Oppression is not a point of view
Seminar by Mona Baker Hong Kong Baptist University, 29 May 2014 Translation is one of the core practices through which any cultural group constructs representations of another and contests representations of the self. Part of its power stems from the fact that as a genre, it tends to be understood as “merely” reporting on something that is already available in
» Read moreThe Socio-cultural Dynamics of Shakespeare Translation in Egypt By Sameh Hanna © 2016 – Routledge 240 pages, Hardback: ISBN: 978-1-13-880362-6, £90 This book explores the implications of Pierre Bourdieu’s sociology of cultural production for the study of translation as a socio-cultural activity. Bourdieu’s work has continued to inspire research on translation in the last few years, though without a detailed, large-scale investigation that tests
» Read moreTranslating for Historical Research in Sephardi and Mizrahi Studies by Katharine Halls1 Sephardic Horizons, Volume 6, Number 1, 2016 One of the most exciting developments to come out of the surge of academic interest in Sephardi and Mizrahi Jewry is the recent appearance of two sourcebooks which present documentary material relating to the modern history of these communities in translation. The
» Read more2nd Edition, Manuel Castells, Polity, 2015 Networks of Outrage and Hope is an exploration of the new forms of social movements and protests that are erupting in the world today, from the Arab uprisings to the indignadas movement in Spain, from the Occupy Wall Street movement to the social protests in Turkey, Brazil and elsewhere. While these and similar social movements differ
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