My co-lead UW Translation Studies Hub UW Simpson Center gave me this rose today, to celebrate some of the organizing work I’ve done (with lots of others!) to bring Anton Hur to UW College of Arts & Sciences and NW Translators & Interpreters in Seattle in ten days. Coming up! Public talk on 4/30! Zoom in on the image for details.

Can't wait to discuss the work of Andriy Sodomora w/Roman Ivashkiv and an incredible, international group of scholars, poets, translators at #ASEEES25 ! @tsurkankate is also in the mix

'I told her: ‘My God, Antonija, you’ve done it this time.’ Like I’ve got nothing better to do than clean up her mess.'

From WordsWithoutBorders, don't miss 'Nepal,' a short story by Marina Gudelj, translated from Croatian by past ALTA Travel Fellow Ena Selimović! bit.ly/49AEIjr

An update on NEW YUGOSLAV STUDIES: two new chapters are in the works, and we'll be adding more resources in May & June. Listserv now has over 300 members, so do spread the word—a great way to organize and collaborate with others in this 'small' field ;) newyugoslavstudies.org/news.html

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And this too!🔥🔥

EMPIRE IS 'MESSY': a headline mainstream media will never publicize, no matter how simple you make it sound—read read read Shohat! (and Manuela!)

And the speed of “Even for the least division of an hour”…

Funding opportunity for artists impacted by the invasion of Ukraine: adobe.com/about-adobe/cr…

Just a fierce little embroidered fox staring back at you between the lines

A very thoughtful review of TO HELL WITH POETS, by Baqytgul Sarmekova, tr. by Mirgul Kali in Asymptote Journal

Here's to reading more translated literature from the margins written by women 🥂

asymptotejournal.com/blog/2024/04/1…

OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS BASED IN CZECHIA: London's Delfina Foundation welcomes applications from artists based in Czechia for a six-week residency in London from 4 Nov to 15 Dec 2024. CLOSES 6 MAY, 2024 delfinafoundation.com/open-calls/cur…

I’ve had the privilege of seeing these translations come to life, & now I’m lucky to hold them: TURKOSLAVIA first book-length translations—just wait till you read them (but seriously let’s be clear here don’t wait get them like now)! sabrina jaszi & Mirgul Kali

A brilliant essay by Eyal Weizman in London Review of Books on the intimate historical continuities of three genocides on three continents & their ties to present-day Namibia.
lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…

Listen to Mirgul Kali read an excerpt from ‘The Warmth’.

This is a short story from TO HELL WITH POETS, a collection written by Baqytgul Sarmekova and translated by Mirgul Kali.

'Now I have a choice: die on a mountain or grow maggoty from boredom.'

A short story about sisters and mothers, domesticity, and freedom by Marina Gudelj, translated by Ena Selimović. Already sent this to my sibling.

“Nepal” by Marina Gudelj (tr. Ena Selimović), about a woman’s relationship to a rebellious sibling, is the first installment in a series focused on the stories of women in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. buff.ly/4aJj2SU

Congrats to the newest cohort of ACLS Fellows! 🎂