Michael Cronin

Translation and Identity (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on a range of materials from government reports to Hollywood films, this is the first book to deal, in a sustained way, with how translation is central to topical debates such as immigration, warfare and multiculturalism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134219148
• Artikelnr.: 43071153

Autorenporträt

Michael Cronin

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Translation and the New Cosmopolitanism.
Cosmopolitanism. Micro-Cosmopolitanism. City and Country. Global Hybrids. A
Transnational History of Translation. Mutable Mobiles. Bottom-Up
Localization. Loose Canons European Unions. 2. Translation and Immigration.
Migration. Locale. Translational Assimilation. Translational Accommodation.
Articulation. Extrinsic and Intrinsic Translation. Citizenship. 3.
Interpreting Identity. Embodied Agency. The Interpreter's Testimony.
Diplomats, Spies and Officials Metonymic Presence Judging Interpreters.
Eloquence. Double Dealing. Forging the Nation. Metaphor and Relational
Semantics. Metamorphosis. Actionable Intelligence. The Interpreter's
Visibility. 4. The Future of Diversity. Bridge and Door. The Decline of
Diversity Cultural Negentropy. Holograms. Emergence. Small Worlds and Weak
Ties. Bibliography

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Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Translation and the New Cosmopolitanism. Cosmopolitanism. Micro-Cosmopolitanism. City and Country. Global Hybrids. A Transnational History of Translation. Mutable Mobiles. Bottom-Up Localization. Loose Canons European Unions. 2. Translation and Immigration. Migration. Locale. Translational Assimilation. Translational Accommodation. Articulation. Extrinsic and Intrinsic Translation. Citizenship. 3. Interpreting Identity. Embodied Agency. The Interpreter's Testimony. Diplomats, Spies and Officials Metonymic Presence Judging Interpreters. Eloquence. Double Dealing. Forging the Nation. Metaphor and Relational Semantics. Metamorphosis. Actionable Intelligence. The Interpreter's Visibility. 4. The Future of Diversity. Bridge and Door. The Decline of Diversity Cultural Negentropy. Holograms. Emergence. Small Worlds and Weak Ties. Bibliography

Rezensionen

'Everything he writes is interesting...This is a book which will be important for translation studies, as well as for contemporary cultural debates.' - Sherry Simon, Concordia University, Canada

'The book examines translation practices and experiences across continents to show how translation can be a powerful tool in enhancing difference and promoting intercultural dialogue.' - The Irish Times