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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

Discussion Group: Translingual Narrative in Zulu South African and Hispanophone Equatoguinean Novels

19 October

In Conversation with Czech Author and Translator Viktorie Hanišová

22 October

Book Launch: The Aesthetics of Risk in Franco-East Asian Literatures by Xiaofan Amy Li

22 October

Shut Up and Write (or Translate)!

26 October

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

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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!