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Translation and Identity
Michael Cronin looks at how translation has played a crucial role in shaping debates about identity, language and cultural survival in the past and in the present. He explores how everything from the impact of migration on the curricula for national literature courses, to the way in which nations wage war in the modern era is bound up with urgent questions of translation and identity. Examining translation practices and experiences across continents to show how translation is an integral part of how cultures are evolving, the volume presents new perspectives on how translation can be a powerful tool in enhancing difference and promoting intercultural dialogue. Drawing on a wide range of materials from official government reports to Shakespearean drama and Hollywood films, Cronin demonstrates how translation is central to any proper understanding of how cultural identity has emerged in human history, and suggests an innovative and positive vision of how translation can be used to deal with one of the most salient issues in an increasingly borderless world.
- GenresNonfiction
180 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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June 22, 2021
Nothing wrong with this book, I just finished what I was writing about this subject and stopped reading the other chapters.
June 14, 2015
I honestly cannot remember what this book was about, seeing as I read it in 2011. However, I do have my list of read books from that year and this one's entry says:
"May 15
34. Michael Cronin - "Translation and Identity"
DO NOT RE-READ!!!!"
...ominous. I'm not sure how bad it was (it got erased from my memory, but I do remember it was for one of my classes), so two stars seems safe.
"May 15
34. Michael Cronin - "Translation and Identity"
DO NOT RE-READ!!!!"
...ominous. I'm not sure how bad it was (it got erased from my memory, but I do remember it was for one of my classes), so two stars seems safe.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews