HistoryTranslation Nine protagonists and an origin story My work on The Invention of Marxism began with a trip to the library. Taking…Elizabeth JanikApril 25, 2023
HistoryTranslation Genocide in colonial Namibia A seemingly historic milestone occurred as my translation of Matthias Häussler’s The Herero Genocide: War,…Elizabeth JanikApril 4, 2022
HistoryTranslation Dismantling monuments to racism June 2020: As I was finishing my translation of Matthias Häussler’s study of the Herero…Elizabeth JanikJune 29, 2020
HistoryTranslation Concentration camps in comparative view Last year I found myself immersed in the brutal world of colonial concentration camps at…Elizabeth JanikJanuary 12, 2020
HistoryTranslation Southeastern Europe takes center stage One of the best things about translating the work of an accomplished historian is learning…Elizabeth JanikJuly 8, 2019
Et CeteraTranslation The Spiegel Affair, 2018 Der Spiegel found itself in the news for all the wrong reasons at the end…Elizabeth JanikJanuary 20, 2019
Books & IdeasTranslation In Memoriam: Anthea Bell (1936-2018) I was sorry to hear that Anthea Bell, literary translator extraordinaire, passed away on October…Elizabeth JanikJanuary 3, 2019