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Translation and Race
Author(s)
Tachtiris, Corine
Collection
Knowledge Unlatched (KU)Language
EnglishAbstract
Translation and Race brings together translation studies with critical race studies for a long-overdue reckoning with race and racism in translation theory and practice. This book explores the "unbearable whiteness of translation" in the West that excludes scholars and translators of color from the field and also upholds racial inequities more broadly. Outlining relevant concepts from critical race studies, Translation and Race demonstrates how norms of translation theory and practice in the West actually derive from ideas rooted in white supremacy and other forms of racism. Chapters explore translation’s role in historical processes of racialization, racial capitalism and intellectual property, identity politics and Black translation praxis, the globalization of critical race studies, and ethical strategies for translating racist discourse. Beyond attempts to diversify the field of translation studies and the literary translation profession, this book ultimately calls for a radical transformation of translation theory and practice. This book is crucial reading for advanced students and scholars in translation studies, critical race and ethnic studies, and related areas, as well as for practicing translators.
Keywords
whiteness; unbearable; translation; the; Tachtiris; Studies; Race; of; andDOI
10.4324/9781003180166ISBN
9781003846789, 9781003846840, 9781032018133, 9781003180166, 9781032018119, 9781003846789Publisher
Taylor & FrancisPublisher website
https://taylorandfrancis.com/Publication date and place
Oxford, 2024Grantor
Imprint
RoutledgeSeries
New Perspectives in Translation and Interpreting Studies,Classification
Translation and interpretation
Anthropology
Sociology
Ethnic studies
Literary studies: postcolonial literature