Laureate of the 2026 Atlas programme | In residence at Maison Suger from September to November 2026
Shakhlo Akbarova is a Senior Lecturer at Fergana State University (Uzbekistan) and holds a PhD in Philology. Her research focuses on literary translation, cultural transfer, and intercultural studies. Her research particularly focuses on the transmission of cultural elements in the translation of French literary works into Uzbek and their reception by Uzbek readers. Shakhlo Akbarova also studies the interactions between language, culture, and translation from a comparative perspective. As author of several scholarly publications, she actively contributes to research on French literature and translation studies.
The project
Title: L’influence des éléments culturels et leur réception par les lecteurs dans les traductions ouzbèkes des œuvres littéraires françaises.
Hosting institution: Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (Inalco).
Selective Bibliography
Shakhlo Akbarova, La littérature mondiale. Manuel de français, Fergana, FarDU, 2025