Multilingualism, translation and research

The event is the opening seminar for the Kone Foundation funded (2024–2027) research project “Multilingualism and translation in researcher’s changing work: perspectives from practice and philosophy of science”. 

The aim of the project is to examine the role of multilingualism and translation in academic research. The project is conducted by the ReTra research group of the School of Humanities of University of Eastern Finland, and it is part of the activities of the BOMOCULT research community.

More information on the project and the seminar on the web site, and Lauri Havukainen, email lauri.havukainen@uef.fi or Esa Penttilä, email esa.penttila@uef.fi.

Please register by noon 10 March. Welcome!

Programme
 

9.00 Opening words

9.15 Multilingualism and translation in research
ReTra research group

10.15 Break with refreshments

10.30 Translation (un)awareness: origins of the concept and evidence from Finland and Estonia
Tanya Escudero & Päivi Kuusi

12.15 Lunch break (self-financed)

13.00 Paraprofessional translators: what we know so far and how does that help us understand translation in research
Kaisa Koskinen

14.00 Break with refreshments

14.30 Panel dicussion
Participants: Alicja Fajfer, Jarkko Akkanen, Maj Vuorre, Kaisa Koskinen
Facilitator: Juho Suokas

16.00 Next steps and closing remarks

Speakers

Tanya Escudero
Research Fellow in Translation Studies
The School of Humanities, Tallinn University

Päivi Kuusi
University Lecturer in Translation Studies
Department of languages, University of Helsinki

Kaisa Koskinen
Professor of Translation Studies
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University

Panelists

Alicja Fajfer
Project Researcher
Karelian Institute, University of Eastern Finland

Jarkko Akkanen
Research Director 
Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland

Maj Vuorre
International Communications Specialist
Development Services, University of Eastern Finland