Confluence
MC Confluence is a celebration of translation and interpretation that brings translators, interpreters, educators, students, and others who are interested in the field together to discuss the literary, practical, and philosophical dimensions of translation. MC community members collaborate with the National Capital Area Translators Association (NCATA) to offer the annual conference and other events to MC students and faculty.
The MC Confluence committee holds an annual professional conference that offers workshops and presentations in the area of interpretation and translation, panel discussions, networking, and career development. Throughout the year, the committee also provides the opportunity for students to get involved in the translation community, including an Open Mic celebration on International Translation Day.
The conference committee is grateful for the leadership and unwavering support of Dr. Sharon Fechter, Dr. Brad Stewart, and other members of the MC community. In addition, the committee would like to welcome Dr. Fiona Glade, Acting Campus Dean, and Ms. Jennifer Haydel, Acting Dean of Humanities Area. We would like to extend our appreciation to our Interim Vice President of Liberal Arts and Education, Dr. Sarah Campbell, who has supported this event and made it possible.
For disability-related accommodations, call 240-567-1400 or email: confluence@montgomerycollege.edu. Please note, a two-week notice is required for accommodations.
Upcoming Events
MC Confluence Conference
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p,m.
Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus at Cultural Arts Center (CU) (map)
Coming Soon: Confluence Conference Program
Living Between Languages; The Translator’s Territory/Predicament
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Nancy Carlson
Perpetually in the process of transition, the translator works in a circulatory, connective
space between languages, a "place" not a place but a process constituted by the openings,
opportunities and possibilities that link theory and practice, assimilation and homelessness.
At Confluence this year, we hope to examine the translator's experience as a lens
through which to discuss the many different fields and disciplines in which translation
is of paramount importance.
- Admission: No admission fee, but registration is needed.
- Breakfast will be provided
Past Events
Confluence Conference Program (PDF, 
)
Culture-Crossing Contact Zones: Translation in a Globalized World, Saturday, April
13, 2024, 9:30 a.m.
As we have become self-conscious about the historicity of our central assumptions
and practices, translation, too, is now seen as an interested activity, susceptible
to political motives and power relationships. At MC, an institution of global multiplicity,
it is clear to us that each translation also transposes a culture. At Confluence this
year, we hope to examine translation/interpretation as a culture-crossing contact
zone in a globalizing world.
Translation Conference in the Capital Area (event flyer (PDF, ) ), Saturday, March 25, 2023