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Karen Bennett is Associate Professor with agregação in Translation at Nova University, Lisbon, and a researcher with the Centre for English, Translation and Anglo-Portuguese Studies (CETAPS), where she coordinates the Translationality strand. She is general editor of the journal Translation Matters and member of the editorial board of the Brill series Approaches to Translation Studies. Her recent publications include the volumes Language Dynamics in the Early Modern Period (co-edited with Angelo Cattaneo, 2022), Translation and Transposition in the Early Modern Period (co-edited with Rogério Miguel Puga, 2023) and Multimodal Mediation through Picturebooks and Graphic Narratives (co-edited with Sandie Mourão, 2025), all published by Routledge, and special issues of Translation Matters devoted to Experiential Translation (Vol. 5/1, 2023) and (Inter-)Epistemic Translation (Vol.6/1, 2024).
Education/Academic qualification
Translation Studies, Agregação , Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
Award Date: 1 Oct 2024
Translation Studies (Cultural Studies), Doctorate, English academic discourse: its hegemonic status and implications for translation, Universidade de Lisboa
Award Date: 20 Feb 2009
Translation Studies (English Studies), Master, Shakespeare and Prokofiev's pas-de-deux in Romeo and Juliet: A case-study in intersemiotic translation, Universidade de Lisboa
Award Date: 24 Jul 2003
English and Related Literature, Bachelor, University of York
Award Date: 12 Jul 1984
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Beyond the verbal fixation: New perspectives on translation and music
Bennett, K., 2025, In: Translation Matters. 7, 1, p. 1-11 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Editor's Introduction: The Seven-Year Itch
Bennett, K., 2025, In: Translation Matters. 7, 2, p. 1-5 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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From translatio to translation: the reconceptualization of translation in the Early Modern period
Bennett, K., 2025, In: Translation Studies. 18, 1, p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Introduction: Mediating worlds
Bennett, K. & Mourão, S., 27 Feb 2025, Multimodal Mediation Through Picturebooks and Graphic Narratives: Educational and Translational Contexts. Londres: Taylor & Francis, p. 1-13 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Mediating worlds
Bennett, K. & Mourão, S., 27 Feb 2025, Multimodal mediation through picturebooks and graphic narratives: Educational and translational contexts. Mourão, S. & Bennett, K. (eds.). Abingdon: Routledge, p. 1-13 14 p. (Routledge Studies in Multimodality).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Prizes
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Santander Prize for Internationalization of Scientific Research of NOVA FCSH 2020
Bennett, K. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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New Voices in Portuguese Translation Studies V
Bennett, K. (Organiser), Pięta, H. (Organiser), Neves, M. (Organiser), Hardisty, D. W. (Organiser) & Sidaway, R. (Organiser)
17 Feb 2022 → 18 Feb 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Routledge | Taylor & Francis Group (Publisher)
Mourão, S. (Editorial board member) & Bennett, K. (Editor)
1 Oct 2022 → 1 Jun 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Crash course on doing research in Translation Studies (Verão com Ciência 2022)
Pięta, H. (Organiser), Bennett, K. (Organiser) & Neves, M. (Organiser)
5 Sept 2022 → 9 Sept 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Picturebooks and graphic narratives in education and translation:
Mourão, S. (Chair) & Bennett, K. (Chair)
24 Jun 2021 → 26 Jun 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Translation Matters (Journal)
Bennett, K. (Editor-in-Chief), Pięta, H. (Editorial board member), Galvão, E. (Editorial board member) & Neves, M. (Editorial board member)
2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity