TRANS: Transnationalism, translation and travel in literary and cultural studies

Transnationalism, translation and travel in literary and cultural studies (TRANS) was a bi-lateral research project undertaken by the University of Surrey and the University of São Paolo (USP) that sought to establish and enhance international research in Arts and Humanities across the two universities. The project examined literary, linguistic and cultural movements relating to the phenomena of travel, translation, migration, mobility and diaspora through an interdisciplinary lens drawn from expertise in literary and cultural studies, languages and translation.

The work of TRANS was comparative, qualitative, theoretical and historically driven as well as providing cultural insights on pertinent issues in the world today. This research on transnationalism was unique in that it united internationally recognised researchers from across the two universities.