<description>&lt;p&gt;What does a translator do when one Russian word summons an entire visual world while English barely has a name for it? Nadezhda, Sasha, and Philippa unpack the long Google Doc trail behind a tear-off calendar, a photo mural, and the quiet surrealism of office décor that says everything without saying much.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://www.paraphrasispodcast.com?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1"&gt;www.paraphrasispodcast.com&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Paraphrasis Podcast

Department of Comparative Literature at Harvard

Bonus: On calendars and untranslatable wallpaper

DEC 15, 20257 MIN
Paraphrasis Podcast

Bonus: On calendars and untranslatable wallpaper

DEC 15, 20257 MIN

Description

<p>What does a translator do when one Russian word summons an entire visual world while English barely has a name for it? Nadezhda, Sasha, and Philippa unpack the long Google Doc trail behind a tear-off calendar, a photo mural, and the quiet surrealism of office décor that says everything without saying much.</p><p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.paraphrasispodcast.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">www.paraphrasispodcast.com</a>