In order to achieve all the main objectives, TransIt project has been divited into three main work packages:
A) Work Package 1 – Research, completed during the first year, including 1) a bibliographic survey to carry out a more deep review of the state of art (months 1-2); 2) the selection of translations to be analysed (the Fellow has carried out her research in Florentine libraries and she has made three short visits in the principal libraries of Venice, Naples and Milan); and 3) the analysis and classification of textual and paratextual strategies adopted by translators and publishers;
- B) WP 2 – Dissemination and Public engagement including 1) the participation in national and international conferences; 2) the submission of articles to national and international peer reviewed journals; 3) the organisation of one international workshop; 4) the building of an Internet website (it will be available from the end of September); and 5) the participation in meetings for general audience; C) WP 3 – Training and Career Development including 1) the cooperation with the supervisor in teaching activities, integration in supervisor’s research groups and projects (especially the project 18th Century European Translators Dictionary; and 2) the co-organisation of a course for doctoral students (autum 2017) and the participation in seminars for doctoral students (University of Firenze and Milano).
The activities carried out during the first year (WP 1) has enabled the Fellow to collect and analyse more than 100 Italian translations of English and French scientific works, published in different context of the peninsula during the 18th century.
From the point of view of the exploitation of the project’s results (WP 2), it has been carried out – thanks to the excellent support of both the supervisor and the HI – through several publications (two book chapters and two critical editions of sources on press – forthcoming in 2019; three articles just submitted to intenational scientific journals), participation in 14 international conferences and seminars, organisation of 1 international workshop (October 2018). A specific attention has been devoted also to the dissemination of the research outcomes among a general audience, beyond a strictly scientific environment, especially thanks to the participation in events such as the European Researchers’ Night (including the organisation of two guided visits to Venetian Libraries and the participation in the radio programme “Al Museo con i Marie Curie”, by the official radio station of the University of Venice) or initiatives carried out by the Host Institutions’ partners (e.g. the Department of Historical Studies of the University of Florence) and by Italy Chapter of the Marie Curie Alumni Association.
Finally, thanks to the activities planned in WP 3, the Fellow had the opportunity to enrich both her academic curriculum vitae (especially with regards to publications and teaching activities) and her team working skills. Under the supervisor’s guidance, she has transposed the results of her work into educational tools, especially through graduate and postgraduate teaching. Furthermore, the Fellow had the possibility to be integrated in well-functioning international research networks and teams coordinated by the supervisor, gaining experience in applying for funding, in the coordination of a working group and in the organization of workshops.
From a general point of view, all critical objectives have been achieved during the first period and no significant deviations have been observed between the real and planned research months.
