The National Covid Memorial Wall as a Translation Site
Year: 2025

Sherry Simon describes “Translation Sites” as polyglot places “shaped by conversations across languages” (2019, p. 1), public spaces inscribed by historical, cultural and linguistic exchanges. This chapter focuses on one such site, the National Covid Memorial Wall along the Albert Embankment in London, discussing the historical-cultural significance of its location within the urban landscape. The second part of the chapter outlines the creation of the Wall as an act of experiential translation a