with Adrienn Gulyás, Agnieszka Podpora, Magdalena Heydel, Martina Mecco, Michał Mrugalski, Quintus Immisch di Padua, Tomasz Krupa & Petra James

The workshop will bring together researchers of Czech, German, Hungarian, and Polish literature to explore innovative ways of connecting translation research across linguistic and national borders, with a particular focus on translations from Belgian and Francophone literatures.

The aim is to discuss how quantitative, qualitative, hermeneutic, and bibliometric approaches can be combined to analyze translational circulations, reception, and comparability across different literary traditions.

A central objective of the meeting is to take stock of ongoing and completed projects dealing with translation databases and to identify next steps toward federating these relational datasets in a linked open data environment. In this context, we plan to devote special attention to the potential of Wikidata as a shared framework that could enable multilingual interoperability and enhance the visibility of national translation research.

The event is designed as a space for methodological dialogue and technical collaboration, with the aim of fostering lasting connections among scholars engaged in Central European literary translation research.

Workshop Program

10:00 – Petra James: Opening remarks

10:15 – Magdalena Heydel, Agnieszka Podpora: "The Hidden Collection: a digital tool for literary translation history"

11:00 – Tomasz Krupa: "Translations of Belgian literature into Polish in the Hidden Collection"

11:30 – Coffee break

11:50 – Adrienn Gulyás: "Biographical data on Belgian literature in Hungarian"

12:20 – Martina Mecco, Quintus Immisch di Padua: "Belgian literature in Czech and German"

12:50 – Michał Mrugalski: Closing remarks: "Linked Open Data for translation studies"

Tuesday 27 January 2026, from 10am until 1pm

Salle de réception
ULB - Bâtiment DE1 - Niveau 3 - Salle R.3.105
Avenue Antoine Depage 1
1000 Bruxelles

Contact : michal.mrugalski@hu-berlin.de