The 20th Biennial International Conference of the Italian Association of North American Studies will be held at the University of Torino on September 24-26, 2009. Translating America, the title chosen for the Conference, while of course including literary translation and all forms of artistic translation, will concentrate on the complex entity commonly known as “America,” and how this concept has been perceived, assimilated, translated, and even transformed, in different historical moments. Papers presented will focus on several areas: the observation, study, interpretation and teaching of aspects of American culture and American history from the perspective of other cultures, Italian and European in particular; issues concerning the translation of American texts into Italian, including the technical aspects of translation; the distortions of the “American Myth,” and the often biased and vulgarized use of it; the “translation” of the phenomena and processes of post-industrial society from the United States to Italy and Europe; the Italian and European importation and adaptation of the languages, formats, and models of US cinema.

AISNA membership includes conference participation benefits. Non-AISNA members coordinating workshops and/or delivering papers will pay a € 20 conference fee (this fee is payable to the AISNA Treasurer at the Conference Main Desk on Sept. 24 and 25).