Category: Publications

Comparative Literary Studies, 55 (4): Ecocriticism in East Asia – Toward a Literary (Re) Construction of Nature and Environment Guest Editor: Ning Wang Link: http://muse.jhu.edu/issue/39696?from=timeline&isappinstalled=0 Titles and Abstracts: Introduction: Ecocriticism and Ecocivilization in the Confucian Cultural Environment by Ning Wang Abstract: In this introductory essay on the special issue “Ecocriticism in East Asia,” the author first offers a critical introduction […]

Contrasting elegant variation in English- and Spanish-language dailies and novels by Travis Sorenson Abstract: Anyone who learns a second language realizes that beyond phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon, there are variations of style between different tongues. One notable manifestation is word choice, particularly in writing. Writers may repeat vocabulary for efficiency and clarity, or they may choose synonyms to promote […]

Italian-Canadian Narratives of Return Analysing Cultural Translation in Diasporic Writing Michela Baldo Link: https://www.palgrave.com/de/book/9781137477323#aboutAuthors About this book: This book examines the concept of translation as a return to origins and as restitution of lost narratives, and is based on the idea of diaspora as a term that depicts the longing to return home and the imaginary reconstructions and reconstitutions of home […]

A corpus-based multimodal approach to the translation of restaurant menus by Saihong Li Abstract: Translated restaurant menus facilitate tourism and consumerism, but menu translation remains a peripheral area of professional translation and translation studies. This has economic consequences, because translations that exclude a dish’s ingredients, cooking methods, or cultural associations may deter consumers. This article analyses translated menus featuring Chinese […]

Transgender, Translation, Translingual Address by Douglas Robinson Link: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/transgender-translation-translingual-address-9781501345548/ About this book: The emergence of transgender communities into the public eye over the past few decades has brought some new understanding, but also renewed outbreaks of violent backlash. In Transgender, Translation, Translingual Address Douglas Robinson seeks to understand the “translational” or “translingual” dialogues between cisgendered and transgendered people. Drawing on […]

Exploring Audiovisual Retranslation Margherita Dore Link: https://statusquaestionis.uniroma1.it/index.php/statusquaestionis/issue/view/1239/showToc Titles and abstracts:  Introduction: Exploring the Many Ways of Audiovisual Translation. Retranslated, Simultaneous, Indirect, Mediated or What? by Margherita Dore Abstract:Over the last decade, a growing number of Translation Studies scholars has focused on the many aspects of AVT, as demonstrated by the proliferation of research papers in journals, essay collections and monographs devoted […]

HERMES: Journal of Language and Communication in Business, No.58 Thematic section: Translation Profession, Translator Status and Identity Boundaries Around, Boundaries Within: Introduction to the Thematic Section on the Translation Profession, Translator Status and Identity Elin Svahn, Minna Ruokonen and Leena Salmi Abstract: The articles in this thematic section all address questions concerning the translation profession, translator status and identity in […]

transLogos: Translation Studies Journal, 1 (1)   About this journal: TransLogos A Translation Studies Journal aims to contribute to the discipline of translation studies, focusing on the interdisciplinary nature of the field and providing a platform for scholars and researchers to discuss the changing trends and demands in the field of translation studies. The scope of TransLogos A Translation Studies Journal […]

Contemporary Approaches to Translation Theory and Practice Edited by Roberto A. Valdeón About this book: This book gathers together for the first time the editors of some of the most prestigious Translation Studies journals, and serves as a showcase of the academic and geographical diversity of the discipline. The collection includes a discussion on the intralinguistic translation of Romeo and […]

Vol 2 No 1 (2018): Between Film and Translation: Synergies, Contexts, Intersections Summary: TRANSLATOLOGIA no. 1/2018 investigates selected aspects of film communication and film translation, focusing on synergies between both areas. Researching the contexts and intersections of audiovisual communication and translation, authors focus on AVT history, application, meaning manipulation and interpretation as well as AVT training. Link: http://www.translatologia.ukf.sk/index.php/1111 Audiovisual translation […]