Comparative Literatures and Cultures Society
- LOST IN TRANSLATION - COMP LIT SOCIETY'S NEW MAGAZINE AND LAUNCH PARTY The Robin Hood Pub Wednesday 20-05-2026 - 18:00 until Wednesday 20-05-2026 - 20:00
LOST IN TRANSLATION - COMP LIT SOCIETY'S NEW MAGAZINE AND LAUNCH PARTY
LOST IN TRANSLATION IS OUT NOW!
The time has come! Comp Lit Society's new magazine LOST IN TRANSLATION is finally OUT! And guess what? We're celebrating 😎
Come to the LOST IN TRANSLATION LAUNCH PARTY on Wednesday 20th of May from 6-8pm in The Robin Hood Pub! We'll be upstairs in the Function Room! Join us for drinks and chats as this also doubles as another end of year celebration <3
To purchase a copy of LOST IN TRANSLATION, click the 'Book Now' to book a 'ticket'! Copies are £5 for members and £6 for non-members. Contributors have a discounted price of £4.50. The Launch Party itself is free to attend.
To collect your copy, either attend the Launch Party and show us your receipt, or contact us at complitbristol@gmail.com to organise collection on a separate date before June or delivery for an extra cost.
ABOUT THE MAGAZINE:
As a discipline, our aim is to promote the learning of different cultures and lived experiences through the lenses of different forms of media, such as art, literature, film, music, and more.
As a magazine, our aim is to bring cultures together using art as a universal language. LOST IN TRANSLATION plays on the idea that whilst languages cannot be directly translated and that one will never understand a culture as much as someone who grew up experiencing that culture, art, learning, and translation can still bring us closer together through more exposure and the emotional transmission that occurs when we engage with art. We should not avoid translation just because there are things that get lost, because that way they will never be found. Art is a core way to engage with culture, unbounded by the restrictions of class, and something we surround ourselves with in our everyday lives. Art can also help those of us who feel 'in between' cultures explore our own mixed identities, especially when we don't speak the languages of our cultures.
The magazine won't only help us to learn about other cultures and each other, but will showcase the breadth of creativity and talent of both CLC students and Comp Lit Society members :)
CONTENTS:
Adina Aziz - Essay: Not just a Label: A Cultural Observation from a Uyghur Student from China
Veena Vig - Photography: Travels from India
Amy Chua - Essay: In the Mood for Nostalgia: Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love (2000)
Isabelle Hipperson - Essay: Havana to Dakar: Latin American music in West Africa
Isabelle Hipperson - Essay: What comes next?: Jazz and Afrofuturism
River Korkmaz - Poem: The Philosophy of Rocks
Eliza Murphy - Essay: Can atrocity ever truly be translated?: Jonathan Glazer's The Zone of Interest (2023)
Martin Lalpekhlua Blah - Translation: Translations of 'If I Must Die' by Refaat Alareer: English into Mizo and Hindi
Gia Sandhu - Essay: On Translation: Immigrant Diaspora and Womanhood
Anthony S. - Poem: To Orli
Gia Sandhu - Collage: Father
Aiden Nicholas Grudich - Short Story: The Corpse Yet Sings
Aiden Nicholas Grudich - Art: Abstractions
Alfred Quantrill - Article: Utopia across Culture
River Korkmaz - Essay: Fluency is a Myth: Lee Sung Jin's Beef (2023) and Mitski's Your Best American Girl
Simren Jhalli - Essay: My Culture is Not your Costume
S., Moyang Ren, Malachi Park, Jasmine Fairhurst, Mafazah Sharafuddin, Simren Jhalli - Collage, Commentary, and Poetry: Untranslatable Words
CONTRIBUTORS
Editor-in-Chief: Cecelia Koç
Editors: Violet McKinney, Simren Jhalli, and Cecelia Koç
Graphic Designers: Kit Perraud, Kitty Turner, Isobel Hoyes, Adina Aziz, Gina Nevin, Aiden Nicholas Grudich, Simren Jhalli, Dorothy Toth, and Cecelia Koç
Front Cover Design: Mafazah Sharafuddin and Cecelia Koç
So what are you waiting for? Grab your copy of LOST IN TRANSLATION now! There are 75 copies available.
ACCESSIBILITY INFO:
Please note that this is not a wheelchair accessible venue and the room is up a flight of stairs! However, staff are trained to help those with accessibility needs in the case of a fire. There will be a few of seats and/or benches available so email us at complitbristol@gmail.com if you need a seat beforehand! Please also let us know if we can help accommodate any other accessibility needs as we are striving as a society to become more accessible for everyone and want to do everything we can to help! We can also forward your accommodations to The Robin Hood Pub, or you can email them directly at hello@robinhoodbristol.pub for any other questions. On that note, their toilets are also upstairs but are unfortunately not gender neutral. We commit to exploring more accessible venues throughout and sincerely apologise if anyone is unable to attend our event because of this.
Venue/Timing
Venue : The Robin Hood Pub
Type: Society Events
Start Date: Wednesday 20-05-2026 - 18:00
End date: Wednesday 20-05-2026 - 20:00
Capacity: 75
Location
Contact Details
complitbristol@gmail.com
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