OxTalks will soon move to the new Halo platform and will become 'Oxford Events.' There will be a need for an OxTalks freeze. This was previously planned for Friday 14th November – a new date will be shared as soon as it is available (full details will be available on the Staff Gateway).
In the meantime, the OxTalks site will remain active and events will continue to be published.
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All times are Greenwich Mean Time (London time)
DAY 1: 10 November 13:00-18:00
13.00-13.15 Welcome, Introductory Remarks
Ruggero Sciuto (University of Oxford) & Tracey Sowerby (University of Oxford)
13.15-14.15 Panel 1: The Meaning and Aftermath of (Mis)translation(s)
Na Chang (Nanjing University), ‘Errors and Mistranslations at the Beginning of Sino-Spanish Diplomatic Relations’
Xia-Kang Ziyi (University of Oxford), ‘Finding the Right Word: (Mis)Translating Political Systems in Early Modern Japan-Korea Relations’
14.15-14.45 Break
14.45-16.15 Panel 2: Errors in Conceiving Embassies and Problems of Preparation
Shahid Hussain (University College, London), ‘Timothy Willis and his Errors in Muscovy: Diplomatic Preparation and Networks’
Kerrewin Van Blanken (Royal Dutch Academy for Arts and Sciences), ‘Sinister Impressions: The Failed Franco-Dutch Negotiations of 1621’
Stephen Griffin (University of Limerick), ‘A Comedy of Errors? Philip Wharton, 1st Duke of Wharton and his Missions to Vienna and Madrid, 1725-1726’
16.15-16.45 Break
17.00-18.00 Panel 3: Writing about Errors and Errors in Writing
Stephan Mai (University of Vienna), ‘Cette faute n’est pas pardonnable…: The Treatment of Errors in Diplomatic Treatises in the C17th and C18th’
Ruggero Sciuto (University of Oxford), ‘Drafting and Correcting a Diplomatic Text: Voltaire’s and François de Bussy’s Représentation aux Etats de l’Empire’
