CIUTI International Conference

LIMA - PERÚ

CIUTI International Conference 2022
The Role of Translation and Interpreting in Society and Citizenship:
Interculturality, access to information, public services, and equality

The Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) is pleased to announce that the CIUTI International Conference will take place for the first time in Lima and Latin America in 2022. CIUTI gathers a group of universities distinguished for their outstanding quality in research and translation and interpreting training.

Themes

The conference serves as a forum and platform for addressing these issues from the perspective of T&I. Proposed themes do not exclude other related proposals.

Native Languages

T&I and interculturality, decoloniality and indigenous languages.

Equality

- Access and accessibility to information using different means to foster a culture of human rights.

- Indigenous languages, sign language, and T&I in the media.

History and Interculturality

Research into the role of translators and interpreters from an intercultural and historical perspective.

Markets

Global and domestic T&I markets, freelance and in-house work, and new job profiles and opportunities arising from humanitarian and health crises.

Gender and Identity

Transnational perspectives on sex and gender, decoloniality, and how T&I might call into question or reify unjust practices.

COVID-19 Pandemic

The role of translators and interpreters in meeting the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, equality, and access to information and public services.

Terminology

Specialized terminological and lexicographical research into interculturality, access to information and public services, and equality as well as the applications of this research.