As the great translation theorist, Rosemary Arrojo, shared at a translation conference in Amherst, Massachusetts in 2010, translation is a … More
Month: April 2016
“Language, Memory, & the Borders of Saudade” Series | Eighth of Nine Articles
It becomes apparent that I’m not able to write chronologically (nor in one language) about this word saudade because it … More
“Idioma, Memória, e as Fronteiras da Saudade” | Sétimo de Nove Artigos
Na Bahia, onde estudei e trabalhei por um tempo, as pessoas sempre me perguntavam sobre a minha fascinação pela língua … More
“Language, Memory, & the Borders of Saudade” Series | Sixth of Nine Articles
The word nostalgia comes from the Greek “nostos”: a return, which in turn implies a place and a time, perhaps … More
Signage, Placas, Poder | Bilingual Encounters
Pensei em titular este post: “Conseguir, poder, abilities e poderes,” or something along the lines of ‘ways, abilities, and directional … More
“Language, Memory, & the Borders of Saudade” Series | Fifth of Nine Articles
For those of you just joining the series… I’m tracing the contours of the Portuguese word-universe saudade, remembering that particular … More
Siroqueio sobre a Comunicação
“Language, Memory, & the Borders of Saudade” Series | Fourth of Nine Articles
Certain smells carry me back to exact moments in time like very few things can. Memory sequences and even memories … More
“Language, Memory, & the Borders of Saudade” Series | Third of Nine Articles
I surmised, musing the statements of a possible inclusive saudade made by my friend and imagined wife and despite the … More
“Language, Memory, & the Borders of Saudade” Series | Second of Nine Articles
When my friend said that word, saudade, my mind raced to the beautiful woman (who only in my mind became … More
