Apologies for multiple postings Please forward to interested students! _____________________________________________________________________ CALL FOR PARTICIPATION *4th International Postgraduate Conference in Translation and Textual Studies* 5 - 7 June 2008 Dublin City University Dublin, Ireland The conference focuses on new interdisciplinary ways of looking at text and is aimed exclusively at first-time presenters. It intends to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas as well as an environment for examining the research process under the guidance of experienced researchers. To this end we invite abstracts for paper presentations and/or workshop participation in the broad range of Translation and Interpreting Studies & Textual Studies. Abstracts for paper presentations: 300-500 words. Presenters will receive feedback on their work and presentation skills. Proposals for workshop participation: Approx 1,500 words on your research to date, problems encountered and expectations from the workshop. Participation in workshops is strongly encouraged and welcomed, as they will provide an opportunity for up-and-coming young researchers to share and explore their ideas and findings with panels of their peers and also with senior experts in the various subject fields. Important dates 15 February 2008: Deadline for submission of abstracts for papers and/or workshops 31 March 2008: Presenters will be notified of acceptance 5-7 June 2008: Conference For more information: http://webpages.dcu.ie/~conferet/index.html