The Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication was inaugurated in fall 2007. Initially located in the Department of Comparative Literature, it is now supported by the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies. [Read more]
David Bellos
French and Italian, Comparative Literature
[Full committee]
Core Courses
TRA 200 Thinking Translation: Language Transfer and Cultural Communication (also COM 209) / Fall LA
An introduction to a wide range of issues arising in the many acts of translation that constitute the modern world. Built on a central thread of reflection about translating between languages—What is a language? What is meaning? What is meant by “equivalence”?—the course looks at issues in political theory, anthropology, artificial intelligence, cinema studies, the United Nations, literary publishing, and advertising that involve the boundaries of interlingual translation and intercultural communication to acquire a better understanding of the problems and practices of translation in the modern world. One 90-minute lecture, one 90-minute preceptorial. Visit the course website.
D. Bellos
TRA 400 Senior Seminar in Translation and Intercultural Communication
This seminar will focus on a topic chosen in accordance with the research interests of seniors in the program. All seniors seeking a certificate will take this course. One three-hour seminar.
Staff
Specialized Courses
TRA 300 Computational Linguistics. Under consideration
TRA 301 Machine Translation. Under consideration