Susan Pickford
@libripotens.bsky.social
Professor of translation studies at the University of Geneva and academic translator. Recent books: Professional Translators in 19th-c France and Translating Science in the 18th & 19th c. Now working on an industry guide for aspiring book translators.
Reminder: there's just under a week left to register for this online talk next Monday 👇 (in French and LSF)
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Reminder: there's just under a week left to register for this online talk next Monday 👇 (in French and LSF)
Mixings things up with a bit of chick lit
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Mixings things up with a bit of chick lit
Heine's Ideen. Das Buch Le Grand, 1827. It says The German censors ------- idiots --------- and it is where my PhD started
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Heine's Ideen. Das Buch Le Grand, 1827. It says The German censors ------- idiots --------- and it is where my PhD started
#standingstoneSunday an erratic block with cross-shaped workings, propped upright to commemorate a local quarry worker killed in an accident in the late 19th c
November 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
#standingstoneSunday an erratic block with cross-shaped workings, propped upright to commemorate a local quarry worker killed in an accident in the late 19th c
Oh the village bookshelf is tempting today. I will have to come back with a carrier bag (there are 2 stacks)
November 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Oh the village bookshelf is tempting today. I will have to come back with a carrier bag (there are 2 stacks)
Le troc de livres dans mon village c'est vraiment deux salles deux ambiances
October 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Le troc de livres dans mon village c'est vraiment deux salles deux ambiances
Prrmière neige sur le Haut Jura (vue de la fenêtre de cuisine)
October 26, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Prrmière neige sur le Haut Jura (vue de la fenêtre de cuisine)
Lecture du jour. ça décoiffe
October 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Lecture du jour. ça décoiffe
Mushrooms. Anyone know what the front one is?
October 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Mushrooms. Anyone know what the front one is?
Lecture du weekend fraîchement arrivée en rayon @julietjfall.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Lecture du weekend fraîchement arrivée en rayon @julietjfall.bsky.social
Lecture du weekend fraîchement arrivée enrayon @julietjfall.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Lecture du weekend fraîchement arrivée enrayon @julietjfall.bsky.social
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step (but in this case, whoever this was gave up on page 5)
October 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step (but in this case, whoever this was gave up on page 5)
Rencontre improbable au château de Voltaire #fêtedelascience
October 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Rencontre improbable au château de Voltaire #fêtedelascience
I picked this up today. Apparently following this relaxation method helps you keep chaste 😳
October 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I picked this up today. Apparently following this relaxation method helps you keep chaste 😳
sharp-eyed 18eiste paleographers: any clues on the mid section in this marginal comment? What I have is "Qui vous assure qu'elles aient été polies et arrondies par le roulis des eaux de la mer plutôt qu'*** de ** ** par les fleuves en cailloux roulés?" @traducteurfou.bsky.social any ideas?
October 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
sharp-eyed 18eiste paleographers: any clues on the mid section in this marginal comment? What I have is "Qui vous assure qu'elles aient été polies et arrondies par le roulis des eaux de la mer plutôt qu'*** de ** ** par les fleuves en cailloux roulés?" @traducteurfou.bsky.social any ideas?
Feels like someone is missing from this handy guide to foreign rights, but I can't quite put my finger on it 🤔 #translatorsarepeopletoo
October 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Feels like someone is missing from this handy guide to foreign rights, but I can't quite put my finger on it 🤔 #translatorsarepeopletoo
of course. Been waiting for this for a while
October 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
of course. Been waiting for this for a while
On how fascism perverts language
September 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
On how fascism perverts language
