Mukile Kasongo

Mukile Kasongo is a PhD candidate in Translation Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK. He believes there is a need to study translation involving the Russian language and African texts. His main interests lie in the intersection of feminist translation, translation theory, linguistic hybridity, Francophone Studies, Russian Studies, African Studies and Postcolonial Studies.

Recent publications:

Kasongo, Mukile (2023) ‘Can the Subaltern Be Heard? Translating Mariama Bâ’ s Francophone novel ‘So Long a Letter’ into Russian’. The American Journal of Translation and Interpreting Studies.

Kasongo, Mukile (2020) ‘Black on Red: Translating Women from the Francophone African Periphery in the Soviet Union.’ Peripheral Histories.