When Bad Abstracts Happen to Good(?) People: Skopos, Uncanny Valley, and Translation

I really hate writing abstracts even though they flow pretty easily from my word-processor. Getting the jargon in there is aggravating. Still, here is the abstract for a conference presentation I am proposing for Sogang University this summer (please, comments and suggestions are extremely welcome): Skopos, The Uncanny Valley, and Translation Charles Montgomery Dongguk University…