The conference “A New Babel: Multilingualism, Translingualism, and Translation in Contemporary Literature” will take place from May 26 to 28 at the Polo Zanotto and at Santa Marta campus. It is organized by Gabriella Pelloni (University of Verona, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures), Paola Bellomi (University of Siena), and Marika Piva (University of Padua).
The event aims to investigate the phenomena of plurilingualism, translingualism, and translation in contemporary literature. It will focus on authors who do not write in their first language, but in the majority language of the country to which they have migrated—out of necessity or personal choice—or in which they live, whether or not they feel in exile. Finally, it will address the development of these phenomena through interdisciplinary discussion with internationally renowned scholars.
Information and the full program of the conference days are available on this page.