Description
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This module explores translation theory from the perspective of its intersections with cultural studies and philosophy. Topics include: ontological and epistemological underpinnings of key theoretical frameworks used in translation studies; equivalence and authorised translation; paratexts; translation and gender; positioning and social narrative; geopolitics and translation; translation and postcolonial studies. We also examine philosophical statements on translation by Friedrich Schleiermacher, Walter Benjamin, and Jacques Derrida. Ìý
Preparatory ReadingÌý
‘The Revision of the Traditional Gap between Theory & Practice & the Empowerment of Translation in Postmodern Times’ by Rosemary Arrojo (1998, The Translator 4.1:25-48).
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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