The 3rd UK-China Symposium on Translation Studies. Call for Papers

Theme: The Human Touch in Translation and Interpreting in the Age of AI

Organisers:

School of International Studies, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Centre for Translation and Interpreting Studies | School of LCS, University of Leeds, UK

Conference dates: 11-12 Apr 2025

Venue: School of International Studies, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai City, Guangdong, China

Working languages: English, Chinese

Abstract submission deadline: 31 Dec 2024

Email for submission and contact: UKCHSymTS@126.com

Background:

Jointly initiated in 2021 by Prof. Binhua Wang from University of Leeds (UK) and Prof. Kefei Wang and Prof. Wei Zhang from Beijing Foreign Studies University (China), the UK-China Symposium on Translation Studies has evolved into a series of biennial conference co-organised by a China university and a UK university. This symposium serves as a platform to promote regular international academic exchanges and research collaborations among translation and interpreting (T&I) scholars from UK and China and beyond. The conference series has received wide support from the international academic community. Representative T&I scholars from 24 prominent universities around the world have joined the academic committee.   

The conference series focuses on themes related to the current state of translation and interpreting studies. The 1st UK-China Symposium on Translation Studies, held at the University of Leeds on 16-17 Aug 2021, centered on the theme of “Translation and interpreting studies in the East and West: Advances, convergence and divergence”. It highlighted the significance of translation activities between China and the UK and set the tone for the entire series. The 2nd UK-China Symposium on Translation Studies took place at Beijing Foreign Studies University on 15-16 Sep 2023, with the theme “Translation Education and Studies in the New Technological Context: Challenges and Opportunities”.

The 3rd symposium will focus on the theme of the human touch in translation and interpreting in the age of AI.

We welcome submission of abstracts exploring the following topics and beyond:

• AI and Redefinition of Translation and Interpreting in the New Era
• Ethics in Application of AI in Translation and Interpreting
• AI and Human Collaboration in Translation and Interpreting
• Application of AI in Interpreting and Translation Education
• AI and Quality Assessment in Interpreting and Translation
• AI in Interpreting and Translation Practice
• AI in Literary Translation
• AI in Non-Literary Translation

Keynote speakers:

Piotr BLUMCZYNSKI, Queen’s University Belfast (U.K.)

Theo HERMANS, College London University (U.K.)

Libo HUANG, Xi'an International Studies University (China)

Lu SHAO, Sun Yat-sen University (China)

Dongfeng WANG, Sun Yat-sen University/Guangdong University of Foreign Languages (China)

Wei ZHANG, Beijing Foreign Studies University (China)

Chunshen ZHU, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (China)

Defeng LI, University of Macau (Macao SAR)

Yifeng SUN, University of Macau (Macao SAR)

Weihe ZHONG, Macau Millennium College (Macao SAR)

Rachel LUNG, Lingnan University (Hong Kong SAR)

Kanglong LIU, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong SAR)

Co-Chairs of the Organising Committee:

Guixia XIE, Sun Yat-sen University

Binhua WANG, University of Leeds

Academic Committee:

Mona Baker, University of Oslo

Shunqing Cao, Sichuan University

Chonglong Gu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Kaibao Hu, Shanghai International Studies University

Libo Huang, Xi’an International Studies University

Dechao Li, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Defeng Li, University of Macau

Saihong Li, Stirling University

Rachel Lung, Lingnan University

Xuanmin Luo, Guangxi University

Lei Mu, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Jeremy Munday, University of Leeds

Robert Neather, Hong Kong Baptist University

Wen Ren, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Yifeng Sun, University of Macau

Binhua Wang, University of Leeds

Kefei Wang, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Callum Walker, University of Leeds

Jackie Xiu Yan, City University of Hong Kong

Yan Ying, University of Leicester

Wei Zhang, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Binghan Zheng, Durham University

Chunshen Zhu, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)