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Oxford Comparative Criticism + Translation

The Oxford Comparative Criticism and Translation (OCCT) Research Centre, based at St Anne's College, nurtures interdisciplinary research across languages at Oxford and generates innovation in the fields of comparative literature and translation studies.

Upcoming Events

Shut Up and Write (or Translate)!

26 October 2026

Discussion Group: Maps of the word: topographies and topoi of world literature

02 November 2026

World Comparative Literature Doctoral Forum (i)

02 November 2026

Fiction & Other Minds: Mind-body Dualism as Social Signalling

04 November 2026

Oxford Translation Day

Every year, we host Oxford Translation Day at St Anne's College. The day celebrates literary translation with an exciting and vibrant range of workshops, readings, and talks. It culminates in the award of the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize-a collaboration between St Anne's College, New College, and The Queen's College. Watch the video to see what Oxford Translation Day 2023 was like!

Discussion Group

OCCT Review

Study Comparative Literature at Oxford

Our Latest News

Colin Bramwell wins the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize 2026!

Reuben Woolley's translation longlisted for International Booker Prize

Congratulations to MSt in Comparative Literature and Critical Translation student Reuben Woolley, whose translation of Andrey Kurkov's Jimi Hendrix Live in Lviv has been longlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize!