This research project focuses on the translation of Japanese engi 縁起 texts, produced at local Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines before the 20th century. These texts typically relate the histories ...read more
Democratic Literacy and Humour (DELIAH) examines the multifaceted role of humour in artistic forms, cultural spaces, and online and offline fora, identifying how humour can either support or undermine democratic ...read more
As the use of machine translation (MT) continues to grow, along with the increasing societal demand for inclusivity, research on gender bias in MT is expanding. Gender bias becomes particularly ...read more
A term frequently associated with Spanish culture of the 1960s, particularly during Manuel Fraga’s tenure as Minister of Information and Tourism (1962–1969), is apertura (openness). Unlike the preceding decades, this ...read more
This project explores the process of transnational identity construction among Latin American migrants in transit through Mexico. Facing significant challenges in an increasingly hostile political climate towards migration, migrants actively ...read more
Over the past years, in Europe and the US, various initiatives were launched to #namethe translator on the cover of books. Does increased visibility for translators and translations necessarily lead ...read more
Buddhist Sūtra Literature represents the diverse, discursive genre of scripture held to be canonical by various Buddhist traditions because it was considered to be buddhavacana (words spoken by the Buddha). ...read more
The project aims to reconstruct the impact that the dissemination of vernacular translations of Plato had in Italy between 1540 and 1840. Focusing the inquiry on paratexts (prefaces, dedications, letters, ...read more
This doctoral research aims to reconceptualize the design and application of online Chinese-English specialized dictionaries for learners of English for Specific Purposes (ESP), with a particular focus on writing support. ...read more
The English translation project of the book Buddhism and Literature in the Southern Dynasties 南朝佛教与文学 by Pu Hui普慧 is funded by the Chinese Fund for the Humanities and Social Sciences (grant ...read more