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In the past several years, Jenna Tang’s journey translating one of the most iconic feminist titles from Taiwan, Lin Yi-Hans’ Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise, has enabled the translator to be in conversation with the global #MeToo movement, relevant literary works from other Taiwanese authors and from other cultures. In her translation, she also explored experimental ways and linguistic nuances to present narratives with deep emotions and to bring readers' attention to aspects of the society and culture that are once overlooked or not talked about enough. In the process of translating to publishing, then touring for the book, the journey in itself tells the story of what it’s like to bring feminism and gender topics to different audiences. How do we approach vulnerability, trauma, and violence through translation craft and literature while being emotionally engaged with a book that is meaningful to us? How do we practice self-care and establish ourselves as who we are? What can languages and literature do to enable possible changes in different societies and beyond? In her talk, Jenna Tang will explore these questions with her audience.

Sponsored by the Department of Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages, the Leslie Center for the Humanities, the Comparative Literature Program, the Dickey Center for International Studies, and Allen House at Dartmouth College.