New Series, Volume 1, Number 1 (June 2017) Preface 1 Lawrence Wang-chi Wong and James St. André Introduction 3 Bernhard Fuehrer Joining the Spiritual World of Confucianism: The Jesuit Translation of the Zhongyong 7 Thierry Meynard Hellenic Shadows on the China Coast: Greek Terms for “Foreigner” and “Religion” […]
» Read moreUntranslatability Goes Global Edited by Suzanne Jill Levine, Katie Lateef-Jan © 2018 – Routledge 146 pages Description This collection brings together contributions from translation theorists, linguists, and literary scholars to promote interdisciplinary dialogue about untranslatability and its implications within the context of globalization. The chapters depart from the pragmatics of translation practice and move on to consider the role of the translator’s voice […]
» Read moreTranslating Frantz Fanon Across Continents and Languages Edited by Kathryn Batchelor, Sue-Ann Harding © 2017 – Routledge 258 pages Description This book provides an innovative look at the reception of Frantz Fanon’s texts, investigating how, when, where and why these—especially his seminal Les Damnés de la Terre (1961) —were first translated and read. Building on renewed interest in the author’s works in both postcolonial studies […]
» Read moreNon-Professional Subtitling Editor(s):David Orrego-Carmona, Yvonne Lee Subject: Cultural Studies Book Description From fansubbing, fan-generated translation, to user-generated translation, from amateur translation to social translation, non-professional subtitling has come a long way since its humble beginning in the 1980s. The prevailing technological affordance enables and mobilises the digital generation to turn subtitling into a method of self-expression and mediation, and […]
» Read moreQueering Translation, Translating the Queer Theory, Practice, Activism Edited by Brian James Baer, Klaus Kaindl © 2018 – Routledge 234 pages | 10 Color Illus. | 7 B/W Illus. Description This groundbreaking work is the first full book-length publication to critically engage in the emerging field of research on the queer aspects of translation and interpreting studies. The volume presents a variety of theoretical and disciplinary […]
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The Interpreter as a Cultural Agent: The Cultural Role of Interpreters Over Time Izabel Emilia Telles de Vasconcelos Souza (Osaka University, Japan) Source Title: Redefining Translation and Interpretation in Cultural Evolution Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 18 DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2832-6.ch012 Abstract The interpreters’ cultural role has evolved significantly over time. Understanding the profession’s history is necessary to understand its cultural evolution. Prior to professionalization, history portrayed interpreters […]
» Read morePerspectives on translation studies in Africa https://epub.uni-bayreuth.de/3350/1/Perspectives%20on%20translation%20%20studies%20in%20Africa.pdf
» Read moreTranslating for the Community Edited by: Mustapha Taibi Format: Paperback – 208 pages Related Formats: Hardback PDF EPUB ISBN: 9781783099122 Published: 30 Nov 2017 Publisher: Multilingual Matters Dimensions: 234 x 156 Availability: Forthcoming http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781783099122
» Read moreQueering Translation, Translating the Queer Theory, Practice, Activism Edited by Brian James Baer, Klaus Kaindl © 2018 – Routledge 234 pages | 10 Color Illus. | 7 B/W Illus. Description This groundbreaking work is the first full book-length publication to critically engage in the emerging field of research on the queer aspects of translation and interpreting studies. The volume presents […]
» Read moreUntranslatability Goes Global Edited by Suzanne Jill Levine, Katie Lateef-Jan © 2018 – Routledge 146 pages Description This collection brings together contributions from translation theorists, linguists, and literary scholars to promote interdisciplinary dialogue about untranslatability and its implications within the context of globalization. The chapters depart from the pragmatics of translation practice and move on to consider the role of the translator’s voice […]
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