Description
Despite what recent gender theory has taught us about fluid identity categories, it is too early to abandon the study of women translators in history. For it is not clear how we can talk about gender with reference to historical individuals if we do not use the categories of ‘men’ and ‘women’; and for many national contexts (with the exception perhaps of England) researchers are still in the process of recovering and offering first interpretations of translations produced by women, which are much less well known than works by their male counterparts. This paper suggests that the future of research on women translators lies to some extent in the digital humanities. It will review some of the digital tools now available for early modern translation – such as the Renaissance Cultural Crossroads Catalogue, which lists all known translations printed in the British Isles up to 1641 – and show how these tools are helping to challenge traditional assumptions about gender. It will argue that digital resources are going to be vital not only for translation history in general but specifically to ask and answer questions about gender.| Period | 13 Sept 2023 |
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| Event title | Gender and Diversity in Early Modern Translation Cultures: 5th Annual Conference of the SPP2130 'Early Modern Translation Cultures' |
| Event type | Conference |
| Location | Wuerzburg, GermanyShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |