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The biannual "Retranslation in Context" conference series is dedicated to the intriguing phenomenon of retranslation, typically defined as a new translation (either the process of translating anew, or the product thereof) of a text previously translated in the same target language and target context. Why would one do that? How does one do that? Who would do that, and for whom? When does it happen? And where? And what does or does not get retranslated? 

The many questions raised by retranslation have been the object of "Retranslation in Context" conferences since 2013. First organised at Boğaziçi Univer­sity, Istanbul, in 2013 and 2015, Retranslation in Context subsequently travelled to Ghent University, 2017; Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, 2019; Károli Gáspár University, Budapest, 2022; and Ege University, Izmir, 2024, and will be coming to Antwerp on 9-11 December 2026.

Building on the well-established tradition of “Retranslation in Context” conferences, we are delighted to invite proposals for 20-minute papers on any aspect or any ongoing project related to the multifarious phenomenon of retranslation. Although all topics and approaches will be considered, we particularly welcome propo­sals, either theoretical, methodological or in the shape of case studies, that side-step the deceptive simplicity of the retranslation hypothesis.