Translation Studies

_x005F_x000D_ Ecology has become a central question governing the survival and sustainability of human societies, cultures and languages. In this timely study, Michael Cronin investigates how the perspective of the Anthropocene, or the effect of humans on the global environment, has profound implica..

Intended as an interrogation and a critique that can serve to prompt a more thorough and open consideration of evaluative criteria, this title offers examinations of diverse evaluative practices and contains both empirical and hermeneutic work. This book addresses topics including the translation of..

Feminist Translation Studies: Local and Transnational Perspectives highlights the multiple agendas and visions of feminist translation and the different political voices and cultural heritages through which it speaks across times and places, addressing the question of how both literary and nonlitera..

Through close readings of select stories and novels by well-known writers from different literary traditions, Fictional Translators invites readers to rethink the main clichés associated with translations and shines a light on the transformative character of the translator’s role and the relationshi..

Through the introduction and exploration of large-scale industry news and digital media resources, this book systematically analysed a range of digital news genres and identified new and growing trends of inter-sectoral interaction around the communication of nutritional health in the Chinese langua..

This state-of-the-art volume looks at translation technologies from the point of view of the humans users – as trainee, professional or volunteer translators, or as end users of translations produced by machines. Covering technologies from machine translation to online collaborative platforms and pr..

The book provides perspective on what intercultural competence for translators is and how it can be developed. It analyses both the main theoretical drivers in defining intercultural competence for translators, and provides real-life examples of how it can be developed. It was published as a special..

Languages and Publics..

This collection offers a multi-faceted exploration of audiovisual translation, both as a means of intercultural exchange and as a lens through which linguistic and cultural representations are negotiated and shaped...

In the Middle East, translation movements and the debates they have unleashed on language, culture and the politics and practices of identity have historically been tied to processes of state formation and administration. This book focuses on translation in the region, with special emphasis on trans..

Non-Professional Translating and Interpreting..

In the current context of globalization, relocation of cultures, and rampant technologizing of communication, orality has gained renewed interest across disciplines in the humanities and the social sciences. This book is a testimony to this growing significance. It showcases a variety of transdiscip..