Paul Bandia, Concordia University

Research

translation multilingualism literary heterolingualism postcolonialism neocolonialism African literature diaspora or migrant literature intercultural communication

Latest funding

Translation and multilingual currents in contemporary postcolonial literature
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$79,385
Ethnographic perspectives on translation theory: insights from postcolonial diasporic writing
SSHRC · 2008 · Principal investigator
$48,659
Language, literature and ideology: towards an ethnographic theory of translation in a post-colonial context
SSHRC · 1999 · Principal investigator
$26,456

All 3 grants and awards

Translation and multilingual currents in contemporary postcolonial literature

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bandia, Paul F.

Keywords: translation;multilingualism; literary heterolingualism; postcolonialism; neocolonialism; African literature; diaspora or migrant literature; intercultural communication; world literature

$79,385

Ethnographic perspectives on translation theory: insights from postcolonial diasporic writing

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Bandia, Paul F.

Keywords: cultural studies; postcolonialism; diasporic writing; translation theory; transnationalism; transculturalism

$48,659

Language, literature and ideology: towards an ethnographic theory of translation in a post-colonial context

Principal investigatorSSHRC1999Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Bandia, Paul

Keywords: language; literature; ideology; translation theory; translation history; postcolonial; Africa; ethnography; intercultural communication

$26,456

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: translation Dear Professor Bandia, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on translation connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]