English translation in Gujarat

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Introduction: On the social and cultural in translation studies 1
5. Agents behind translation
6. Trends in the translation of a minority language 27
7. “Of course Germans have a certain interest in Finland, but…” 41
8. Translation from the point of view of the East German censorship files 53
9. Social histories
10. Choosing not to translate 65
11. From Robinson Crusoe to Robinson in Wallachia 73
12. Perceived roles and values
13. Translating from across the channel in nineteenth-century France 83
14. English translation in Gujarat 93
15. Interaction of inner and outer contexts
16. Between Translation and Traduction 101
17. Bilingual translation/writing as intercultural communication 117
18. Power relations disclosed
19. The female state of the art 129
20. Translation as discursive import 143
21. Power distribution and cooperation
22. “Translation culture” in interpreted asylum hearings 151
23. Interpreting at an immigration detention center in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 163
24. Negotiating linguistic and cultural identities in interpreter-mediated communication for public health services 173
25. Constructing systems
26. Babel rebuilt 191
27. From 10-minute wedding ceremonies to three-week spa treatment programs 201
28. The view from Interpreting Studies
29. “Going social?” On pathways and paradigms in interpreting studies 215
30. Notes on contributors 233
31. References
32. Index 253