drop-down menu.
A note from the Inn: The nightly room rates are as follows: King, King Accessible room $160, Corner King is $170 tax-exempt. Published rates are subject to change. Fees for additional adults, cots, cribs, refrigerators, and additional parking passes are not included in the rate. (Each room includes one parking pass.) Reservations must be received on or before November 6, 2023 (the cutoff date).
There are many hotels in the area. This is a non-football weekend so there may be room at the Graduate Inn, the Bell Tower, several B&Bs, etc.
Here is a list of hotels:
