I recently had the opportunity to see the Venezuelan poet, novelist, columnist, short story writer, editor, and translator Keila Vall de la Ville speak at an event for NYPL’s World Literature and Arts festival in the Bronx, an event that…

For my final paper, I’d like to engage with three “case studies” of what I am now calling experimental homolingual translation, but which I need to actually come up with new language for: obsessive permutational repetition? I’ll try to explain— …

The impetus for my final project was actually hiding right under my nose. As I wrote in my first blog post, I have spent extensive time volunteering with Mil Mundos and developing deep relationships with community members, fellow volunteers, and…

[I’ve been thinking about various projects that would involve translating prose or engaging in a translation subject through a model more akin to the short story form than the an essay, partly because the process of translation almost immediately yields…

My final project will engage with multiple folk music traditions and their entanglements in New York City, inspired by and drawing from Tara Laraway’s recent performance of “Soiré Velez” with Bárbara Martinez and others at KGB. In a fifteen-minute performance…

For my final project, I’m working on a translation into French of Etel Adnan’s book length poem, “There,” which she wrote in English. Through she wrote in both languages, I haven’t found a version of this poem in French, and…

“…would rather dwell in a border than cross it.” ~ Yoko Tawada For my final paper/project of the semester, I am interested in the urban space, particularly Williamsburg/ Greenpoint, where I have resided for most of my time in New…

This winter, I briefly joined a classical choir in the city, and although I wasn’t able to sing with the group for the season, I spent some time rehearsing the repertoire they were developing. The pieces included Mass in Exile,…