CAHR organises final workshop on Translating Freedom in York, 1-3 July 2013

Posted on 15 July 2013

The workshop in York was the final event linked to an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHCR) network grant on the theme of 'translating freedom', which funded workshops in Rwanda, South Africa, and Egypt during 2012.

Paul Gready & Simon Robins

The final meeting of the Translating Freedom network took place at the Centre for Applied Human Rights at the University of York from 1 - 3 July 2013. The purpose of the workshop was to discuss with practitioners and academics possible research proposals centered around the themes of translation and freedom, and drawing on proceedings in the earlier Rwanda, South Africa, and Egypt workshops. Over the course of the three-day workshop, presentations were given by academics and practitioners from a variety of backgrounds. The following themes emerged:

- Ethics and Translation

- Humanities and the Everyday

- Democratizing Representation

- Securing Legacies

The Translating Freedom wrap-up workshop programme (PDF , 379kb) and Translating Freedom final workshop report (PDF , 571kb) are available for downloading.