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Rita Wilson is a Professor of Intercultural Studies at Monash University, where she has been a founding director of the Monash Intercultural Lab since 2005. Her academic journey includes other notable institutions like the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and the University of Melbourne. Wilson's research primarily focuses on women’s writing, translation studies, and transcultural narrative practices. Her work explores the complexities of cultural contact, the relationship between language, place, mobility, and the construction of cultural identities. She examines how language and translation intersect in the context of migration, addressing themes such as citizenship, social inclusion and exclusion, and the representation of cultural identities. With significant contributions to Translation Studies, her recent publications delve into identity and culture within migratory contexts and study cultural mediation and intercultural competence. Wilson has successfully supervised numerous postgraduate students across disciplines such as Italian Studies and Translation Studies, receiving the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Research Supervision in 2015.
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