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Collective Translation by DEMA Students: “The Power, Promise, and Danger of Vertical Resonance” by Hartmut ROSA.

Emilie Seguin, Doctor in Translation Studies and member of the English Department (DEMA) of Aix-Marseille Université proudly presents the project of collective translation by DEMA students of the conference The Power, Promise, and Danger of Vertical Resonance.

In March 2024, a symposium entitled “The Power, Promise, and Danger of Vertical Resonance” took place at la Maison de la Recherche, coorganised by the Gilles Gaston Granger Centre and the ECHANGES laboratory. The speaker was Hartmut Rosa, one of the main modern sociologists and the person behind the “resonance” concept, which he describes as another way to live in our agitated world. As the topic of the conference, resonance was articulated along several axes and during his presentation, Rosa focused on what he calls “the vertical axis”.

Resonance may be a complex concept, but it is first and foremost a universal daily life experience, an inclusive aspect that made the symposium even more attractive to a larger audience. The German sociologist captivated his public and, to make sure everyone understood him, he decided to give his presentation in English. He briefly explained his choice in his introduction: according to him, English is the “best compromise” to make himself understood by French, German and other spectators. Nevertheless, he did not hesitate to switch to German or French during his speech on several occasions.

The multilingual aspect of the seminar was confirmed during the discussion: questions were asked in English, German or French. Some spectators even asked their question twice: once in German and then in French or in English and then in French or vice-versa. This linguistic juggling pleased Professor Rosa who admitted that hearing the question first in English and then in French helped him understand this language more easily.

Nonetheless, even if English is generally considered a lingua franca, it does not mean that everyone can understand it. That is why, when I was working at la Maison de la Recherche, former administrative manager Natacha Mauric suggested that I, as a doctor in translation studies, make subtitles for this fascinating symposium and thus, make it understandable for a larger audience. To give body to this initiative, we decided to have undergraduate students work on the translation of the two-hour recording of the conference.

Each participant had an extract of two to four minutes, sometimes working in pair for longer extracts, while I was managing the technical aspect: transcription, adaptation and correction.

In spite of my apprehensions, I had no trouble finding volunteers, and more than forty students took part in this project. After several months of hard work, the LLCE and LEA students of the Département d’ Études du Monde Anglophone of Aix-Marseille Université and I are happy to present the Grand Séminaire d’Hartmut Rosa subtitled in French.

I would like to congratulate all participants for their enthusiasm and their investment as well as whole-heartedly thank them for this incredible work:

TRANSLATORS OF THE PRESENTATION PART
L1 LLCER : BONNIER-CHEVALIER Stefan, CONSALES Aimy, FRANDON Emilie, KONATE Tessa, LOUNISSI Maëlys, MAIRE Lily, MONTROUGE Marveen, OZIER-LAFONTAINE Emma, VALLES Guilhem, VINCENT Colleen
L2 LLCER : ADJOUDJ Feriel, BENNES Léa, CHANTRE Marilou, DE MESQUITA Sonia, DUPUY-KERANGUEVEN Loïc, GARCIA Anaïs, HADJOUT Amélie, MAHOU Nadia, MORARD Raphaël, ROSIER Anne, RYNECZKO Louane, WALLET Léa-Naomi
L3 LLCER : ATTIA Clara, COLOMBANI Lisa, MOUAS Nora, SEMEDO-TAVARES Jennifer, SOULA Yasmin
TRANSLATORS OF THE DISCUSSION
L1 LLCER : CASSANT Elfine
L2 LLCER : ACHOUR Shannon, DUMONT Yasmine, HIDA Selma, HUGBEKE Adèle, MARQUES Clara,
L3 LLCER :  LAFONG Lisa, POCORNY Quentin, TORRE Clara,
L3 LEA : ALI MADI Raissa, ARTIEDA Emma, DELETANG Tiffany Gana, MAUSSION-BOZOR Doriane, MONTANARD Lilou, SECCIA Pauline

OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
Laurence Lux-Sterritt (30 avril 2025). Collective Translation by DEMA Students: “The Power, Promise, and Danger of Vertical Resonance” by Hartmut ROSA. EN-globe. Consulté le 10 novembre 2025 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/13uit


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