James Womack

Dr James Womack serves as a Language Teaching Officer within the Academic Development and Training for International Students (ADTIS) Programme at the University of Cambridge's Language Centre, and holds dual appointments as an Affiliated Lecturer in the Spanish & Portuguese Section of the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, and as a Bye-Fellow at Fitzwilliam College. His institutional roles span language pedagogy, literary instruction, and academic skills development for international cohorts.

Teaching responsibilities encompass:

• Spanish and Russian translation for the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos
• Twentieth and twenty-first century European poetry seminars
• Nineteenth and twentieth-century fiction courses in Spanish, Russian, and English
• Science fiction literature and creative writing workshops
• Academic study skills training through the ADTIS Programme

Research focuses on contemporary translation theory and poetic practice, evidenced by his recently completed monograph on W.H. Auden's translation methodology. His creative output intersects with scholarly work through poetry collections exploring textual materiality and cross-linguistic adaptation. Publication trends reveal sustained engagement with Russian modernism (particularly Mayakovsky), experimental British poetry, and the epistemological dimensions of mistranslation.

His institutional affiliations demonstrate integration across Cambridge's tripartite structure: Faculty teaching within MMLL's Spanish & Portuguese Section, College fellowship at Fitzwilliam providing pastoral oversight, and Language Centre leadership in international student academic preparation. Current research trajectories suggest deepening investigation into the intersection of translation ethics and poetic innovation.