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Henry Líu

@interpretaatioo.bsky.social
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Orator, Thinker, Networker, Tech & geopolitics commentator, 13th President of International Federation of Translators FIT (2014-17), Indigenous and minoritised spoken and Sign language advocate, Tanguero, Opera lover

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CEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · 7h
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CEATL at the Frankfurt Bookfair 2026
CEATL has a busy schedule this year at the Frankfurt Bookfair: we’ll be present at the Networking cocktail hosted by EWC, CEATL and A*dS, speaking in several panels about AI, and presenting our new AI...
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AVÜ @avue.bsky.social · 7h
Wer die gestrige AVÜ-Veranstaltung zum Internationalen Tag des Übersetzens rund ums Thema Videospiellokalisierung verpasst hat, kann sich den Twitch-Stream noch nachträglich angucken! "Wort + Spiele", 30.09.2026, School for Games, Berlin! #TranslatorsInTheCredits #HumansNotMachines
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AVUEBerufsverband - Twitch
AVÜ e.V.: Wir sind der Berufsverband für alle, die im Bereich audiovisuelle Übersetzung tätig sind. — AVUEBerufsverband streams live on Twitch! Check out their videos, sign up to chat, and join their ...
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Modern Poetry in Translation @mptmagazine.bsky.social · 6h
TODAY ONLY! ✨ We're offering a #NationalPoetryDay discount on our subscriptions. Subscribe save 26% – simply use this link and the discount will be auto-applied: modern-poetry-in-translation.subs.io/26-FOR-26/
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APTIC @apticassociacio.bsky.social · 21h
Demà tanquem inscripcions. No badeu! 🔗 www.aptic.cat/activitat/cu...
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Henry Líu @interpretaatioo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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New book: Exploring Translation (Un)Awareness Recognizing the Role of Translation in Society Edited By Tanya Escudero, Päivi Kuusi, Tuija Kinnunen https://t.co/JQB6uMj8nC
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Miguel Papineau ن @parasynthetic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
«Sin traducción habitaríamos provincias lindantes con el silencio». George Steiner Feliz día de la Traducción, jerónimers ❤️
Cuadro de san Jerónimo traduciendo la Septuaginta
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Evlambia Angelou @evlambiaangelou.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
AI exec: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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AI exec: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.”
Documents from our lawsuit reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening.
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Elise Thomas @elisethomas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If an individual did this, we'd treat it as a crime. We should treat this as a crime too, and hold OpenAI liable for what its models, under its supervision, did. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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OpenAI agent hacked Medicare portal, PM says
Anthony Albanese says he has spoken to the Open AI chief executive to express his concern about the incident and the length of time it took the tech company to inform the government of the breach.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 19/09/2026
When we talk about the costs that LLMs impose on society we should not forget the fact that nothing works anymore because everyone is so scared of getting their shit scraped. I can't even use google scholar from my university or starlink because they send too much traffic.
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Rachel Cordasco @rachelcordasco.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Reading this proposal for a World SF meeting in Zagreb, Yugoslavia from 1983 (sent to World SF org members) and it is something else- funny, whimsical, confident. #worldSF #SFinTranslation
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Antonia Lloyd-Jones @antonialloydjones.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I highly recommend this excellent book about Greenland, "Glimmer", by Polish reportage author Ilona Wiśniewska, who has spent many years in the far north. It’s a vivid account of the hardships of life in such a difficult climate. Now in English translation by Kate Webster. akoyapublishing.com
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Akoya Publishing
Akoya Publishing is a new independent publishing house based in London. Akoya publishes courageous, visionary, and innovative writing.
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APTIC @apticassociacio.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Dimecres 23, l'APTIC serà present a @lasetmana.bsky.social amb la taula rodona «Noves traduccions de clàssics infantils», amb la participació dels traductors Joana Castells i Jordi Martín Lloret i amb @miquelsorribas.bsky.social com a moderador. Més informació a www.aptic.cat/activitat/se....
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Austria committed to #minority #language protection, but challenges remain www.coe.int/en/web/europ... via @coe.int #Austria #langsky
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Austria committed to minority language protection, but challenges remain - European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages - www.coe.int
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Bender 2026: Artificial Intelligence. (Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Society.) doi.org/10.1093/9780... Preprint: faculty.washington.edu/ebender/pape...
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 13/08/2026
🔇 🔇 🔇 My book, Deep Unlearning, is now available for preorders! I don't know how people write so many books because this one took a lot out of me. It turns out, I had a lot to say 😂, with editors cutting out 50k of my words 🫣 ✴️ You can now preorder it at www.simonandschuster.com/books/Deep-U....
Cover of my new book, Deep Unlearning: The Rise of AI and The Radicalization of a Tech Idealist. 

There are two concentric circles in the book, the left being circuits in black an white, and the right being a bunch of dots with orange accents. The cover background is cream. And the words are written in black except for "Un" which is in orange.
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 13/09/2026
To ppl suggesting Stanford as an "independent Anthropic & OpenAI auditor" “The membrane between academia and industry...is practically nonexistent at Stanford, a school so entangled with tech that it can be hard to tell where the university ends and the businesses begin” nymag.com/intelligence...
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You Are Not a Parrot
And a chatbot is not a human. And a linguist named Emily M. Bender is very worried what will happen when we forget this.
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worldkidlit.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Got your cat ears on? 🐱📚 Celebrate #WorldKidLitMonth with a cosy selection of cat-themed children’s books from around the world 🌍 #cats #books worldkidlit.org/2026/09/07/w...
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WorldKidLitMonth – Celebrating with Your Cat Ears On!
By Paula Holmes I started thinking about titling this post as Part II reading with your cat ears updating my WorldKid*Cat*LitMonth post from 2022 on the joy of cat books. Then I sat in a presentati…
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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The school year has begun, and with it, the resurgence of Fatou Diome’s novel excerpt from THE BELLY OF THE ATLANTIC. Diome’s story (tr. C. Dickson) celebrates the educators and role models we have to thank for teaching us the ways of the world. Read it here: wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
In the background, a muted image of a grey chalkboard, two pieces of white chalk on the right side and a portion of an eraser to the left. In the upper right, the WWB logo in white. Over the image, white text reads:
“From the Archive: Fiction
From ‘The Belly of the Atlantic’
By Fatou Diome, translated from French by C. Dickson
‘Little matter where they stem from, our firmest beliefs are always more poetic, more powerful, and more reassuring than reality.’”
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The Stephen Spender Trust @stephenspender.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
As the school year begins, languages teachers across the country can count on the Stephen Spender Trust to design and provide CPD/PL courses throughout the year. Find out more and get in touch with us via this link 👉 www.stephen-spender.org/opportunitie...
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Opportunities for Teachers
Our CPD in Creative Translation for Teachers Each creative translation CPD session is led by a translator-teacher pair. We offer termly online webinars, either as one introductory session or a series ...
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Corylus Books @corylusbooks.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
@j-lbrbsblogs.bsky.social kicks off our blog tour for The Butterfly House 'terrific second part of this series which is growing the characters, their relationships as well as delivering such good stories' lovebooksreadbooks.com/2026/09/10/t...
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Corylus Books @corylusbooks.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
'I really enjoy taking this step into a different community and different countries' policing culture' The Butterfly House by Teresa Solana, translated by Peter Bush, reviewed by @jenlucas.bsky.social jenmedsbookreviews.com/2026/09/11/t...
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The Butterfly House by Teresa Solana, translated by Peter Bush
Today I am sharing my thoughts on the brand new novel from Teresa Solana, The Butterfly House, translated to English by Peter Bush. My thanks to Ewa Sherman and Corylus Books for the tour invite an…
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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"Although these comments may present a facade of concern via an appeal to utility and an inferred goal of Indigenous well-being, often this effort fails due to an overwhelmingly patronizing and condescending tone." utppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3...
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‘Conquered Primitives Have No Written Language’: Language Revitalization, Reactionary Settler Colonialism, and Perpetual Genocide | Genocide Studies International
Indigenous people in settler colonies such as Australia, the United States, and Canada are currently engaged in a range of projects to revitalize their languages: to reclaim and restore them in the wake of colonial destruction. Such language ...
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Avery Udagawa @averyudagawa.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"My underlying mission as a translator is utilizing literature as a tool for social justice." @anamzafar.bsky.social in a terrific #WorldKidLitMonth conversation with Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp and Alton Melvar M Dapanas at the #Asymptote blog: www.asymptotejournal.com/blog/2026/09...
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The Tension that Keeps the Bridge Aloft: An Interview with Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp and Anam Zafar on Children’s Literature in Translation - Asymptote Blog
Translation teaches you that you never finish learning any language. There are always more words, perspectives, and ideas to encounter.
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The Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute @dairinstitute.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
@timnitgebru.blacksky.app explains how doomers and their "machine-god narrative" are feeding the hype machine and distracting us from the real harms of AI: www.wired.com/story/one-of...
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One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’
Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 06/09/2026
going to make the shameless plug for my book on this exact subject, where i argue that even if data centers were built more sustainably, they would still be fundamentally unsustainable when built at this scale: meaning both the hyperscale size of modern data centers, but also the number being built
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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Why we need the social sciences to understand AI www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/o...
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Opinion | We Can’t Know Our A.I. Future if We Don’t Study It
Just as A.I. is poised to change the world, we’re losing our best ways of studying what that change will look like.
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Maartje De Meulder @mdemeulder.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Call for Papers: XXI International Conference on Minority Languages (ICML 2027) icml2027.eurac.edu/en/call-for-...
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Call for Papers
Since its first edition in 1980, the International Conference on Minority Languages (ICML) has been one of the leading international forums for researchers working on minority languages in contexts su...
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British Centre for Literary Translation @bcltuea.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Words of wisdom (and reassurance 😅🤫) from one of our current translators in residence, Rosalind Harvey. #TranslationTips #LiteraryTranslation #InsiderInsight #CreativeTranslation #Creativity #TranslationCommunity #TranslationsStudies #SuchaRelief
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Rachel Cordasco @rachelcordasco.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The most recent review of my translation of Clelia Farris's VEG-HUMANS: #sff #SFinTranslation
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Rachel Cordasco @rachelcordasco.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
YAY!! A new issue of @samovarmag.bsky.social !! #SFinTranslation samovar.strangehorizons.com
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TraLaLit @tralalit.de · 24/07/2026
Die neue „Odyssee“-Verfilmung von Christopher Nolan läuft in den Kinos. Welche Übersetzung Nolan gelesen hat, als er das Drehbuch schrieb, ist unklar. Vielleicht war es die englische Übersetzung von Emily Wilson, die 2017 erschien? Ein Beitrag aus unserem Archiv: www.tralalit.de/2018/10/17/a...
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Auf neuer Fahrt
Die Altphilologin Emily Wilson hat als erste Frau Homers „Odyssee“ ins Englische übersetzt. Die Lektüre weckt den Wunsch nach einer deutschen Neuübersetzung.
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worldkidlit.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
As we approach 10 years of #WorldKidLitMonth this September, we're fundraising to keep the #WorldKidLit ship sailing into the next decade, and for two projects aimed at promoting international reading among young people. Please donate & share widely! Thank you! worldkidlit.org/2026/07/21/w...
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World Kid Lit: 10th Anniversary Fundraiser
It’s the 10th year of World Kid Lit: an international reading project with a global impact! As we approach World Kid Lit Month this September – our 10th anniversary – we are fundr…
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Henry Líu @interpretaatioo.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
“You can’t always rely On technology” he said on @rnzrss.bsky.social
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Indigenous language faces extinction in Mongar, rural #Bhutan asianews.network/indigenous-l... #indigenous #language #langsky
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Indigenous language faces extinction in Mongar, rural Bhutan
A 2004 study by the Himalayan Language Project reported that Gongdue Kha was among 15 dialects in Bhutan on the verge of extinction, due to rapid socio-economic change and demographic pressure.
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Cutting language courses puts social mobility at risk, say UK experts www.theguardian.com/education/20... #langsky
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Cutting language courses puts social mobility at risk, say UK experts
Exclusive: University moves and falling exam entries fuel concerns about opportunities for working-class pupils
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Lebanese literature in translation The rediscovery of Alis al-Bustani qantara.de/en/article/l... #Lebanon #xl8 #litsky
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Lebanese literature in translation: The rediscovery of Alis al-Bustani | Qantara.de
Published in 1891, Alis al-Bustani's only novel "Sa'iba" dismantles the comforting assumptions of Arab modernity. A new translation restores to view a woman writer long consigned to obscurity.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Women’s use of AI is perceived as a sign of incompetence, while men’s use of AI is seen as an indication of initiative. 🤦🏻‍♂️
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Women Who Use AI Seen As Incompetent; Men Who Use AI Seen As Pragmatic
A 2026 study found that when women and men use AI tools to create identical resumes, evaluators view the women as less competent, while crediting the men with initiative.
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TraLaLit @tralalit.de · 06/07/2026
Wir gratulieren András Visky und Timea Tankó zur Verleihung des Internationalen Literaturpreises 2026 für ‚Die Aussiedlung‘! Anlässlich der Nominierung zum Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse im März hat Redakteurin Sula Textor die Übersetzung für uns besprochen: www.tralalit.de/2026/03/11/t... #tl8x
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Timea Tankó: die Beseelende – TraLaLit
Die Übersetzerin Timea Tankó ist mit ihrer Übersetzung von András Viskys "Die Aussiedlung" für den Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse nominiert.
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esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
📢 New publication out! ➡️Qian, D., Chow, I. C., & Chan, S.- wai. (2026). Audiovisual Translation and Localization Education in a Cost-effective Way: A Report From Hong Kong. Journal of Audiovisual Translation, 9(1), 1–18. 🔗 Read the article (open access): www.jatjournal.org/index.php/ja...
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Audiovisual Translation and Localization Education in a Cost-effective Way: A Report From Hong Kong | Journal of Audiovisual Translation
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Catharine Cellier-Smart | Smart Translate @smart-translate.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
🇷🇪 Comment beaucoup de #traductions touristiques créent une expérience fragmentée pour les touristes étrangers à #LaReunion 🤷‍♀️ Le constat : excellente destination, accueil inégal selon la langue ✅ La solution : traduction professionnelle. Pas de raccourci youtu.be/v-HDx1E0Oek
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UN TOURISTE FRANCOPHONE VIT IL UNE EXPÉRIENCE DIFFÉRENTE Forum inspirant de pros du tourisme
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ACE Traductores @acetraductores.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Os recordamos que sigue abierta la encuesta para el tercer estudio global sobre la situación de los traductores editoriales que lleva a cabo ACE Traductores. Si tienes al menos un libro traducido para una editorial española, no dudes en participar. ow.ly/1geJ50Zganp
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Tercer libro blanco sobre la traducción editorial en España - Vasos Comunicantes | Revista de ACE Traductores
Ahora, en 2026, ACE Traductores se ha propuesto llevar a cabo un tercer estudio global sobre la situación del traductor editorial. El equipo encargado del estudio está integrado por OLMA, Olivia Blanchard y diversos socios de ACE Traductores.
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Rachel Cordasco @rachelcordasco.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Portugal vs Croatia Adam and Eve in Paradise by José Maria e Eça de Queirós, tr Margaret Jull Costa (@ndbooks.bsky.social) Vs “An Evening in the City Coffeehouse, With Lydia On My Mind” by Alexsandar Žiljak, tr by the author @apexmag.bsky.social
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 01/07/2026
None. A good translator will find a local equivalent (and have done in the past). A good translation is NOT transcription. It gets the vibe right. Which is why I insist a human translates my novels, not "AI."
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British Centre for Literary Translation @bcltuea.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Here's a short extract from our latest blog, Freedom through Constraints, written by Charlotte Whittle, BCLT Translator-in-Residence 2026 📚 You can read the full piece here: www.newwriting.net/2026/06/free...
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
We're hiring @warwick-smlc.bsky.social Assistant Prof in Translation and Multilingual Communication 3-year fixed-term, teaching-focused, Sept 2026 start. We want colleagues whose work engages with communication across languages, modes, and communities. Closing: 23 July www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSA855/a...
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Assistant Professor (Teaching Focussed - Translation and Multilingual Communication) (111755-0626) at University of Warwick
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Assistant Professor (Teaching Focussed - Translation and Multilingual Communication) (111755-0626) at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity ...
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Erik Hansson @erikhansson.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
"I Ditched Duolingo For A Simple Reason" www.bgr.com/2201827/reas... via bgr.com <Same here. After 1000 days with ES and DK I decided I had had enough of the useless phrases and their subtle blame game. Luckily there are other solutions for #languagelearning .> #langsky
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I Ditched Duolingo For A Simple Reason - BGR
Duolingo became less useful when it started using AI to create lessons and added more features behind paywalls, making YouTube lessons a better alternative.
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Translators Aloud @translatorsaloud.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Our next reading is a thought-provoking beauty by translator Phillip Shiels, from author @cyfrostholm.bsky.social's THE LAUREL DIALOGUES, a stunning take on humanity's response to the present eco-crisis, inspired by the ancient Greek oracle at Delphi. buff.ly/1BXNi1B #DELT #climatechange #ecology
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Phillip Shiels reads from C.Y. Frostholm's THE LAUREL DIALOGUES (Random Gardens, 2025)
The Laurel Dialogues is a book on our human response to the present ecological crisis, inspired by the Pythias at the Delphi Oracle in ancient Greece. To order:…
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SCBWI San Francisco South @scbwisf.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Happening July 10 at noon PT In Other Words with María Camila Correa A deep dive into translating & uplifting children’s books across cultures with submission opportunity. 📖 Picture‑book & translator folks, this one’s for you.
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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
In this excerpt, a mother juxtaposes the demands on her son—militarization, medication, labor—with his childlike vulnerability. Read Ileana Garma’s “Fractals,” (tr. Allison A. deFreese) on WWB: buff.ly/YtMqhBc
Male mannequins in a store window with the text “from ‘Fractals’ By Ileana Garma, translated from Spanish by Allison A. deFreese” and the quote “your son isn’t part
of our flock/your son is being left behind/your son is being left alone”
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