Dr. Caroline Summers

Biography

Caroline Summers is an Associate Professor in Translation and Transcultural Studies at the University of Warwick. She directs the Undergraduate Admissions and serves as the Postgraduate Research Admissions Tutor for the School of Modern Languages and Cultures. Summers joined Warwick in 2022 after a decade at the University of Leeds, where she held roles as a Teaching Fellow and Lecturer, specializing in German and Comparative Literary Translation. In addition to her academic roles, she is an experienced freelance translator and has served on the judging panel for the John Dryden Translation Competition. Her research interests focus on the intersection of translation, social narratives, and contemporary German literature, particularly in the context of the German Reunification. She is currently supervising PhD students on various literary and non-literary translation projects, including studies on the translational visibility and reader perceptions of translated texts. Summers has published her work widely, including a monograph on authorship in translation and chapter contributions to significant academic compilations on translation methodology and studies. Her contributions also extend to book reviews and translations.

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