Critical Readings in Translation Studies

"Critical Readings in Translation Studies" is an integrated and structured set of readings that is prospective rather than retrospective in orientation. It provides students with a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in thinking about translation, both within and outside translation studies. Designed to be the most student-friendly volume available, this reader: covers all the main forms of translation: oral, written, literary, non-literary, scientific, religious, audiovisual and machine translation. It uses a thematic structure: topics covered include the politics and dynamics of representation, the positioning of translators and interpreters in institutional settings, issues of minority and cultural survival, and the impact of new media and technology. It incorporates key approaches to conceptualizing translation: from textual and philosophical to cultural and political. It includes core material from renowned scholars, but also innovative and less well-known work from scholars both in related disciplines and in the non-western world. Complete with full editorial support from Mona Baker, including a general introduction as well as detailed, critical summaries of each of the readings, a set of follow-up questions for discussion and recommended further reading for each article, this is an essential resource for all students of translation studies.

ISBN 0415469554   Pages 528 ISBN13 9780415469555 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Weight (grammes) 952 Imprint Routledge   Published in London Format Paperback   Height (mm) 246 Publication date 29 Sep 2009   Width (mm) 174 Library of Congress 2009012023   Spine width (mm) 28 DEWEY 418.02   Academic level Postgraduate DEWEY edition DC22   Alternative ISBN 9780415469548

		Introduction		1
Pt. 1		Politics and Dynamics of Representation		5
1		The Concept of Cultural Translation in British Social Anthropology by Talal Asad		7
2		Packaging 'Huda': Sha'rawi's Memoirs in the United States Reception Environment by Mohja Kahf		28
Pt. 2		Modes and Strategies: The Language(s) of Translation		47
3		Writing Between the Lines: The Language of Translation by John Sturrock		49
4		Translation as Cultural Politics: Regimes of Domestication in English by Lawrence Venuti		65
Pt. 3		Text, Discourse and Ideology		81
5		Discourse, Ideology and Translation by Ian Mason		83
6		'Poru Ruta'/Paul Rotha and the Politics of Translation by Abe Mark Nornes		96
7		Reframing Conflict in Translation by Mona Baker		113
Pt. 4		The Voice of Authority: Institutional Settings and Alliances		131
8		The Registration Interview: Restricting Refugees Narrative Performance by Marco Jacquemet		133
9		The Interpreter as Institutional Gatekeeper: The Social-linguistic Role of Interpreters in Spanish-English Medical Discourse by Brad Davidson		152
10		Translating the Bible in Nineteenth-Century India: Protestant Missionary Translation and the Standard Tamil Version by Hephzibah Israel		174
Pt. 5		Individual Voice and Positionality		191
11		The Translator's Voice in Translated Narrative by Theo Hermans		193
12		Ideology and the Position of the Translator: In What Sense is a Translator 'In Between'? by Maria Tymoczko		213
13		National Sovereignty versus Universal Rights: Interpreting Justice in a Global Context by Moira Inghilleri		229
Pt. 6		Minority Issues: Cultural Identity and Survival		245
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'This volume represents a much needed break from the canon that currently defines -- but also restricts -- the scope of translation studies. Read Venuti to see where we have come from; read Baker to see where we are heading.' Stuart Campbell, University of Western Sydney, Australia

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