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What can research on indirect translation do for Translation Studies?
Edited by Hanna Pięta, Laura Ivaska and Yves Gambier
[Target 34:3] 2022
► pp. 349–369
Introduction

What can research on indirect translation do for Translation Studies?

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ORCID logo | Finnish Literature Society (SKS) | University of Turku
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This special issue is about indirect translation (ITr). To counter the traditional disinterest of Translation Studies in researching ITr, it explores and showcases what research on the topic can do for our discipline as a whole. This introductory article prepares the ground for and provides an overview of what is discussed in the seven articles included in the special issue. Before introducing the contributions to this issue, we briefly explain the terminology and definitions used throughout this issue. In the spirit of transparency, and making this special issue useful to everyone in Translation Studies, this introduction also devotes space to discussing how this issue came into being, sharing some of the lessons learnt through guest editing.
Article outline
  • 1.Terms and definitions
  • 2.How this special issue came into being
    • 2.1Why this topic?
      • 2.1.1Historical and present-day importance
      • 2.1.2Promising future
      • 2.1.3Scarcity of research
      • 2.1.4Dismissal of ITr
    • 2.2Why this journal and these articles?
  • 3.What can we learn from this special issue?
    • 3.1Critical summary of individual articles
    • 3.2Lessons about the relevance of ITr research for Translation Studies
      • 3.2.1Challenging established concepts and common assumptions
      • 3.2.2Enhacing intradisciplinary and interdisciplinary dialogues
      • 3.2.3Enhancing methodological awareness
    • 3.3Other takeaways and future outlooks
  • Acknowledgements
  • Note
  • References
Published online: 30 August 2022
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