Translation and Power

14-16 December 2023

The Fourth International Conference on Chinese Translation History

Announcement of Rescheduled Conference

We would like to inform you that in consultation with the Committee, The Fourth International Conference on Chinese Translation History originally scheduled for 16-18 December 2023, has been rescheduled to 14-16 December 2023 on CUHK Campus, Hong Kong.

Thanks for everyone’s kind understanding.

ABOUT

Venue

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Hong Kong

Organizer

Research Centre for Translation, CUHK

Co-organizer

Department of Translation, CUHK

The “International Conference on Chinese Translation History” series organized by the Research Centre for Translation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, explores Chinese translation history within the bigger framework of world civilization and human thought. It aims to lay groundwork for new models, methods, and perspectives in this innovative interdisciplinary branch of learning through detailed case studies. Since 2015, the conference series have been held every two years, with a different central theme for every conference. The fourth conference focuses on the broad spectrum of issues pertaining to the concept of translation and power in Chinese translation history.

In his seminal work Surveiller et punir [Discipline and Punish, 1975], Michel Foucault put forward the concept of power, seeing it as an omnipotent force permeating all human relations. According to Foucault, power involves domination and coercion, but can also manifest itself through resistance and ideological subversion. The issue of power is particularly crucial in translation studies as translation is not neutral but involves manipulation and rewriting in which the establishment and renegotiation of power relations are normally at play. “Power” is the keyword of the fourth conference, with the intention to reveal the intricate nature and far-reaching effects of translation in Chinese translation history through individual case studies.