Summer Reads: ‘The Crime of Translation’
“But in a broader sense, crime as transgression takes in a spate of ideas, images, and conceits from Arabic literature.”
Kevin Blankinship
YouTube Livestream with Kevin Blankinship on Classical Arabic Poetry
As part of their series on classical Arabic poetry, the Abbasid History Podcast will host a YouTube livestream with Dr. Kevin Blankinship on December 27th.
The Art of Reviewing Literature in Translation
The National Book Critics Circle will hold a panel with literary translators and critics, discussing strategies for book critics reviewing a work in translation.
Frankfurt Book Fair Livestream: Untapped Potential of Arabic Literature
While more writing from across the Arab world is being translated into other languages, a vast number of classics and modern works of Arabic literature remain untranslated. Our panel of experts on Arabic literature explores the reasons why many great Arabic writers are not yet translated, what makes Arabic literature so rich and varied, and which writers they believe deserve more international attention. They also explore how publishers and readers can get to know the deep canon of great works from the diverse Arab world. Hosted by the Sheikh Zayed Book Award and Publishing Perspectives.
Introducing ‘The Mu`allaqat for Millennials’
“Aiming to make the mu`allaqat known to new readers, the project gathers a team of eight commentators and translators.”
ArabLit Quarterly Fall 2020, the CATS Issue
Cats have made themselves an essential part of human literatures.