TODOROVA, Marija (Dr.)

Profile

• Research Assistant Professor, Department of Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Studies
• IATIS Executive Council Member and Chair of Outreach Committee
• Eco-Translation Research Group, University of Edinburgh, member
• International Research Group on Community Translation, member
• The Martha Cheung Award for Best English Article in Translation Studies by an Early Career Scholar, Peer College member

Education

• PhD in English Language and Literature, Hong Kong Baptist University (2015)
• PhD in Peace and Development Studies, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius – Skopje, (2015)
• MA in Peace and Development Studies, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius – Skopje, (2009)
• Graduate Certificate in Conflict Transformation Across Cultures, School for International Training (SIT), Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (2002)
• BA in English Language and Literature, minor in Macedonian Language (electives in German and Spanish), University Ss. Cyril and Methodius Skopje (2001)

Journal Editor

• Editor, New Voices in Translation Studies, IATIS and Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand  (2017 to present)
• Editorial Board, Hieronimus, University of Zagreb (2021 to present)

• Guest Editor, Linguistica Antverpiensia, New Series – Themes in Translation Studies (LANS – TTS), University of Antwerp (2022)

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Monograph

• Todorova, M. (2022). Translation of Violence in Children’s Literature: Images from the Western Balkans. Routledge.

Edited

• Ruiz Rosendo, L., & Todorova, M. (Eds.) (2023). Interpreter Training in Conflict and Post-conflict Scenarios. Routledge.
• Todorova, M., & Ruiz Rosendo, L. (Eds.) (2021). Interpreting Conflict: A Comparative Framework. Palgrave Macmillan.

Journal Articles

• Poposki, Z., & Todorova, M. (2024). Mapping Cultural Flows through Contemporary Art in Translation: The Translation(s) Project. Leonardo, 57(1), 57-63.
• Poposki, Z., & Todorova, M. (2023). Performativity And Intersemiotic Translation In Contemporary Art: The Case of “Hong Kong Atlas”. Visual Studies (online first).
• Todorova, M., & Ahrens, K. (2023). Children’s War Diaries as Agents of Peace. Bookbird, 61(3), 27-35.
• Todorova, M., & Marais, K. (2022). A Translational Approach to Inclusive Development. Linguistica Antverpiensia, 21, 1-16.
• Todorova, M. (2022). The Role of Translation in Environmental Protection: An Inclusive Approach. The Translator, 28(4), 415-428.
• Todorova, M. (2022). Beyond (Hyper)Masculinity: Representations of Boyhood in Croatian Young Adults Novels in English. Boyhood Studies 15(1-2), 154-170.
• Todorova, M. (2022). Translating Refugee Cultures: Food Narratives of Integration. Translation and Interpreting Studies, 17(1), 88-110.
• Todorova, M. (2021). Western Balkans in Translated Children’s Literature: Location-Dependent Images of (Self)Representation. Translation Spaces, 10(1), 94-114.
• Todorova, M. (2019). Civil Society in Translation: Innovations to Political Discourse in Postcommunist East-Central Europe. The Translator, 24(4), 353-366.

Book Chapters

• Todorova, M. (2023). The Languages of Hong Kong’s International Crisis Relief Response. In C. Declercq & K. Kerremans (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Translation, Interpreting and Crisis (pp. 99-111). Routledge.
• Todorova, M. (2023). Refugee Stories in Translation. In E. Gonzalez, K. Stachowiak-Szymczak & D. Amanatidou (Eds.), Community Translation: Research and Practice (pp. 181-193). Routledge.
• Ruiz Rosendo, L., & Todorova, M. (2023). Introduction. In L. Ruiz Rosendo & M. Todorova (Eds.), Training for Interpreters in Conflict and Post-Conflict Scenarios (pp. 1-13). Routledge.
• Tedjouong, E., & Todorova, M. (2023). Interpreter Training for Refugees in Africa: Perspectives from Cameroon. In L. Ruiz Rosendo & M. Todorova (Eds.), Training for Interpreters in Conflict and Post-Conflict Scenarios (pp. 101-113). Routledge.
• Todorova, M., & Poposki, Z. (2022). Rehumanizing the Refugee: Translation in Graphic Novels. In F. Federici & S. O’Brian (Eds.), Translating Crises (pp. 65-78). Bloomsbury Academics.
• Todorova, M., & Ahrens, K. (2021). Development Aid in Translation. In C. Ji & S. Laviosa (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Translation and Social Practices (pp. 243-260). Oxford University Press.
• Todorova, M. (2021). Pressing Issues and Future Directions for Interpreting in Conflict Zones. In M. Todorova & L. Ruiz Rosendo (Eds.), Interpreting Conflict: A Comparative Framework (pp. 305-316). Palgrave Macmillan.
• Todorova, M. (2021). Interpreting for Refugees in Hong Kong. In M. Todorova & L. Ruiz Rosendo (Eds.), Interpreting Conflict: A Comparative Framework (pp. 273-290). Palgrave Macmillan.
• Todorova, M. (2020). Translating Violence across Space and Time. In J. Van Coillie & J. Mc Martin (Eds.), Children’s Literature in Translation: Texts and Contexts (pp. 249-262). Leuven University Press.
• Todorova, M. (2020). Interpreting in a Refugee Context. In E. Ng & I. Crezee (Eds.), Legal and Healthcare Interpreting (pp. 63-81). John Benjamins.

Translation into English

• Petre Dimovski (Ed.). (2011). Short Stories for Children (M. Todorova, Trans.). National University Library.

Translation into Chinese

• 安娜，里斯托維奇。鍵盤上的配偶 [Ristović, A. (2019). Spouses at Keyboards (H. Y. Huang & M. Todorova, Trans.). The Chinese University Press.]
• 尼古拉, 馬茲洛夫, 我們說過的話 陰魂不散 [Mehmedinović, S. (2017). Functions of the Heart (H. Y. Huang & M. Todorova, Trans.). The Chinese University Press.]
• 一個旅館房間, 瑟梅茲定·梅赫梅迪維奇  [Mehmedinović, Semezdin. (2017). Hotel Room (H. Y. Huang &d M. Todorova, Trans.). Voice & Verse, 38, 33.]
• Todorova, M. (Ed.) (2015). Special Feature, Starting the Journey: An Anthology of Contemporary Macedonian Poetry (H. Y. Huang & M. Todorova, Trans.). Voice & Verse, 37, 12-96.
• 尼古拉․馬茲洛夫, 我們說過的話 陰魂不散 [Madzirov, N. (2015). What We Have Said Haunts Us (H. Y. Huang & M. Todorova, Trans.). The Chinese University Press.]
• 分開, 尼古拉·馬茲洛夫 (Madzirov, N. (2015) Separation (H. Y. Huang & M. Todorova, Trans.). Voice & Verse, 28, 137.

Translations into Macedonia

• Хо, Т. Одбрани песни [Ho, T. (2018). Selected poetry (M. Todorova, Trans.). Reper, 86.]
• Чинг, Х. В. Ј. Вкусот на икра од ракчиња [Ching, H. W. Y. (2017). The Savors of Shrimp Roe (M. Todorova, Trans.). Reper, 74/75.]
• Чинг, Ч. Х. Шангај Попо [Ching, C. H. (2017). Shanghai PoPo (M. Todorova, Trans.). Reper, 74/75.]
• Сонг, К. Одбрани песни [Song, C. (2016). Selected poetry (M. Todorova, Trans.). Blesok, 109-110.]
• Чунг, Д. К. Археологија на еден замислен град извадоци [Cheung, D. K. (2013). Archeology of an Imaginary City (excerpts) (M. Todorova, Trans.).  Culture Life, 2/3, 98-105.]
• Мекофран, Џ. Петар Пан во црвено [McCaughrean, G. (2007). Peter Pan in Scarlet (M. Todorova, Trans.). Vermilion.] (Best Translation Award)
• Луис, Ч. С. Хрониките на Нарнија [Lewis, C.S. (2006-2007). The Chronicles of Narnia (M. Todorova, Trans.). AEA.] (Best Translation Award)
• Толкин, Џ. Р. Р Хобитот [Tolkien, J.R.R. (2015). The Hobbit (M. Todorova, Trans.). Feniks.] (4 print runs)

Research Interests

• Crises communication
• Translation and interpreting in conflict and conflict-related settings
• Translation and interpreting for asylum seekers and refugees
• Children’s and young adult literature

Research Grants
(as Principal Investigator):

• Research Grant Council (GRF), Examining Translation and Interpreting as Inclusion: Language Use in Hong Kong’s Development Aid to Africa. 2024 -2026.
• HKBU Start up I grant, Narratives of Displacement. 2021-2024.
• HKBU Faculty of Arts, Research Impact Fund, Linguistic challenges and solutions for Hong Kong’s international development and crisis response sector. 2021-2022.

(as Co-Investigator):

• Research Impact Grant, Untold Stories: Marginalized Voices in Hong Kong  (PI: Dr. Francoise Mouillot, HKBU). 2022-2024.
• Interpreting during challenging times: Interpreters sharing the experience of building resilience and maintaining self-care (PI: Prof Inekee Crezee, AUT New Zeland; Co-I: Dr Miranda Lai, RMIT Australia). 2023-2024.