Matthew Reynolds has published Translation: A Very Short Introduction. The book, which was published by Oxford UP, offers an authoritative account of the field of translation, covering the whole history of translation.

Bo Pettersson, former member of the ICLA Committee on Literary Theory, has published How Literary Worlds Are Shaped: A Comparative Poetics of Literary Imagination. Based on a comparative analysis of different kinds of literature, including ancient and non-Western, the book presents a detailed account of the makings of literary worlds. Published by de Gruyter.

The Department of English at the American University of Beirut is seeking to fill a faculty position in world literature and global film and visual culture to begin August 15, 2017. The position is at the assistant professor level. The appointment is for an initial period of four years with opportunities for renewal and advancement. The usual teaching load is not more than 5 courses a year. Applicants must have completed their PhD by August 2017. The language of instruction is English. To apply, send a cover letter, a CV, a writing sample, a sample syllabus, and arrange for three letters of reference by November 1, 2016. For more information, click here.

Françoise Lavocat has co-edited, with Catherine Courtet, Mireille Besson and Alain Viala, Mises en intrigues, proceedings of the 2015 edition of the symposium “Rencontres Recherche et Création” at the Festival d’Avignon. The volume was published by CNRS Éditions.

Eva Horn has co-edited, with Peter Schnyder, Romantische Klimatologie, a special issue of the Zeitschrift für Kulturwissenschaften. Tracing climatology back to Romanticism, contributors include Michael Auer, Hartmut Böhme, Diedrich Diederichsen, Philipp Felsch, Karin Harrasser, Noah Heringman, Rembert Hüser, Franz Mauelshagen, Monika Wagner, Arnd Wedemeyer, and the editors.

Mihály Szegedy-Maszák, Regular Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Professor of Central Eurasian Studies and Comparative Literature at Indiana University Bloomington, and a long-standing functionary of the ICLA, passed away on 24 July 2016 after a brief illness. He died peacefully, surrounded by his family. Mihály will be greatly missed.

“Prismatic Translation,” the annual workshop of the AILC/ICLA Research Committee on Literary Theory, is only a few days away. The workshop will take place on 25–26 July at the University of Vienna as part of the XXI. Congress of the ICLA.

Here are the updated programme and abstracts of “Prismatic Translation,” the annual workshop of the AILC/ICLA Research Committee on Literary Theory. The workshop will take place on 25–26 July at the University of Vienna as part of the XXI. Congress of the ICLA.

The Chinese Scriptworld and World Literature, a special issue of the Journal of World Literature edited by Sowon S. Park, is available from Brill, with free online access until the end of 2017. Contributors include David Damrosch, Charles Lock, Judy Wakabayashi, Edward McDonald, Karen L. Thornber, Andrea Bachner, HyungTaek Lim, Matthew Chozick and John Duong Phan.

Jernej Habjan has co-edited, with Suman Gupta and Hrvoje Tutek, Academic Labour, Unemployment and Global Higher Education. The edited collection of critical essays on neoliberal policies of higher-education funding and management was published by Palgrave Macmillan.