Global Voices Community Blog

Welcome to the 2019 Global Voices Lingua newsletter! And happy new year everyone! 2018 was a difficult and equally wonderful year. It was quite an experience going through the birth...

December 21, 2018

Our new Managing Editor starts in January 2019!

Written by Georgia Popplewell · Announcements

Filip Noubel, our incoming Managing Editor, brings to GV a wealth of experience in editorial work, innovation and media development.

October 8, 2018

“It had to be a black Cuban woman!”: an interview with GV author Sandra Abd’Allah-Alvarez Ramírez

Written by Lucía Mbomío · Activism

"[When it comes to LGBTQI rights] in Cuba, we are still in our infancy. Even though a lot has been done, there is still much more to do"."Aunque se haya...

September 24, 2018

Using Grammarly for GV?

Written by Mohamed ElGohary · General

Suggesting using Grammarly for the GV Community.

September 19, 2018

Tips for New Translators — Part 3: Slang and Social Media

Written by Kristina Edinger · General

Social media has to do with shared experiences, which are very difficult to translate. One must really have a grasp of the context.

September 18, 2018

Remembering Boukary

Written by Georgia Popplewell · Celebration

Follow along this week on GV Instagram as Claire posts images commemorating the life and work of our late community member Boukary Konate.

September 3, 2018

Tips for New Translators: Part 2 — Metalanguage and Word Order

Written by Kristina Edinger · General

(Editor's note — This post is the second in the three-part series: Tips for New Translators.) Understanding metalanguage Foundations of Translation was my first course in the Translations Studies program...