by Jonathan Downie Academics are as much followers of fashion as any lover of Dior or Calvin Klein. Sure, it might not be the latest fragrances or the newest haute couture but research tends to be concentrated around a few themes. In Interpreting Studies, the 70s and 80s were the age of cognitive research, mostly […]
Month: May 2016
The Manchester terror drill – and why we must stop linking Arabic with fanatics
This article was first published in ‘The Conversation’ https://theconversation.com/uk by Máiréad Nic Craith Greater Manchester Police staged a mock attack featuring a suicide bomber late on the night of Monday May 9. It began at the Trafford Centre shopping complex when a man in black walked into the centre of the main foyer and shouted “Allahu Akbar” […]
RADAR Workshop: From Hate Speech to Hate Communication
“From hate speech to hate communication: How racism is produced and reflected through communicative practices” Free training workshop 16th and 17th June 2016 George Davies Lecture Theatre, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh RADAR – Regulating AntiDiscrimination and AntiRacism (Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme JUST/2013/FRAC/AG/6271) is an EU-funded programme that brings together nine partners from six countries. […]
Being a Successful Interpreter
by Jonathan Downie When it comes to opportunities to improve their skills, interpreters are spoilt for choice, right? We can work on simultaneous, consecutive, note-taking, er, hold on, that’s about it. Traditionally, and understandably, we tend to stop at skills training. Skills training is good but it is becoming increasingly obvious that we need much […]
Critical Link 8 keynote speakers and pre-conference events
This year’s Critical Link 8 Conference, which will be hosted in LINCS by CTISS, is going to be big. We are delighted to announce the Keynote Speakers: The Rt Hon Lord Carloway, Lord President and Lord Justice General, the most senior judge in Scotland and Head of the Scottish Judiciary Professor Laura Gavioli, Professor of English Language and Translation […]