1. Why did you choose Translation Studies? I came to translation studies in a rather roundabout way. After working in documentary film for a number of years, I started taking on freelance translation contracts for film clients when my children were small. After a while, I felt the need to acquire a more solid understanding […]... Read More

Why did you choose Translation Studies? My academic and professional careers have led me down many paths, but an interest in languages and writing has been the one constant. I’ve taught Spanish, French and English as a second language at the high school, college and university levels, and worked as a professional writer and editor […]... Read More

Why did you choose Translation Studies? Although I was born in Equatorial Guinea, a former colony of Spain in Africa, I moved with my family to the city of Valladolid, Old Castile, as a child. The University of Valladolid, a medieval institution, had a very old School or Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Facultad […]... Read More

Rosemarie Fournier-Guillemette, lecturer at UQAM Why did you choose Translation Studies? I took an undergraduate course taught by Lori Saint-Martin called “Questions on literary translation,” and that’s when I discovered translation studies. All of a sudden, my research interests, which until then I could not bring together, converged: literature, philosophy, languages, contact with the Other […]... Read More

Why did you choose Translation Studies? I feel that translation and Translation Studies chose me to some extent. I grew up in Toronto, a child of immigrants. Translation was part and parcel of daily life. After improving my command of French at the undergraduate level, I earned an M.A. in translation. From working as a […]... Read More

Why did you choose Translation Studies? Actually, I first chose to be a translator, then I became a translation studies scholar. As a translator, I am motivated by the same things that motivate me as a translation studies scholar: the opportunity to satisfy my curiosity through a wide range of themes, subjects and approaches. Translation […]... Read More

The Canadian Association for Translation Studies is proud to launch a new initiative today: member profiles. The series will be published on a monthly basis during the fall and winter terms to encourage our members to get to know one another, learn more about the people they already know, and expand their networks. For our […]... Read More