The situatedness of translation studies
Subtitle: temporal and geographical dynamics of theorization
By: edited by Luc van Doorslaer and Ton Naaijkens
Series: Approaches to translation studies -- volume 48; Approaches to translation studies -- v. 48.
Publisher: Brill Rodopi
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9789004437791; 9789004437807
Subjects: Translating and interpreting; Social aspects; Political aspects
Description: "In The Situatedness of Translation Studies, Luc van Doorslaer and Ton Naaijkens critically reassess some outdated views about Translation Studies, and demonstrate that translation theory is far more diverse than its usual representation as a Western scholarly tradition arising from the 1970s onwards. They present ten chapters about lesser-known conceptualizations of translation and translation theory in various cultural contexts, such as Chinese, Estonian, Greek, Russian and Ukrainian. This book shows that so-called 'modern' arguments about translation practice encompassing much more than a linguistic phenomenon, can, in fact, be dated back and connected to several precursors, such as semiotics or transfer theory. In doing so, it theorizes and localizes discussions about perceptions of translation and Translation Studies as a discipline"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.