Translation as Intervention
Published on 23. November 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
184 pages
978-0-8264-9520-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the role of the translator as a politically active one, with the potential to change the outcome of political, religious and social events. The contributors examine the effect of translation and intervention in a range of issues and case studies including the role of translation in the South African courtroom, Spanish religious publishing, Chinese rhetoric, and Arabic political interviews and speeches. The result is a comprehensive examination of this key question in translation studies: how can the translator avoid becoming a participant in the discourse he or she translates? "Intervention in Translating and Interpreting" is a fascinating collection of essays discussing this most central of topics in translation studies. It will be of interest to postgraduates and academics researching in this area.
Reviews / Votes
"This collection of essays makes an important contribution for students and professors of missiology on at least two different levels. At the most basic level, Translation as Intervention provides multiple frameworks for thinking through the social, political, and ethical implications of intercultural communication, which is not unimportant considering that the effect of Lamin Sanneh's groundbreaking contribution to missiological discourse that focused on translation as a metaphor for mission. Second, Translation as Intervention serves as an up-to-date account of a global dialogue regarding the work of translation and the role of the translator-which is also of great importance and interest to mission studies and activity. If, as this volume argues, any intercultural communication necessarily involves translation, and thus also intervention, then post-colonial mission studies must pay attention to the concerns and hopes addressed in Translation as Intervention." - Scott J. Hagley, Missiology, An International Review "...a comprehensive analysis of the "intervenience" power of translators at different levels...an engaging collection of great interest to students and academics researching in this area." Rassegna di Linguistica Inglese, 2008More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
286 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8264-9520-4 (9780826495204)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Jeremy Munday is at the Centre for Translation Studies, University of Leeds.
Content
1. Introduction; Jeremy Munday, University of Surrey, UK. 2. The intervention of the translator; Carol Maier, Kent State University, USA; 3. Intervention in translation; Jef Verschueren, Antwerp University, Belgium; 4. Cross-cultural rhetoric in translation: English - Chinese; Liu Yameng, Fujian Normal University, China; 5. Translation of political speeches: English - Arabic; Basil Hatim, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; 6. Power in translated political interviews; Nelly Chachibaia, University of Westminster, UK; 7. Translating the subaltern: India; Rita Kothari, St Xavier's College, Gujarat, India; 8. Interpreting in court: South Africa; Rosemary Moeketsi, UNISA, South Africa; 9. Intervention through voice selection; Brian Mossop; 10. Genre shift in translation; Juan Zarandona, University of Valladolid, Spain.