Dr Sarah Maitland

Staff details

Position Senior Lecturer in Translation Studies

Department English and Creative Writing

Email english (@gold.ac.uk)

Website http://www.sarahmaitland.co.uk

Twitter @sarahimaitland

Dr Sarah Maitland is Senior Lecturer in Translation Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London, where she leads the MA in Translation. She is an elected member of the Executive Council of the International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies and Managing Editor of the Journal of Specialised Translation. Sarah is co-investigator on the Arts and Humanities Research Council-funded project Translation and Interpretation Work in Multilingual Business Communities: Roles, Perspectives, Agency, and is author of What is Cultural Translation? published by Bloomsbury Academic. She is also author of various articles on cultural translation, translation philosophy, theatre translation, and hermeneutics.

Sarah is a Memsource Certified Trainer and leads project TransCast: Making Translating and Interpreting Research Public, which hosts free podcasts of cutting-edge translation research for students, scholars and practitioners of translation worldwide.

As a professional theatre translator, Sarah has translated for the CASA Latin American Theatre Festival, Words without Borders magazine, the Martin E. Segal Theatre New York, the Theatre Royal Bath, the Unicorn and New Diorama theatres in London and the Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance. Her most recent work includes translating for surtitles at the 2017 CASA Latin American Theatre Festival and guest editing the December 2016 edition of Words without Borders entitled, ‘The World on Stage: Micro-Plays in Translation’. She is currently translating and developing surtitles for Los amos del mundo, by Almudena Ramírez-Pantanella, awarded the 2015 Calderón de la Barca prize by the Ministry of Culture through the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music (INAEM) in recognition of merit and to encourage the work of young dramatists.

Sarah is also an active member of Out of the Wings, hosted by King’s College London, a collective of theatre-makers, researchers, translators and academics united by a shared love of theatre and the possibilities of cross-border collaboration and exchange that are released when works for the stage are translated for new audiences.

Academic qualifications

BA (Joint Honours) French and Spanish, Queen’s University Belfast, 2003
MSc in Translation and Technology (French and Spanish), Heriot-Watt University, 2004
PhD in Translation, Queen’s University Belfast, 2011

Professional certifications

Memsource Certified Trainer, June 2017-present

Teaching

Sarah was appointed Senior Lecturer in Translation Studies in December 2015. Before this she held positions at University of Hull, Swansea University and Queen’s University Belfast, where she was also engaged in Translation Studies and Spanish language teaching.

Areas of supervision

In addition to her interest in theatre translation, Sarah's research focuses on cultural translation and translation as a form of cultural production, a metaphor for cultural encounter and a means for understanding the world. She is interested in questioning how translation can be thematised along philosophical and political lines, enabling exchange and debate across rival positions and addressing problems that go beyond interlingual conceptualisations. As a practice located at the nexus of cultures, ideas, history and politics, requiring multiple negotiations with and across difference, translation offers a powerful lens through which to examine the creation and representation of knowledge.

Sarah has supervised PhD projects in the areas of translation ethics and translation history and welcomes project proposals exploring cultural translation, theatre translation, or any topic exploring the territory between translation and a range of cognate frameworks drawn from literary and cultural theory, political philosophy and philosophical hermeneutics, or rooted in translational understandings of issues of ethics, justice, identity development, community relations or political recognition at the heart of intercultural practice.

Featured work

Sarah's most recent book is What is Cultural Translation? published by Bloomsbury Academic. The concept of ‘cultural translation’ is one of the most alluring yet elusive concepts in the contemporary humanities. Since its introduction in cultural anthropology, the concept has been deployed across the social disciplines to challenge binary views of cultural identity, to reinforce ideas of communication based on the principle of exchange between the peoples of the world and to theorize the ethical, political and cultural challenges posed by the increasingly interconnected nature of our communities.

But despite its de rigueur status and promise of a new paradigm for understanding the problematics of cultural difference, the presence of cultural translation is often taken as a self-evident and accounts have tended towards the diffuse. By providing the first book-length study of cultural translation based on an in-depth engagement with both the dominant theoretical dialogues on the subject and their realization in a real-world context, the book advances the first critically grounded definition and is shaped as an extended critical response to the dizzying array of contributions on the subject from translation studies and beyond.

More information

About.me: https://about.me/sarahmaitland
Academia.edu: https://goldsmiths.academia.edu/SarahMaitland
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=QkTwVnQAAAAJ&hl=en
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahimaitland/
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2024-8359

Publications and research outputs

Book

Maitland, Sarah. 2022. Untitled Screenplay Translation and Adaptation Commission for Genomedia. Dubai, UAE: Genomedia.

Maitland, Sarah. 2021. Coup de Grâce, by Almudena Ramírez-Pantanella, full-length revision of play translation by Sarah Maitland. Commissioned by the Royal Court Theatre.

Maitland, Sarah. 2021. Masters of the Universe (2021), by Almudena Ramírez-Pantanella, translated by Sarah Maitland. London: Inti Press. ISBN 9781838324445

Maitland, Sarah. 2020. Operating Theatre, by Almudena Ramírez-Pantanella, translated by Sarah Maitland. Commissioned by the author and the Spanish Society of Authors and Publishers [Sociedad General de Autores y Editores, SGAE].

Maitland, Sarah. 2019. Untitled Theatre Translation Commission for Playful Productions. London: Playful Productions.

Maitland, Sarah. 2019. Coup de Grâce, by Almudena Ramírez-Pantanella, translated by Sarah Maitland.

Maitland, Sarah. 2019. La realidad / Reality (2019), by Denise Despeyroux, translated by Sarah Maitland. Madrid: Ediciones Antígona. ISBN 9788418119057

Maitland, Sarah. 2018. Masters of the Universe, by Almudena Ramírez-Pantanella, translated by Sarah Maitland. Commissioned by the Out of the Wings Festival.

Maitland, Sarah. 2018. The Reality, by Denise Despeyroux, translated by Sarah Maitland. Commissioned by the Cervantes Theatre.

Maitland, Sarah. 2018. A Universe (Alone), by Fernando de Retes and María Prado, translated by Sarah Maitland. Madrid: Cuartoymitad Teatro.

Maitland, Sarah. 2017. What is Cultural Translation? London: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781472526861

Maitland, Sarah. 2017. Mendoza, by Antonio Zúñiga and Juan Carrillo, translated by Sarah Maitland. Commissioned by the CASA Latin American Theatre Festival.

Maitland, Sarah. 2016. No Direction, by Miguel Alcantud and Santiago Molero, translated by Sarah Maitland. Words without Borders.

Maitland, Sarah. 2013. Punishment Without Revenge, by Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio, translated by Sarah Maitland. Commissioned by the Theatre Royal Bath.

Maitland, Sarah. 2011. Inside the Earth, by Paco Bezerra, translated by Sarah Maitland. Commissioned by Caos Editorial.

Maitland, Sarah, ed. 2009. Agrippina, by Fermín Cabal, translated by Sarah Maitland. Madrid: Commissioned by Caos Editorial.

Mayorga, Juan and Maitland, Sarah. 2009. The Cartographer, by Juan Mayorga, translated by Sarah Maitland. Commissioned by the Centro Dramático Nacional, pp. 91-104. ISBN 978-1-137-38090-6

Maitland, Sarah. 2008. Mad King Ludwig, by Lourdes Ortíz, translated by Sarah Maitland. Madrid: Caos Editorial. ISBN 978-84-95683-53-3

Maitland, Sarah. 2007. Nina, by José Ramón Fernández, translated by Sarah Maitland. Madrid: Caos Editorial. ISBN 978-84-95683-47-2

Maitland, Sarah. 2005. On the Rock, by Ernesto Caballero, translated by Sarah Maitland. Madrid: Caos Editorial. ISBN 84-95683-40-7

Book Section

Maitland, Sarah. 2023. Coming to Terms: Towards a Hermeneutics of Expectation in Theatre Surtitling. In: Vasiliki Misiou and Loukia Kostopoulou, eds. New Paths in Theatre Translation and Surtitling. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9781032213309

Maitland, Sarah. 2022. The Judgement of the Translator. In: Susan Bassnett and David Johnston, eds. Debates on Translation Studies. Abingdon: Routledge.

Maitland, Sarah. 2019. Hybridity. In: Mona Baker and Gabriela Saldanha, eds. Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies (3rd Edition). Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9781138933330

Maitland, Sarah. 2017. A Review of Textbooks in Translation Studies. In: Lawrence Venuti, ed. Teaching Translation: Programs, Courses, Pedagogies. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 216-226. ISBN 9781138654617

Maitland, Sarah. 2014. The Cartographer. Warszawa, 1:400.000, Juan Mayorga, translated by Sarah Maitland. In: Estela Schindel and Pamela Colombo, eds. Space and the Memories of Violence: Landscapes of Erasure, Disappearance and Exception. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-137-38090-6

Maitland, Sarah. 2012. Rituals of Defiance: Past Resistance, Present Ambiguity, by Felipe Castro Gutiérrez, translated by Sarah Maitland. In: John Gledhill and Patience Schell, eds. New Approaches to Resistance in Brazil and Mexico. Durham NC: Duke University Press, pp. 44-62. ISBN 978-0822351870

Article

Maitland, Sarah; Tietze, Susanne and Heath, David. 2022. The MNC as Cultural Translator: Interpreting Difference in Contexts of Diversity and Inclusion. Bulletin of the Society of Humanities Kanto Gakuin University, ISSN 2189-8987

Heath, David and Maitland, Sarah. 2020. A new modality of audiovisual translation? Covert translation of presenter scripts in Japan's globally aired English-language TV music show. Bulletin of the Society of Humanities Kanto Gakuin University, 143, pp. 183-214. ISSN 2189-8987

Maitland, Sarah. 2019. Does interpreting 'steal' conflict? A translational perspective on power and restorative justice. Translation and Interpreting, 11(1), pp. 22-42. ISSN 1836-9324

Maitland, Sarah. 2019. Imagining otherness: on translation, harm and border logic. The Translator, 25(3), pp. 204-217. ISSN 1355-6509

Maitland, Sarah. 2019. The Translator on Stage. The Translator, 25(1), pp. 78-82. ISSN 1355-6509

Maitland, Sarah. 2016. The World on Stage: Micro-Plays in Translation. Words without Borders, 2016(Dec),

Maitland, Sarah. 2016. “In-between” a rock and a “third space”? On the trouble with ambivalent metaphors of translation. Translation Studies, 9(1), pp. 17-32. ISSN 1478-1700

Maitland, Sarah. 2015. Performing Recognition: El castigo sin venganza and the Politics of the “Literal” Translation. Bulletin of the Comediantes, 67(1), pp. 37-56. ISSN 0007-5108

Maitland, Sarah. 2015. Culture in Translation: The Case of British Pathé News. Perspectives, 23(4), pp. 570-585. ISSN 0907-676X

Maitland, Sarah. 2012. Performing Difference: Bodas de sangre and the Philosophical Hermeneutics of the Translated Stage. Quaderns: Revista de Traducció, 19, pp. 53-67. ISSN 1138-5790

Maitland, Sarah. 2011. Diccionario-guía de traducción español-inglés, inglés-español. Jostrans: The Journal of Specialised Translation(16), pp. 258-259.

Maitland, Sarah. 2010. ‘Objects in the midst of other objects’: Cultural Translation and the Anxieties of ‘Otherness’. The International Journal of the Humanities: Annual Review, 8(7), pp. 77-86. ISSN 1447-9508

Digital

Maitland, Sarah. 2020. Quiero ser enjambre (English Subtitles: David Johnston; Subtitle Arrangement: Sarah Maitland).

Maitland, Sarah. 2019. A Universe (Alone), by Fernando de Retes and María Prado, translated by Sarah Maitland.

Performance

Maitland, Sarah. 2019. The Reality (2019), by Denise Despeyroux, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Raymi Renee. In: "The Reality, by Denise Despeyroux, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Raymi Renee", Cervantes Theatre, London, United Kingdom, 1-18 May 2019.

Maitland, Sarah. 2018. Masters of the Universe, by Almudena Ramírez-Pantanella, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Almudena Ramírez-Pantanella, Cervantes Theatre. In: "Masters of the Universe, by Almudena Ramírez-Pantanella, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Almudena Ramírez-Pantanella, Cervantes Theatre", Cervantes Theatre, United Kingdom, 5 July 2018.

Maitland, Sarah. 2018. The Reality, by Denise Despeyroux, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Raymi Renee, Cervantes Theatre. In: "The Reality, by Denise Despeyroux, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Raymi Renee, Cervantes Theatre", Cervantes Theatre, United Kingdom, 2 June 2018.

Maitland, Sarah. 2017. Mendoza, by Antonio Zúñiga and Juan Carrillo, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Juan Carillo, Southwark Playhouse. In: "Mendoza, by Antonio Zúñiga and Juan Carrillo, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Juan Carillo, Southwark Playhouse", Southwark Playhouse, United Kingdom, 24-28 October 2017.

Maitland, Sarah. 2016. No Direction, by Miguel Alcantud and Santiago Molero, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Debra Caplan, Baruch College, City University of New York. In: "No Direction, by Miguel Alcantud and Santiago Molero, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Debra Caplan, Baruch College, City University of New York", Martin E. Segal Theater New York, United States.

Maitland, Sarah. 2015. Nina, by José Ramón Fernández, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Andy Dickinson, Spanish Theatre Company. In: "Nina, by José Ramón Fernández, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Andy Dickinson, Spanish Theatre Company.", Spanish Theatre Company, Canada Water Cultural Space, London, United Kingdom.

Maitland, Sarah. 2014. Punishment Without Revenge, by Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of adaptation of translation by Meredith Oakes, directed by Laurence Boswell, Belgrade Theatre. In: "Punishment Without Revenge, by Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of adaptation of translation by Meredith Oakes, directed by Laurence Boswell, Belgrade Theatre", Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, United Kingdom, 28 March-19 April 2014.

Maitland, Sarah. 2014. Punishment Without Revenge, by Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of adaptation of translation by Meredith Oakes, directed by Laurence Boswell, Arcola Theatre. In: "Punishment Without Revenge, by Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of adaptation of translation by Meredith Oakes, directed by Laurence Boswell, Arcola Theatre", Arcola Theatre, London, United Kingdom, 11 January-15 March 2014.

Maitland, Sarah. 2013. Punishment Without Revenge, by Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of adaptation of translation by Meredith Oakes, directed by Laurence Boswell, Theatre Royal Bath. In: "Punishment Without Revenge, by Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of adaptation of translation by Meredith Oakes, directed by Laurence Boswell, Theatre Royal Bath", Theatre Royal Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, 26 September-21 December 2013.

Maitland, Sarah. 2011. Inside the Earth, by Paco Bezerra, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Colin Ellwood, the New Diorama Theatre. In: "Inside the Earth, by Paco Bezerra, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Colin Ellwood, the New Diorama Theatre", New Diorama Theatre, United Kingdom, 3 June 2011.

Maitland, Sarah. 2011. Inside the Earth, by Paco Bezerra, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Colin Ellwood, Rose Theatre. In: "Inside the Earth, by Paco Bezerra, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Colin Ellwood, Rose Theatre", Rose Theatre, United Kingdom, 31 May 2011-2 June 2011.

Maitland, Sarah. 2010. On the Rock, by Ernesto Caballero, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Sarah Maitland, Brian Friel Theatre. In: "On the Rock, by Ernesto Caballero, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Sarah Maitland, Brian Friel Theatre", Brian Friel Theatre, United Kingdom, 26 November 2010.

Maitland, Sarah. 2009. Agrippina, by Fermín Cabal, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Colin Ellwood, Unicorn Theatre. In: "Agrippina, by Fermín Cabal, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Colin Ellwood, Unicorn Theatre", Unicorn Theatre, United Kingdom.

Maitland, Sarah. 2009. Agrippina, by Fermín Cabal, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Colin Ellwood, Rose Theatre. In: "Agrippina, by Fermín Cabal, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Colin Ellwood, Rose Theatre", Rose Theatre, United Kingdom.

Maitland, Sarah. 2007. Mad King Ludwig, Lourdes Ortiz, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Colin Ellwood, Rose Theatre. In: "Mad King Ludwig, Lourdes Ortiz, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Colin Ellwood, Rose Theatre", Rose Theatre, United Kingdom.

Maitland, Sarah. 2006. Nina, by José Ramón Fernández, translated by Sarah Maitland, Performance of translation, directed by Iain Reekie, Rose Theatre. In: "Nina, by José Ramón Fernández, translated by Sarah Maitland, Performance of translation, directed by Iain Reekie, Rose Theatre", Rose Theatre, United Kingdom.

Maitland, Sarah. 2005. On the Rock, by Ernesto Caballero, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Ben Jancovich, Rose Theatre. In: "On the Rock, by Ernesto Caballero, translated by Sarah Maitland. Performance of translation, directed by Ben Jancovich, Rose Theatre", Rose Theatre, United Kingdom.