{"id":2590,"date":"2024-07-16T14:02:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T14:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iapti.org\/BSconference\/?page_id=2590"},"modified":"2024-07-16T16:55:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T16:55:52","slug":"defne-cizakca-and-erika-cosenza","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iapti.org\/BSconference\/defne-cizakca-and-erika-cosenza\/","title":{"rendered":"Defne \u00c7izak\u00e7a and Erika Cosenza"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2590\" class=\"elementor elementor-2590\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4855f825 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4855f825\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9b9097 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c9b9097\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"background: none;\"><strong><span style=\"background-color: initial; color: #dd3000; font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 18px; text-align: var(--text-align);\"><i>Ansuz<\/i>: A Trilingual Literary Adventure<\/span><\/strong><\/p><div><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ansuz <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a collection of feminist fairy tales, written in Turkish and English by Defne \u00c7izak\u00e7a, and translated into Spanish by Erika Cosenza.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our aim in using three languages has been to represent the linguistic versatility of our lived experience, Defne as a bilingual writer and Erika as a translator. The languages we engage with daily can be several, but the written page has hardly ever reflected this polyphony.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From a feminist perspective, a common problem has been the inability to acknowledge cultural differences whilst fighting for equality. This also has had linguistic repercussions with dominant languages narrating women\u2019s experiences. Intersectionality has pointed out the importance of diversity. We have re-signified English by turning it into a bridge that enables access to different cultural worlds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From a literary perspective, the stories have a different flavour in each language and might resonate differently with readers who are fluent in one, both or all three<\/span><b>. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We believe the co-existing and cross-pollination of several languages in one text is an exciting invitation to think, read and dream differently.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this presentation we would like to share the process of creating this book, the differences between self-translation and translation of another, feminist fairy tales and why they are timely, as well as why we consider this collaboration a feminist professional practice.<\/span><\/p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><br \/>BIOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/span><\/div><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Erika Cosenza<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (she\/her) has been a freelance translator and a proofreader &amp; editor for 20 years. Gender issues, feminism, and inclusion have always been present both in her work and in her personal life. And she was lucky enough to start her career as a translator for an NGO advancing women\u2019s rights. Erika believes in putting her profession at the service of the causes she considers to be fair. She is currently IAPTI\u2019s Co-Head of Gender, Diversity and Inclusion. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she now lives in a small beach-town near Barcelona, Spain, where she facilitates a feminist book club and various workshops.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Defne \u00c7izak\u00e7a <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am a writer and editor who works in Turkish and English, specialising in literary fiction and magical realism. I have PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow. My historical novel in Turkish, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Melankolik Cinler K\u0131lavuzu,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is forthcoming with the Istanbul based \u0130thaki in June 2024. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ansuz<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; a collection of my stories in Turkish, English and Spanish &#8211; is forthcoming with Libros del Ciempi\u00e9s, based in Barcelona, in August 2024. 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