We are excited to announce the release of Dr. Erzurumlu's forthcoming book:
Reimagining Conference Interpreting in the Age of AI (Routledge, 2026)! It will be out on May 27, 2026 (Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies).
This volume "offers a comprehensive, ground-level exploration of how the conference interpreting profession has navigated profound transformations—from the rapid shift to remote interpreting during the COVID-19 pandemic to the accelerating integration of artificial intelligence in multilingual communication. Drawing on interviews with 26 freelance interpreters and two focus groups, the book traces the losses, gains, adaptations, and emerging possibilities shaping the profession as technology reshapes how we communicate across languages, cultures, and borders.
What you’ll find inside:
• A sociological lens on professional identity, practice, and resilience in times of disruption.
• Critical insights into the evolving role of interpreters amid AI innovations.
• A global perspective on sustaining the social, emotional, moral, and communicative heart of interpreting in the face of technological uncertainty. " (Dr. Erzurumlu)
We are looking forward to having a copy in our library!