Provides a theoretical foundation for understanding the history, practice, and ethics of translation in a global context. Students will learn about key movements, theories, and debates in the field of translation studies, with a focus on scholarly readings that examine the role of language, literature, and culture in shaping perception and reality, and compare a variety of published translations in order to examine the role of translation in the negotiation and creation of meaning. A key facet of our readings and discussions will be a critical engagement with how global issues of power, violence, and resistance are intertwined with processes of translation. Students will be able to synthesize what they have learned by undertaking a translation project of their own, in consultation with the course instructor and faculty specialists in their language(s) of choice.