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Our students and faculty are organized into small workshops of about 12 students each, led by a single instructor throughout the program. Students also attend the Language and Thinking Rostrum Series, which features outside lecturers, performers, and artists. There is also a Film Series and a Student Readings Series. Students also participate in the Language and Thinking Computer Coding Initiative, which introduces students to the connections between computer coding, close reading, and essay writing.

L&T 2023 Theme

What begins with translation?

Our Anthology this year asks the question, “What begins with translation?” In the course of our readings, we will reimagine the work of translation as a practice that takes many strange turns: between languages and cultures, but also between genres of art and music, scientific disciplines, political movements, social identities, and even forms of life.

What begins with translation?

Our work will take us to poetry readings, film screenings, dance workshops, and philosophy lectures. We will gather around the jagged rocks of the parliament of reality and upon the wooded trails of Tivoli Bays. We will write about all of this as well—sometimes alone, sometimes together, and always in conversation. Please read the program director’s Welcome Letter for suggestions on preparing to examine this year’s question.

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Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504
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