Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication
The Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication (PTIC) offers a diverse curriculum that allows undergraduates to develop their understanding of intercultural communication from numerous perspectives.
Certificate Program
Undergraduates can delve deeper into translation issues by pursuing a certificate.
The point of the course was not to produce translators, but to produce citizens who can understand the issues of translation."David BellosFormer Director of PTIC and the Global Seminar in Geneva in 2014
Announcements
The South Asia Translation Group meets every two weeks to collaborate on translating and discussing South Asian literature, film, music and culture. There are dozens of major languages and scripts in South Asia, and this group provides a space for students to gather and share the challenges and pleasures of working with them. The reading group is cosponsored by PTIC and the Department of Comparative Literature. Fall meeting dates TBA.
For information, contact Aliya Ram.
Events
Feb22
Power to the Edges: Translation as a Genre
Sawako Nakayasu, Assistant Professor of Literary Arts, Brown University
12:30pm - 1:30pm | Virtual Lecture
Program in Translation & Intercultural Communication
Mar22
Lecture
Matthew Reeck, PU Translator in Residence
12:30pm - 1:30pm | Virtual Lecture
Program in Translation & Intercultural Communication
Apr7
Lecture
Matthew Reynolds, Professor of English and Comparative Criticism, University of Oxford
12:00pm - 1:00pm | Virtual Lecture
Program in Translation & Intercultural Communication and The Fung Global Fellows Program