Slovo, Podcast of the ATA Slavic Languages Division

Host Halla Goins chats with Russian-to-English ATA exam graders Eugenia Tietz-Sokolskaya and John Riedl about the session they presented last year at ATA65 in Portland, entitled “I can’t place the accent: Identifying the characteristic traits of machine translation”.

You can read a review of John and Eugenia's session here: https://www.ata-divisions.org/SLD/ata65-review-i-cant-place-the-accent/, and you can download their session slides here: https://www.ata-divisions.org/SLD/resources/slavic-languages-presentations-archive/.

Host Halla Goins chats with playwright, director, and literary translator Philip Boehm about how his various literary identities shape each other, capturing the original voice of a work in translation, and some of his most memorable Polish-to-English translation projects.

Host Halla Goins chats with Daniel Sebesta and Bridget Hylak about probably the hottest and most contentious topic in T&I right now – AI. Whether you think you love it or hate it, you can’t escape it, so let’s talk about it!

Are you a translator or interpreter who works with a Slavic language and uses AI-powered tools in your professional practice? Let us know at [email protected]! You could appear on a future episode of Slovo.

Check out the ATA-LTD website here: https://www.ata-divisions.org/LTD/

Host Halla Goins chats with Russian linguist Viktoryia Baum about transitioning from starting a Bachelor’s in teaching ESL to finishing a Master’s of Conference Interpreting, adventures interpreting in the aerospace sector, and helping implement New York’s language access law.

Host Halla Bearden chats with SlavFile poetry editor Martha Kosir about the possibilities and limitations of poetry translation, the recreation of meaning through translation, and bringing the voices of lesser-known Slovenian poets to a wider audience.

Martha's translations of two poems by Katja Gorečan: https://plumepoetry.com/two-poems-by-katja-gorecan-from-the-sufferings-of-young-hana-trpljenje-mlade-hane-translated-from-slovenian-by-martha-kosir/

Martha's translations of three poems by Josip Osti: https://solsticelitmag.org/content/three-poems-by-josip-osti/

Martha on the poetry of Vita Žerjal Pavlin: https://ata-divisions.org/SLD/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/SlavFile-2023-1-Winter.pdf

Host Halla Bearden chats with ATA’s President-Elect Veronika Demichelis about her journey to a translation career, teaching translation and localization, podcasting, and volunteering in the T&I community. Veronika also shares a behind-the-scenes look at organizing last year’s conference, ATA63, as well as what ATA64 has in store for attendees this year in Miami.

Veronika's website: https://veronikademichelis.com/

Veronika's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronika-demichelis-russian-translation-localization/

Smart Habits for Translators podcast: https://smarthabitsfortranslators.com/

HCC's Translation and Interpretation program: https://www.hccs.edu/programs/areas-of-study/business/translation--interpretation/

ATA64: https://www.atanet.org/ata64/

Guest host Eugenia Tietz-Sokolskaya talks to EastView Press editor-in-chief Larry Bogoslaw about the press’s publication Current Digest of the Russian Press, a weekly journal that publishes English translations of Russian-language press materials. Larry offers a behind-the-scenes look at the journal’s purpose and history, approach to selecting articles, and process for preparing translations for publication.

Link to journal (including free featured articles): https://www.eastviewpress.com/publication/journals/current-digest-of-the-russian-press/

Host Halla Bearden chats with Russian medical interpreter Svetlana Ruth about her path into the field, memorable stories from her career thus far, and her training courses and workshops for community interpreters. Svetlana also gives us a preview of the session she’ll be presenting (in Russian!) at ATA63 on the use of Americanisms in interpreting.

You can view Svetlana's website and course offerings here: https://www.svetlanatraining.com/home

You can find out more about ATA63 and register for the conference here: https://ata63.org/

New host Halla Bearden talks to Dmitry Buzadzhi, visiting professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and the Slavic Language Division Distinguished Speaker at the upcoming ATA Annual Conference in LA (ATA63). Dmitry looks back on his pathway into T&I and teaching, shares some of his favorite jobs and courses, and offers a sneak peek at his two sessions at ATA63.

YouTube channel "Перевод жив" (Translation Lives): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxBQnIzlqhtMTEkiyPMZFuA?app=desktop

Dmitry's personal website: thinkaloud.ru

Host Eugenia Tietz-Sokolskaya chats with Russian-to-English literary translator Marian Schwartz, who has translated a wide range of Russian literature, from classics to modern authors. Marian discusses her journey into the world of translation and publishing, as well as her latest published translation, Brisbane by Eugene Vodolazkin, with its joys and challenges.

Marian's website: https://www.marianschwartz.com/

Publisher's website: https://www.plough.com/en