German Writer in Residence invitation

University of Nottingham hosts the award-winning German poet and writer Ulrike Almut Sandig and her acclaimed translator, Professor Karen Leeder

On 26-27th February 2015, the University of Nottingham will host the award-winning German poet and writer Ulrike Almut Sandig and her acclaimed translator, Professor Karen Leeder.  All postgraduate students of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies are warmly invited to attend all or part of the below programme in celebration of Sandig’s work, including a translation workshop, special “Encounters” event and research symposium. To book a place or find out more, please contact Nicola Thomas (agxnt@nottingham.ac.uk) or Lauren Selfe (Lauren.Selfe@nottingham.ac.uk).

Thursday 26th February

13.20-16.30: Translation workshop - Helmsley, Room B2

• Welcome address, introductions and short parallel readings by Ulrike Almut Sandig and her translator Professor Karen Leeder (University of Oxford)

• Presentation by Dr. Maike Oergel of the University of Nottingham’s Centre for Translation and Comparative Cultural Inquiry on literary translation

• Group translation work

• Plenary readings of translations and discussion of translation strategies.

17.00-19.00: Encounters: Writers and Translators in Conversation: Ulrike Almut Sandig and Karen Leeder (Sponsored by the Keith Spalding Bequest) -  Senate Chamber, Trent Building

• Discussion between Ulrike Almut Sandig and her translator Professor Karen Leeder (University of Oxford)

• Hosted by Dr Heike Bartel (University of Nottingham) and with a contribution from Charlotte Ryland (New Books in German)

Friday 27th February

10.00-13.30: Research Symposium - Psychology Building, Room A16

• Research symposium on Sandig’s work with readings by the author

• 2-3 research papers on Sandig’s work with coffee breaks and discussion

• Including buffet lunch