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Silvina Katz

She/Ella

Affiliated Postdoctoral Researcher
Open University (UK)

Dr Silvina Katz is a literary translator and academic who has recently completed a PhD in Translation Studies from the Open University (UK). Her thesis, titled “A Sensory Study for the Translation of Atmosphere in Silvina Ocampo's Short Stories”, explores the relationship between translation, sensory linguistics, and literary atmosphere. Her innovative approach combines close reading with computer-assisted methodologies to analyse how literary atmospheres are conveyed across languages. Silvina's research interests include Argentinian short stories, literary atmospheres, and the role of sensory perception in translation.

Sessions in which Silvina Katz attends

Wednesday 7 May, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
SESSION 1.1.1 Sensing Atmospheres
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes

Thursday 8 May, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
SESSION 2.2.1 Literature and the Senses II
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
SESSION 2.3.3 Intimate Sensing
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes

Friday 9 May, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
SESSION 3.1.2 Reading/Writing/Translating the Senses
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
SESSION 3.2.5 Roundtable. Meet the Author: Crosstalk of the Senses
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes

Saturday 10 May, 2025

Time Zone: (GMT-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
SESSION 4.1.1 Sensory Expertise I: Training the Senses
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
SESSION 4.3.1 Projective Perception
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
SESSION 4.4.1 Keynote. The Liminality of Sensing
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
SESSION 4.5.1 Sensory Expertise III: Attunement
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes