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MDR KULTUR Unter Büchern mit Katrin Schumacher
Drei der Woche: Biografien über Klaus Mann, Jacques Tati und George Gershwin

MDR KULTUR Unter Büchern mit Katrin Schumacher

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 19:34


Katrin Schumacher empfiehlt diesmal drei Biografien über drei Künstler. "Jacques Tati" von David Bellos, "Klaus Mann" von Thomas Medicus und "The World is Mine" von Rainer Peters.

University of Minnesota Press
Translating the post-exotic writer Antoine Volodine

University of Minnesota Press

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 46:20


Antoine Volodine is the primary pseudonym of a French-Russian writer of many books. The meditative, postapocalyptic noir Mevlido's Dreams, translated by Gina M. Stamm, is an urgent communiqué from a far-future reality of irreversible environmental damage and civilizational collapse that asks what it means to love and care for others at the end of the world. Here, Stamm is joined in conversation with Joshua Armstrong about translating this key work in Volodine's post-exotic fictional universe.Gina M. Stamm is assistant professor of French at the University of Alabama.Joshua Armstrong is associate professor of French at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.Mevlido's Dreams: A Post-Exotic Novel is available from University of Minnesota Press.“Translator Stamm does an admirable job of rendering Volodine's serpentine prose in English, and the noirish, surrealist story turns into an unlikely romp as it riffs on the absurdity of 20th-century political institutions and pop culture.” —Publishers Weekly“Certainly the strangest and arguably one of the most accomplished contemporary writers of fiction in French, Antoine Volodine has created a vast and perplexing universe of bad dreams in several dozen works under a variety of pseudonyms over the past forty years. Mevlido's Dreams provides a new pathway into Volodine's labyrinth, which for all the horrors it recounts is always cast in stylishly crafted prose.” —David Bellos, Princeton University

A Book with Legs
David Bellos - Who Owns This Sentence

A Book with Legs

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 82:06


In this episode, writer David Bellos discusses his latest work, "Who Owns This Sentence", which provides a detailed history of copyright law by questioning who owns the meaning of a sentence when it crosses linguistic boundaries. Bellos shares anecdotes about the importance of precise language, while highlighting how accurate translation impacts business dealings globally.

What Happens Next in 6 Minutes
What is Wrong with Copyright?

What Happens Next in 6 Minutes

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 24:18


David Bellos is a Professor of Literature at Princeton. David has a new book entitled Who Owns This Sentence: A History of Copyrights and Wrongs. I am interested in learning from David the rationale for Copyright. Is the term of 95 years for most copyrights too long? And should we be looking to extend copyright to such things as fashion or should we be restricting its use to derivative works? Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Bread & Barricades: A Les Mis Podcast
Bread & Barricades: V.ii, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity…

Bread & Barricades: A Les Mis Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024 62:36


Cw: mention of plane crash, war mention Nemo and Stevie record the first cross-continental episode, we talk about Hugo's hatred of Taylor Swift's lifestyle, lions and phoenixes, and Hugo/Enjolras' hope for a united states of Europe. There's some thinking about politics and then Javert and Enjolras have some kinky times on a table with some rope.   'The worse side, [Enjolras] cannot imagine. He's part of it already. The blond hair, fair skin and fine profile that Hugo gives him' adds to ‘his exclusive devotion to a political cause, the charisma he exercises over others more sensible than he is, his gifts for public speaking and for military action and his unshakeable faith in the purifying virtue of violence speak to us now of the kind of men who turned the twentieth century not into utopia but into sheer hell'  David Bellos, The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables. Penguin Books, 2018, p. 201.   This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin. The audio direction and intro composing is by JDWasabi. It is a Captain's Collection Creation. Bread & Barricades (@LesMisPodcast) | Twitter Bread & Barricades | Tumblr Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lesmispodcast  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LesMisPodcast  

The Majority Report with Sam Seder
3298 - How Copyright Was Mutated To Benefit Corporations w/ David Bellos

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 70:23


Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with David Bellos, professor of Comparative Literature at Princeton University, to discuss his recent book Who Owns This Sentence?: A History of Copyrights and Wrongs, co-authored with Alexandre Montagu. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Israel's targeting of Al-Shifa hospital, the false UNRWA accusations, Russian elections, US realtors, SCOTUS, the sale of US Steel, the Federal Reserve, and Donald Trump's legal woes, before parsing through objections from US representatives to the continued commitment to Israel's obvious lies about UNRWA. Professor David Bellos then joins, diving right into the contemporary distinctions between patents, trademarks, and the monstrous world of copyright, with the former two requiring applications and reapplications, while copyright allows for extensive, long-term monopoly over intellectual property for both individuals and corporations. After briefly touching on the concept of intellectual property writ large, Professor Bellos steps back to look at the initially parallel histories of patents and copyright, both birthed alongside the creation and dissemination of the printing press in 15th Century Venice to provide a distinction between the limited ownership of newly-authored works and the public domain of older and classical art, also touching on the much longer (and more severe) history of trademarks stretching back through the medieval times. Moving forward, Bellos then walks Sam and Emma through how the evolution of the world of intellectual property over the 18th and 19th Centuries largely took place in Western Europe, with Paris and London leading the way to the 1886 Berne Convention while other Western states like the US seriously lagged, also touching on the lack of ideology or even rationality behind the slow but steady expansion of these rights, before parsing through the US' 180º turn on intellectual property over the 20th Century as they came into their hegemonic station, not only signing onto Berne but forcing anyone who wanted help from the Neoliberal order to do so as well. Following a conversation on the particularly astounding role of employer or corporate ownership over intellectual property, they wrap up the interview with an assessment of IP's role in stifling creativity, how major media companies would react to a complete overhaul of IP law, and what ideal reforms to IP would look like. Sam and Emma also update us on the Aldaghma family's escape from Gaza. And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma watch Bibi Netanyahu's response to Senator Schumer's call for new Israeli elections, John from San Antonio previews some of the biggest primary races in tomorrow's elections and touches on progressives' failures in California, and the MR Crew parses through the highlights from Donald Trump's insane rally for Bernie Moreno in Ohio – including an appearance from the January 6th Choir, and the differing responses to Trump's “bloodbath” comments and his comments on migrants not being people. Fox works to normalize Trump's actively genocidal rhetoric, Jo Snuffy and Kathy from South Dakota dive into the Biden Administration plan for a temporary aid port in Gaza, and Boeing's controversies grow as a whistleblower is found dead, plus, your calls and IMs! Check out David's book here: https://fit.princeton.edu/publications/who-owns-sentence-history-copyrights-and-wrongs Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Check out Seder's Seeds here!: https://www.sedersseeds.com/ ; use coupon code Majority and get 15% off; ALSO, if you have pictures of your Seder's Seeds, send them here!: hello@sedersseeds.com Check out, and share friend of the show Janek Ambros's new documentary for The Nation, "Ukrainians in Exile" here!: https://twitter.com/thenation/status/1760681194382119399?s=20 Check out this GoFundMe in support of Mohammad Aldaghma's niece in Gaza, who has Down Syndrome: http://tinyurl.com/7zb4hujt Check out the "Repair Gaza" campaign courtesy of the Glia Project here: https://www.launchgood.com/campaign/rebuild_gaza_help_repair_and_rebuild_the_lives_and_work_of_our_glia_team#!/ Get emails on the IRS pilot program for tax filing here!: https://service.govdelivery.com/accounts/USIRS/subscriber/new Check out StrikeAid here!; https://strikeaid.com/ Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today's sponsors: Earthbreeze: Right now, my listeners can receive 40% off Earth Breeze just by going to https://earthbreeze.com/majority! That's https://earthbreeze.com/majority to cut out single-use plastic in your laundry room and claim 40% off your subscription. Aura Frames: Right now, you can save on the perfect gift that keeps on giving by visiting https://AuraFrames.com. For a limited time, listeners can get 20 dollars off their best-selling frame with code MAJORITY. That's https://AuraFrames.com promo code MAJORITY. Sunset Lake CBD: Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech @BradKAlsop Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon's show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/

KERA's Think
Copyrights are out of control

KERA's Think

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 45:50


All around us is intellectual property covered by copyright laws. David Bellos, Meredith Howland Pyne Professor of French and Comparative Literature at Princeton University, joins host Krys Boyd for a history lesson on how copyrights came to be, and what happens now that generative A.I. has entered the picture. His book is “Who Owns this Sentence? A History of Copyrights and Wrongs.”

Harshaneeyam
David Bellos on 'Is that a Fish in your ear' - his book about Translation.

Harshaneeyam

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 28:00


In this podcast episode, Dr. David Bellos, a professor at Princeton, discusses his journey into translation and his book on translation ' Is that a Fish in your ear' . Dr. Bellos began translating in the 1980s and emphasises that translation has always been a balance between self-expression and scholarship. He also touches on the challenges of humor in translation and the complexity of dealing with a third language (L3) in texts. Dr. Bellos also discusses his course, 'Great Books from Little Languages,' where students read recent works translated from less dominant languages. The episode,also covers the issue of copyright in modern culture, which he teaches about at Princeton.(00:12) Introduction and Background of Dr. David Bellows(01:06) Journey into Translation(02:29) Advantages of Being an Academician(03:31) Writing Biographies: Jacques Vistati and Georges Perec(06:02)The Art of Translation: Challenges and Insights(21:53) The Role of Copyright in Modern Culture(23:27) Broadening the Canon: Exploring Lesser Known Languages(26:11) Reflections on a Lifetime of Translation(27:32) Conclusion and Final ThoughtsLink for the Transcription :https://harshaneeyam.in/2024/02/16/bellos/David won the first Man Booker International Prize in 2005 for his translation of works by Albanian author Ismail Kadare.He was educated at Oxford and teaches French and Comparative Literature at Princeton, where he also directs the Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication. He has written biographies of Georges Perec and Jacques Tati that have been translated into many languages and an introduction to translation studies, Is That A Fish in Your Ear? He has translated numerous authors from French (Perec, Vargas, Kadare, Simenon, Antelme, Fournel) and offers a new understanding of the extraordinary life and work of Romain Gary in Romain Gary A Tall Story. His latest book is a study of Victor Hugo's masterpiece, Les Misérables.His latest Publication is about the History of Copyright.Use the following link to buy the book - "Is that a fish in your ear'https://bit.ly/3I23TQwPhoto Credits: https://complit.princeton.edu/people/david-belloshttps://www.historiamag.com/historia-interviews-david-bellos/* For your Valuable feedback on this Episode - Please click the link given below.https://harshaneeyam.captivate.fm/feedbackHarshaneeyam on Spotify App –https://harshaneeyam.captivate.fm/onspotHarshaneeyam on Apple App – https://harshaneeyam.captivate.fm/onapple*Contact us - harshaneeyam@gmail.com ***Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by Interviewees in interviews conducted by Harshaneeyam Podcast are those of the Interviewees and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Harshaneeyam Podcast. Any content provided by Interviewees is of their opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrpChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Something You Should Know
The Magic of Telling a Good Story & The Strange Rules of Copyrights

Something You Should Know

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 47:33


When you put a child in a car seat, you may be doing something wrong that could put your child in danger – particularly in the winter. And it has to do with what the child is wearing. This episode begins with a wintertime caution when you take your child out for a drive. https://cafemom.com/parenting/108322-9_lifesaving_car_seat_rules You probably know someone who is a great story teller. You may also know of people who are not very good at it at all. Great story telling is an art, but it is also a science. It's not only about what you say, it is also about what you don't say. And how you say it. Here to explain the anatomy of great story telling is Karen Eber. She is the CEO and Chief Storyteller of Eber Leadership Group and she is author of the book The Perfect Story: How to Tell Stories That Inform, Influence, and Inspire (https://amzn.to/482JuVU). Do you understand how copyrights work? Most people don't. As you are about to hear, the world of copyrights is so confusing I am not sure anyone really understands it all. Still, it is important to have some understanding in order to stay out of trouble. You don't want to get caught infringing on someone else's copyright. And it turns out EVERYTHING is copyrighted. As soon as you write a sentence, a poem, a song – even a grocery list, it is instantly copyrighted and you own it. So, what does it all mean? Listen to my guest, David Bellos, a professor at Princeton University, and author of the book Who Owns This Sentence : A History of Copyrights and Wrongs (https://amzn.to/3Opgyk2).  Who would you say most people believe is more trustworthy, someone with brown eyes or blue eyes? Listen and discover which one and why. The answer is weird because it actually has nothing to do with the eye color. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23326406/ PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Zocdoc is a FREE app and website where you can search and compare highly-rated, in-network doctors near you AND instantly book appointments with them online. Go to https://Zocdoc.com/SYSK and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. NerdWallet lets you compare top travel credit cards side-by-side to maximize your spending! Compare and find smarter credit cards, savings accounts, and more today at https://NerdWallet.com Indeed is offering SYSK listeners a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to get your jobs more visibility at https://Indeed.com/SOMETHING TurboTax Experts make all your moves count — filing with 100% accuracy and getting your max refund, guaranteed! See guarantee details at https://TurboTax.com/Guarantees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Talk Radio Europe
David Bellos – Who owns this sentence? A history of copyrights and wrongs...with TRE's Hannah Murray

Talk Radio Europe

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 16:55


David Bellos – Who owns this sentence? A history of copyrights and wrongs...with TRE's Hannah Murray

Arts & Ideas
Dickens, Disney and copyright

Arts & Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 44:24


Mickey Mouse in his first incarnation in a short film from 1928 becomes available for public viewing without infringing Disney's copyright next year. In a programme looking back at the copyright history which affected authors including Charles Dickens and at current questions around legislation, Matthew Sweet is joined by David Bellos, author of Who Owns This Sentence? – A History of Copyrights and Wrongs, Katie McGettigan, lecturer in C19th American literature and Hayleigh Bosher, Reader in Intellectual Property Law at Brunel University London.Producer: Torquil MacLeod

Lesestoff – neue Bücher
"Georges Perec. Ein Leben in Wörtern" von David Bellos

Lesestoff – neue Bücher

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 5:31


Ein fast vergessener Schriftsteller, der zu den wichtigsten literarischen Erneuerern des 20. Jahrhunderts gehört: Georges Perec. Jetzt kann er durch eine fulminante Biographie neu entdeckt werden. Eine Rezension von Jutta Duhm-Heitzmann. Von Jutta Duhm-Heitzmann.

Büchermarkt - Deutschlandfunk
David Bellos: "Georges Perec. Ein Leben in Wörtern"

Büchermarkt - Deutschlandfunk

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2023 19:53


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Arts & Ideas
What language did Columbus speak?

Arts & Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 45:22


Christopher Columbus spoke to lots of people: his family and kin in Genova, merchants in Venice, royalty in Madrid, the crew of his ship, not to mention the people he met on the other side of the Atlantic. Today, we would consider this a case of multilingualism. But is that how Columbus would have seen it? What language did he think he spoke himself? In the same period a pidgin language developed to allow linguistically diverse communities in the eastern Mediterranean and north Africa to carry out trade, diplomacy, and general communication. We look at the latest research on this language, known as lingua franca, and consider what it might tell us about communication amongst the linguistic communities of the same region today. New Generation Thinker John Gallagher is joined by guests Dr Joanna Nolan, Professor Nandini Das, Dr Birgül Yılmaz, and translator David Bellos. Producer: Luke Mulhall Dr Joanna Nolan teaches at SOAS, University of London and is the author of The Elusive Case of Lingua Franca: Fact and Fiction

Lexis
Episode 23 - Gareth Carrol

Lexis

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 49:00


Show notes for Episode 23 Here are the show notes for Episode 23, in which Jacky, Dan, Lisa and Matthew talk to Dr Gareth Carrol of Birmingham University about his new book, Jumping Sharks and Dropping Mics and about modern idioms - where they come from, how they work and how they spread into popular discourse. Jumping Sharks and Dropping Mics: modern idioms and where they come from website: Jumping sharks and dropping mics from Iff Books Modern Idioms on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Modern_Idioms Gareth Carrol on Twitter: https://twitter.com/garethcarrol Dan was out of practice and forgot to send Gareth our usual quickfire questions so here are his answers: Favourite book – “Through the Language Glass” by Guy Deutscher. It's a really accessible take on the Language and Thought (Sapir-Whorf) debate, with some fascinating evidence and examples. Honourable mention goes to “Is That a Fish in Your Ear? The Amazing Adventure of Translation” by David Bellos. Favourite fact / idea – that being bilingual is the norm, not the exception in the world (over half the world's population speaks more than one language). Advice to a budding linguist – be as flexible as you can in how you think about language (and anything else really). There is so much room for fuzziness/variation/ambiguity in how we think about language, and seeing it in these terms (rather than trying to be too rigid and look for clean answers) is a great help in understanding the whole picture. For anyone who hasn't heard the expression ‘as bent as a nine bob note': https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/as+bent+as+a+nine-bob+note Lang in the News Accents Customer asks for refund from York Theatre Royal because actors performed play in Yorkshire accents Child refugees in city to learn Hull accent and sayings including 'larkin out' Big piece about accents in The Times in March What does your accent say about you? | Times2 | The Times Several related stories, some featuring criticism of Amanda Cole and her Essex colleagues: Their blog here: Ask or aks? How linguistic prejudice perpetuates inequality | Blog | University of Essex University specialists say there is no such thing as 'correct' language and terminology | Daily Mail Online https://twitter.com/DrAmandaCole/status/1506182631783866368 LBC Vanessa Feltz interview with Amanda Cole: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0bqyvm6 (from 02:16:30 onwards) Ann Widdecombe in the Daily Express linked here: https://twitter.com/EngLangBlog/status/1506727875134869514 "ACCORDING to academics at the University of Essex there is no such thing as correct language, pronunciation or terminology. Instead they advocate what amounts to linguistic anarchy with anything acceptable such as pronouncing "ask" as "aks" and dismiss any standardisation of usage as "prejudice". Unfortunately for the students, employers who are looking for articulate applicants with a good command of the language will be perfectly happy to exhibit such prejudice and to choose someone who does not use "like" a dozen times in almost as many words." Anti-Welsh accent prejudice here: https://twitter.com/ElunedAnderson/status/1506015005027807237 Contact us @LexisPodcast. Subscribe: Lexis Podcast | Podcast on Spotify Contributors Matthew Butler Twitter: https://twitter.com/Matthewbutlerwy Lisa Casey blog: https://livingthroughlanguage.wordpress.com/ & Twitter: Language Debates (@LanguageDebates) Dan Clayton blog: EngLangBlog & Twitter: EngLangBlog (@EngLangBlog) Jacky Glancey Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackyGlancey Music: Freenotes End music: Serge Quadrado - Cool Guys Cool Guys by Serge Quadrado is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. From the Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/serge-quadrado/urban/cool-guys

Where We Go Next
44: Embracing Tension, with Tomiwa Owolade

Where We Go Next

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 58:45


We all possess multiple identities. You are both a brother and a son. A daughter and a mother. Chinese, and American, and Asian. Gay, and Polyamorous. The combinations are nearly endless. And these identities are not always in parallel. They do not necessarily exist in harmony with one another. Sometimes - often - there is tension. Writer Tomiwa Owolade explores the conflicting and even discomforting intersections of identity, and the importance of embracing that tension.What Does It Mean to Be Black?, by Tomiwa OwoladePlease Stop Imposing American Views about Race on Us, by Tomiwa OwoladeQueen Mary Alumni Profile: Tomiwa OwoladeBoudicaIra AldridgeSeesaw, by Timothy Ogene3: Transcending Race, with Inaya Folarin Iman - The New LiberalsBlack Paper: Writing in a Dark Time, by Teju ColeWindrush Generation: Who Are They and Why Are They Facing Problems? - BBCThe Chicken Connoisseur - YouTubeBeing John Malkovich12: Understanding Ourselves, with Ayishat Akanbi - The New LiberalsRacecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life, by Karen and Barbara FieldsWe Are All Madame Bovary, by Tomiwa OwoladeIs That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything, by David Bellos@tomowolade----------Email: newliberalspodcast@gmail.com

Ideas Roadshow Podcast
David Bellos, “Babbling Barbarians: How Translators Keep Us Civilized” (Open Agenda, 2021)

Ideas Roadshow Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 82:29


Babbling Barbarians: How Translators Keep Us Civilized is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Princeton University Professor David Bellos, author of the bestselling book, Is That A Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything, many fascinating features of language and translation are explored at length. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books Network
David Bellos, “Babbling Barbarians: How Translators Keep Us Civilized” (Open Agenda, 2021)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 82:29


Babbling Barbarians: How Translators Keep Us Civilized is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Princeton University Professor David Bellos, author of the bestselling book, Is That A Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything, many fascinating features of language and translation are explored at length. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in Intellectual History
David Bellos, “Babbling Barbarians: How Translators Keep Us Civilized” (Open Agenda, 2021)

New Books in Intellectual History

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 82:29


Babbling Barbarians: How Translators Keep Us Civilized is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Princeton University Professor David Bellos, author of the bestselling book, Is That A Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything, many fascinating features of language and translation are explored at length. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

New Books in Language
David Bellos, “Babbling Barbarians: How Translators Keep Us Civilized” (Open Agenda, 2021)

New Books in Language

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 82:29


Babbling Barbarians: How Translators Keep Us Civilized is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Princeton University Professor David Bellos, author of the bestselling book, Is That A Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything, many fascinating features of language and translation are explored at length. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/language

New Books in Communications
David Bellos, “Babbling Barbarians: How Translators Keep Us Civilized” (Open Agenda, 2021)

New Books in Communications

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 82:29


Babbling Barbarians: How Translators Keep Us Civilized is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Princeton University Professor David Bellos, author of the bestselling book, Is That A Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything, many fascinating features of language and translation are explored at length. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/communications

New Books in Literary Studies
David Bellos, “Babbling Barbarians: How Translators Keep Us Civilized” (Open Agenda, 2021)

New Books in Literary Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 82:29


Babbling Barbarians: How Translators Keep Us Civilized is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Princeton University Professor David Bellos, author of the bestselling book, Is That A Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything, many fascinating features of language and translation are explored at length. Howard Burton is the founder of the Ideas Roadshow, Ideas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Arts & Ideas
Helen Mort and Blake Morrison, Oulipo

Arts & Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 45:18


Teaching writing - mentors Helen Mort and Blake Morrison compare notes. Plus as Georges Perec's memoir I Remember is published in English for the first time, we look at the rules of writing proposed by the Oulipo group which was founded in 1960 by Raymond Queneau and François Le Lionnais. Georges Perec (1936 – 1982) came up with a "story-making machine" and created a novel in which the letter 'e' never appears. Queneau's Exercices de Style recounts a bus journey ninety-nine times. Shahidha Bari talks to Adam Scovell and Lauren Elkin about Oulipo. Helen Mort's books include poetry collections Division Street and No Map Could Show Them and a debut novel Black Car Burning and she is a Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University https://www.helenmort.com/ Blake Morrison's books include poetry collections Dark Glasses and Pendle Witches, And When Did You Last See Your Father? which won the JR Ackerley Prize for Autobiography and a study of the murder of James Bulger, As If. He is Professor of Creative and Life Writing at Goldsmiths College, University of London. http://www.blakemorrison.net/ Their conversation is part of the series Critical Friends organised in partnership with the Royal Society of Literature https://rsliterature.org/ You can find more writerly conversations in the Free Thinking playlist Prose and Poetry https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p047v6vh Adam Scovell is the author of novellas including How Pale the Winter Has Made Us and Mothlight Lauren Elkin is the author of The End of Oulipo? An Attempt to Exhaust a Movement and Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, and London George Perec's I Remember translated into English by David Bellos and Philip Terry has just been published by Editions Gallic. Producer: Ruth Watts

Pieturzīmes
#19 Literārā tulkošana, tekstu rediģēšana un sadarbība ar autoriem: saruna ar tulkotāju Kaiju Straumani

Pieturzīmes

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 81:23


Kāpēc tulkojums ir kā pinjata? Kādus paņēmienus izmanto tulkotāji, lai pārtulkotu tekstu plūstoši un pielāgotu to mērķvalodai? Sarunā tulkotāja Kaija Straumane dalās pārdomās par grāmatas “Jelgava 94” tulkošanu angļu valodā, literāro tulkošanu, radošo rakstniecību, tulkotāju sadarbību ar autoriem, teksta iedarbīgu rediģēšanu un daudz ko citu. Raidījuma vadītāja Aiga Veckalne ir valodas eksperte, aizrautīga tulkotāja un filoloģe, kā arī uzņēmējdarbības profesionāle un lektore. Kaija Marisandra Straumane ir tulkotāja no vācu un latviešu valodas angļu valodā, redaktore, pazīstama arī kā fotogrāfe. Tulkojusi angliski Zigmunda Skujiņa, Ingas Ābeles, Jāņa Joņeva un citu autoru darbus. Par latviešu literatūras tulkojumiem angļu valodā saņēmusi vairākus nozīmīgus apbalvojumus, piemēram, Latvijas Literatūras gada speciālbalvu (2015) par ieguldījumu Latvijas literatūras tulkošanā un popularizēšanā angliski runājošajās valstīs un Liliānas Feirčaildas balvu (2019). Grāmatas: Sanita Reinsone. Meža meitas. Rīga: Dienas Grāmata, 2015. 364 lpp. Inga Gaile. Stikli. Rīga: Dienas Grāmata, 2016. 176 lpp. Inga Ābele. Paisums. Rīga: Dienas Grāmata, 2008. 320 lpp. Jānis Joņevs. Jelgava 94. Rīga: Apgāds Mansards, 2013. 312 lpp. David Bellos. Is that a fish in your ear? Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012. 384 lpp. Noderīgas saites: https://www.letonika.lv/ – enciklopēdisks uzziņu resurss https://tezaurs.lv – plaša latviešu valodas skaidrojošā un sinonīmu vārdnīca https://eur-lex.europa.eu/ – “EUR-Lex” korpuss https://korpus.cz/ – čehu nacionālais korpuss https://bit.ly/3iSF3DW – “Pieturzīmju” Facebook lapa https://bit.ly/2FvAMI9 – “Pieturzīmju” Instagram profils https://bit.ly/2FaEWWl – “Pieturzīmju” tvitera profils https://bit.ly/2BYS672 – atbalsti “Pieturzīmes” vietnē “Patreon” https://bit.ly/2DFLTxa – atbalsti “Pieturzīmes” vietnē “Buy me coffee” Seko līdzi jaunumiem “Pieturzīmju” Instagram profilā, uzdod jautājumu nākamajam podraides viesim un saņem atbildi raidījumā! “Pieturzīmes” piedāvā ne tikai aizraujošu podraidi par valodu, bet arī praktiskas un noderīgas lekcijas un konsultācijas par valodas lietojumu semināros, vebināros, konferencēs un individuālās mācībās. Raidījuma piezīmes: [01:00] Ko Kaija tulko šobrīd? [02:07] Kā tulkojamās grāmatas nonāk līdz Kaijai? [05:23] Kaijas pirmie literārie tulkojumi. [07:23] Cik ilgi Kaija dzīvoja Latvijā? [08:10] Kaijas studiju laika stāsti: literārā tulkošana un radošā rakstniecība. [14:44] Svarīgākās rediģēšanas meistarklašu atziņas. [18:10] Tulkotāju piezīmes. [23:20] Kas Kaijai ir literārā tulkošana? [29:18] Vai Kaijai bieži ir sanācis sadarboties ar grāmatu autoriem? [32:03] Ieteikumi tiem, kuri vēlas tulkot literāru tekstu. [39:09] Vai darbu var tulkot atkārtoti? [41:05] Grāmatas “Jelgava 94” tulkošana. [46:55] Tviteris un “Reddit” kā noderīgas jautājumu platformas. [46:30] Žargonu un reāliju tulkošana. [50:00] “Jelgavas 94” fragmenta tulkojuma piemērs. [54:15] Cik nepieciešama ir atgriezeniskā saite? [1:04:55] Kā norisinās literārā tulkošana mūsdienās un kāpēc ir labāk tulkot bezsaistē. [1:12:00] Valodas korpusi. [1:14:55] Kāda nozīme ir latviešu valodai Kaijas ikdienā? [1:18:35] Bērnu literatūras tulkošana. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pieturzimes/message

Dear Discreet Guide
Have Mercy on Us All by Fred Vargas

Dear Discreet Guide

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 47:10


A modern-day town crier gets some ominous messages to read about impending pestilence in Paris while mysterious backwards 4s begin appearing on doors. The 2001 policier by French crime novelist Fred Vargas was translated into English by David Bellos and adapted into a movie by Régis Wargnier. Colorful characters, understated humor, and the complexity of Chief Inspector Adamsberg come through in the translation, not so much in the movie — although it still holds up as a competent urban thriller. A sophisticated who-dun-it with a twist of plague.Thoughts? Comments? Potshots? Contact the show at:https://www.discreetguide.com/Follow or like us on podomatic.com (it raises our visibility :)https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/deardiscreetguideSupport us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/discreetguideFollow the host on Twitter:@DiscreetGuideThe host on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferkcrittenden/

Dear Discreet Guide
Have Mercy on Us All by Fred Vargas

Dear Discreet Guide

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 47:10


A modern-day town crier gets some ominous messages to read about impending pestilence in Paris while mysterious backwards 4s begin appearing on doors. The 2001 policier by French crime novelist Fred Vargas was translated into English by David Bellos and adapted into a movie by Régis Wargnier. Colorful characters, understated humor, and the complexity of Chief Inspector Adamsberg come through in the translation, not so much in the movie — although it still holds up as a competent urban thriller. A sophisticated who-dun-it with a twist of plague. Thoughts? Comments? Potshots? Contact the show at: https://www.discreetguide.com/ Follow or like us on podomatic.com (it raises our visibility :) https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/deardiscreetguide Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/discreetguide Follow the host on Twitter: @DiscreetGuide The host on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferkcrittenden/

Dear Discreet Guide
Have Mercy on Us All by Fred Vargas

Dear Discreet Guide

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 47:10


A modern-day town crier gets some ominous messages to read about impending pestilence in Paris while mysterious backwards 4s begin appearing on doors. The 2001 policier by French crime novelist Fred Vargas was translated into English by David Bellos and adapted into a movie by Régis Wargnier. Colorful characters, understated humor, and the complexity of Chief Inspector Adamsberg come through in the translation, not so much in the movie — although it still holds up as a competent urban thriller. A sophisticated who-dun-it with a twist of plague.Thoughts? Comments? Potshots? Contact the show at:https://www.discreetguide.com/Follow or like us on podomatic.com (it raises our visibility :)https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/deardiscreetguideSupport us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/discreetguideFollow the host on Twitter:@DiscreetGuideThe host on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferkcrittenden/

The Great Books
Episode 78: ‘Les Miserables’ by Victor Hugo

The Great Books

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 31:07


John J. Miller is joined by David Bellos to discuss Victor Hugo's 'Les Miserables.'

The Hedgehog and the Fox
David Bellos: what makes a translation good?

The Hedgehog and the Fox

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2018 29:42


In this interview, part of the Conversations with Translators series, I talk to David Bellos of Princeton University about his book on translation, Is That a Fish in Your Ear?,… Read More Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Start the Week
Les Misérables: novel of the century?

Start the Week

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2017 41:51


On Start the Week Andrew Marr talks to David Bellos about Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. Bellos argues that this 19th century masterpiece is the novel of the century, which demonstrates the drive to improve human life both morally and materially. Dinah Birch compares what was happening in literature on the other side of the channel, reflecting the breadth of society in Britain. Simon Callow makes the case for the composer of the century, Richard Wagner, while the singer Barbara Hannigan explains how a 12th century legend has been given a contemporary twist in the opera Written On Skin. Producer: Katy Hickman.

GYLibrary Podcast
Les Miserables: The Novel of the Century - w/David Bellos

GYLibrary Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2017 24:26


Adam talks to David Bellos, Professor of French Literature at Princeton, about his new book 'The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Miserables'. Speaking at the Guernsey Literary Festival, David explains how Victor Hugo came to write his most famous work, what kind of reception it got at the time, and why he wouldn't want to live in Hugo's house in Guernsey.

The Book Review
The Charm of 'The Idiot'

The Book Review

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2017 50:36


Elif Batuman talks about her first novel, “The Idiot,” and David Bellos discusses “The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of ‘Les Misérables.’ ”

Shakespeare and Company
David Bellos on The Novel of the Century

Shakespeare and Company

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2017 58:31


We were joined by renowned translator-biographer David Bellos to discuss his captivating new work about the writing of Les Miserables, The Novel of the Century.

les miserables david bellos
The Bookrageous Podcast
Bookrageous Episode 74; International Literature

The Bookrageous Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2014 63:45


Bookrageous Episode 74; International Literature Intro Music; In The Summertime - Rural Alberta Advantage What We're Reading Jenn [1:15] Hunted Down: The Detective Stories of Charles Dickens [3:15] The Sparrow, Mary Doria Russell [4:45] The Winter's Tale, William Shakespeare Preeti [5:30] The Girls at the Kingfisher Club, Genevieve Valentine [5:45] Marvel Comics: The Untold Story, Sean Howe [9:05] Night of the Living Deadpool, Cullen Bunn Dustin [11:15] The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle [11:50] Moscow in the Plague Year: Poems, Marina Tsvetaeva, Christopher Whyte [12:50] This Changes Everything, Naomi Klein [14:30] Songs of the Dying Earth, eds. George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois [16:30] Collected Poems, W.H. Auden, Edward Mendelson --- Intermission; Intermission (West Side Story) --- International Literature [17:40] Jenn's sad pie-chart [22:45] Russian sci-fi: Victor Pelevin, Boris & Arkady Strugatsky, Sergei Lukyanenko [25:10] My Struggle: Book 1, Karl Ove Knausgaard [26:50] A Time for Everything, Karl Ove Knausgaard, James Anderson [27:45] In Search of Lost Time, Marcel Proust [29:45] Publishers of literature in translation: Archipelago Books (Knausgaard in hardcover), Dalkey Archive Press, Melville House, FSG, Open Letter Books, Deep Vellum Publishing, And Other Stories Publishing, New Vessel Press, Europa Editions [31:45] The Krishnavatara, K.M. Munshi [32:20] Mary Stewart's Arthurian Saga [33:25] Alina Bronsky, Elena Ferrante [34:10] Illuminations: Essays and Reflections, Walter Benjamin [37:15] Lauren Beukes [38:20] Night Watch, Sergei Lukyanenko [39:30] One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez [40:15] Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes, Edith Grossman [41:20] The Bone Clocks, David Mitchell (character chart via Vulture) [42:50] Salman Rushdie [44:35] The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz [46:55] Kenzaburo Oe [47:30] Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto [49:50] Stolen Air: Selected Poems of Osip Mandelstam, Christian Wiman, Osip Mandelstam [51:30] Arkady and Boris Strugatsky (Roadside Picnic; The Snail on the Slope); Sergei Lukyanenko [52:25] Gabriel Garcia Marquez & Juan Jose Saer: The Autumn of the Patriarch, La Grande, Scars [52:20] Mohsin Hamid (How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia; The Reluctant Fundamentalist) [53:45] War & War, Laszlo Krasznahorkai, George Szirtes [55:15] The Krishnavatara, K.M. Munshi [56:10] Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto [56:50] Pluto, Naoki Urasawa [57:30] The Infatuations, Javier Marias; Your Face Tomorrow [59:10] The Pearl Series, New Directions: Bad Nature or With Elvis in Mexico, Javier Marias [59:35] The Hall of the Singing Caryatids, Victor Pelevin [1:00:10] The Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers, Xiaolu Guo [1:01:15] Translators on translation: Edith Grossman, Why Translation Matters; Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything, David Bellos; The Man Between, Michael Henry Heim --- Find Us! Bookrageous on Tumblr, Podbean, Twitter, Facebook, Spotify, and leave us voicemail at 347-855-7323. Next book club pick: What We See When We Read, Peter Mendelsund. Put BOOKRAGEOUS in the comments of your order to get 10% off from WORD Bookstores! Find Us Online: Dustin, Jenn, Preeti Order Josh's book! Maine Beer: Brewing in Vacationland Get Bookrageous schwag at CafePress Note: Our show book links direct you to WORD, an independent bookstore. If you click through and buy the book, we will get a small affiliate payment. We won't be making any money off any book sales -- any payments go into hosting fees for the Bookrageous podcast, or other Bookrageous projects. We promise.

Arts & Ideas
Free Thinking - France & Algeria

Arts & Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2014 45:12


Anne McElvoy looks at the relationship between France and its former colonies, talking to David Bellos about his translation of a classic novel depicting the Algerian War, and to Andrew Hussey, whose new book is about "the Long War Between France and Its Arabs" and to Dr Karima Laachir from SOAS at the University of London. Professor Tim Birkhead talks to Anne about his new book and research into bird mating systems. And Charlotte Higgins discusses her new book and the lessons we can learn from the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus, who died in AD 14.

Three Percent Podcast
#65: Erudition Isn't the Same as Being Intentionally Esoteric

Three Percent Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2013 28:36


This week's podcast is the first one Tom and I have recorded in almost a month. So after a bit of catching up, we talked about David Bellos's new translation of Simenon's Pietr the Latvian, the difficulties of translating "I love you" and all the swears into Japanese, and the list of "The 20 Best Books in Translation You've Never Read." As necessary, we also talked about the baseball playoffs and a cute flowchart.

Cincinnati Business Talk
Cincinnati Business Talk#79R Dave Bellos-Stalls & Objections

Cincinnati Business Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2013 60:00


This is a special show in the Cincinnati Business Talk series.  Today David Bellos, A Sandler Training client for the last 30+ years and I will discuss the propler way to handle Stalls and Objections. Stop "Think it overs", "Your Price is To High","Send Me Some Literature", and more. Cincinnati Business Talk highlights the positive side of Cincinnati area businesses. We will be talking to CEOs who have won awards, innovated with new products and services. The show will streamed on Friday January 3rd at 4 PM. Listen to this link: http://tobtr.com/s/4216515 You can listen to the show on Apple iTunes as a Podcast. You can add the podcast at:   http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Cincy-Business-talk.rss You can add Cincy-Business-Talk as an RSS feed to your Outlook email program. The exact feed http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Cincy-Business-talk.rss

Cincinnati Business Talk
Cincinnati Business Talk #45 David Bellos-Stalls & Objection

Cincinnati Business Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2012 59:00


This is a special show in the Cincinnati Business Talk series.  Today David Bellos, A Sandler Training client for the last 30+ years and I will discuss the propler way to handle Stalls and Objections. Stop "Think it overs", "Your Price is To High","Send Me Some Literature", and more. Cincinnati Business Talk highlights the positive side of Cincinnati area businesses. We will be talking to CEOs who have won awards, innovated with new products and services. The show streamed live on Friday August 31th at 4 PM. Listen to this link: http://tobtr.com/s/3590243 You can listen to the show on Apple iTunes as a Podcast. You can add the podcast at:   http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Cincy-Business-talk.rss You can add Cincy-Business-Talk as an RSS feed to your Outlook email program. The exact feed http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Cincy-Business-talk.rss

Cincinnati Business Talk
Cincinnati Business Talk #22 David Bellos - Choice & Tieron

Cincinnati Business Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2012 63:00


  Cincinnati Business Talk highlights the positive side of Cincinnati area businesses. We will be talking to CEOs and business leaders who have won awards won, innovated with new products and services.   Today's guest is David Bellos.  David grew Tieron Light and recently sold it to a larger player in the lighting business. Their perspectives on current HOT business topics. I would like to explore multiple points of view form different guests. The show will stream live on Friday, June 14 at 4 PM. Listen to this link: http://tobtr.com/s/3318453   You can listen to the show on Apple iTunes as a Podcast. You can add the podcast at:   http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Cincy-Business-talk.rss   You can add Cincy-Business-Talk as an RSS feed to your Outlook email program. The exact feed is http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Cincy-Business-talk.rss

Cincinnati Business Talk
Cincinnati Business Talk #22-David Bellos Selling a Business

Cincinnati Business Talk

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2012 65:00


Cincinnati Business Talk highlights the positive side of Cincinnati area businesses. We will be talking to CEOs and business leaders who have won awards won, innovated with new products and services.   Today's guest is David Bellos.  David grew Tieron Light and recently sold it to a larger player in the lighting business. Their perspectives on current HOT business topics. I would like to explore multiple points of view form different guests. The show will stream live on Friday, June 14 at 4 PM. Listen to this link: http://tobtr.com/s/3318453   You can listen to the show on Apple iTunes as a Podcast. You can add the podcast at:   http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Cincy-Business-talk.rss   You can add Cincy-Business-Talk as an RSS feed to your Outlook email program. The exact feed is http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Cincy-Business-talk.rss