Dr Bj Epstein

Job Title	Contact	Location
Lecturer in Literature & Translation	B dot Epstein at uea dot ac dot uk Tel: +44 (0)1603 59 1349	Arts Building 2.55

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Biography

B.J. Epstein joined UEA in 2009 after finishing her Ph.D. in translation studies at Swansea University. Her thesis was on how figurative language is employed and translated in children’s literature. She is also a writer, editor, and translator from the Scandinavian languages to English.

Academic Background

B.A. Literature and creative writing; Bryn Mawr College (2001)

MFA Creative writing; Queens University (2004)

Ph.D. Translation studies; Swansea University (2009)

Key Research Interests

Translation studies

Children’s literature

LGBTQ studies and literature
Holocaust literature

Figurative Language

B. J. Epstein is currently working on several projects. She is writing a book about how figurative language is employed and translated in children’s literature. Another project is on how LGBTQ characters are represented in children’s literature. She is also looking at how the Holocaust is portrayed in children's books. Additionally, she is researching how detective fiction is translated.

Teaching Interests

Translation studies
Children’s literature
LGBTQ studies
Contemporary literature

Research supervision

B. J. Epstein is interested in supervising research students in all areas of translation studies, contemporary literature, queer studies, and children’s literature.

Teaching Activities

MALT Case Studies (Postgraduate)

MALT Translation Theory (Postgraduate)

Children's Literature (Undergraduate)

Writing Texts (Undergraduate)

Reading Texts (Undergraduate)

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Number of items: 24.

Article

Epstein, BJ (2012) We're Here, We're (Not?) Queer: LGBTQ Characters in Children's Books. Journal of GLBT Family Studies. ISSN 1550â��428X (In Press)

Epstein, BJ (2012) Shy, Gentle Kisses and Soft, Sweet Cuddles: the Sex Lives of Lesbian Teenagers in YA Literature As Compared to Gay Male Teenagers. Journal of Lesbian Studies. ISSN 1089â��4160 (In Press)

Epstein, BJ (2012) The Anti-Children's Books Children's Books: A Case Study of How Authors and Translators View Children's Literature. Write4Children. (In Press)

Epstein, BJ (2012) Queer Messages: Using LGBTQ YA Literature in the Classroom. Signal.

Epstein, BJ (2012) Automatically Idiomatic: Using Translated Idioms in Children's Literature to Expand Target Languages. Germanic Notes and Reviews. pp. 27-39.

Epstein, BJ (2011) Not as Queer as Folk: Issues of Representations in LGBTQ Young Adult Literature. Inis, 36. pp. 44-49.

Epstein, BJ (2011) Girl with the Dragon Translation: Translating Thrillers and Thrilling Translations. FIT XIX Congress Proceedings .

Epstein, Bj (2011) Dancing and Playing and Mattering: How Gay Teenagers are Portrayed in Young Adult Literature. IBBYLink, Spring 2011. pp. 18-19.

Epstein, Bj (2011) Paint it Black? Mark Twain’s Dialects as Translated to Scandinavian Languages. Germanic Notes and Reviews. pp. 23-40.

Epstein, BJ (2010) Introduction (and co-guest editor). In Other Words: Translating Philosophy, 37.

Epstein, BJ (2010) Introduction (and guest editor). In Other Words: Translating Queers/Queering Translation, 36.

Epstein, Bj (2010) (Re)Creation: Translating Wordplay in Children’s Literature. Germanic Notes and Reviews. pp. 5-17.

Epstein, Bj (2010) Manipulating the Next Generation: Translating Culture for Children. Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature , 20 (1). pp. 41-76. ISSN 18374530

Epstein, Bj (2008) It’s Just an Allusion: Translating Allusions in Children’s Literature. Proceedings from FIT Conference.

Book Section

Epstein, Bj (2011) Life is Just an Allusion. In: Crossing Textual Boundaries in International Children’s Literature. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Cambridge, pp. 2-24.

Epstein, Bj (2009) Introduction. In: Northern Lights: Translation in the Nordic Countries. Peter Lang, Oxford and Berne, pp. 11-16.

Epstein, Bj (2009) In Name Only? Translating Names in Children’s Literature. In: Northern Lights: Translation in the Nordic Countries. Peter Lang, Oxford and Berne, pp. 191-209.