Adaptation, Translation, Identity: Québec and Irish Theatre

A ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Humanities Institute, University College Dublin
May 14, 2024
Project Leaders: Dr. Nicholas Hauck & Dr. Jane Koustas (Emerita)

“Adaptation, Translation, and Identity” promotes interdisciplinary collaboration and cross-pollination of ideas across different fields and promises to be a comprehensive and multifaceted exploration of adaptation, translation, and identity, offering valuable insights and fostering advancements in these interconnected disciplines.

Description
“Adaptation, Translation, and Identity” is a joint project led by Dr. Nicholas Hauck and Dr. Jane Koustas (Emerita), which responds to current debates on national identity by comparing translation and adaptation history and strategies in Québec and Irish theatre.

The unique focus of this project brings a translation studies lens to examine the relationship between theatre and identity, with the aim of furthering cross-disciplinary dialogue and new research methods.

Sessions:
Tartuffe on the Irish Stage: Process, Challenges, Talkback
Frank McGuinness & Derval Conroy

Translated or Tartuffed: an Historical Perspective on Translating
Farivash Doorandish & Nicholas Hauck (Brock University)

Naomi Fontaine’s Cultural Adaptations: Poetic Memoir, Fictionalised Autobiography, Essays, Film, and Theatre
Dervila Cooke (DCU)

Comment tuer / Shakespeare in Québec
Jane Koustas (Brock University)

The Bearable, Bridgeable and the Imaginable: Deirdre Kinahan’s The Unmanageable Sisters
Eamonn Jordan, UCD

Disconnected Politics: Gay Liberation, Toronto’s Alternative Theatres, and Hosanna at the Tarragon
Paul Halferty, UCD

Translating Michel Tremblay
Martin Bowman & Deirdre Kinahan

New Translation Canada / Nouvelle Traduction Canada : A Cross-Cultural Process
Johanna Nutter & Jack Paterson

Session Chairs: Michael Brophy (UCD), Eamonn Jordan (UCD) & Tapasya Narang (UCD / National Library of Ireland)