Júlia Vallasek: A Culture Talk and a Roundtable

The English Department is proud to invite you to

two public lectures

by

Júlia Vallasek, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Department of Journalism and Digital Media
Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences
Babeş-Bolyai University

"They Are Warriors Too": Media Representation of Disabled and Injured Soldiers in World War I

November 26, 2024, 12.30 pm, P103

This lecture is based on dr. Vallasek's research of the contemporary newspaper coverage of the First World War, discussing the representation of disabled and injured soldiers in the daily press.

The Art and Craft of Literary Translation: An Informal Discussion (with dr. Maxmilian Rhys)

November 28, 2024, 12.30 pm, H35

An informal, informative discussion on the beauties, challenges and intricacies of being a literary translator

Júlia Vallasek is translator, literary historian, and associate professor at the Department of Journalism and Digital Media of Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca. She has translated the works of such figures as Jane Austen, Mircea Eliade or Julian Barnes. Her research interests include 20th-century Transylvanian literature, the history of 20th-century journalism in Transylvania, as well as contemporary English literature and Jane Austen.