May 1, 2025 | 12pm – 1:30pm
S153, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA
Phrae Chittiphalangsri, Associate Professor of Translation Studies; Chair, MA Program in Translation, Chalermprakiat Center of Translation and Interpretation, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Thailand
Moderator: Annette Damayanti Lienau, Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Registration appreciated for planning purposes.
Abstract: Southeast Asia’s geographical and cultural contrasts—between its solid mainland and fragmented archipelagos—mirror its translation dynamics, which defy conventional notions of coherence and continuity. The term “Southeast Asia” itself predates regional political unity, revealing a semantic belatedness akin to translation’s temporal lag: always following the original, yet never simply secondary. In such a fluid context, translation operates less as linguistic transfer and more as movement across discontinuous, shifting boundaries.
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