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Caimotto, M. Cristina and Rachele Raus, eds. 2022. Lifestyle Politics in Translation: the shaping and re-shaping of ideological discourse (Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies). London: Routledge. 192 pp. URL
Publication type
Edited volume
Publication language
English
Main ISBN
9781032211381

Abstract

This book investigates the role of translation processes in the shaping and re-shaping of ideological discourse and their impact on the actors involved in the translation process, focusing on institutional texts and their influence on lifestyle issues both public and personal. The volume employs a unique approach in its focus on "lifestyle politics," examining texts produced by political actors, such as international organizations and national governments, and their translations. The book draws on an interdisciplinary perspective, integrating work from translation studies and linguistics with political science and economics, and applies it to English and French versions of the same documents, calling attention to ideological differences across versions. In light of our increasingly globalized world, Caimotto and Raus demonstrate the ways in which globalized discourse undergoes processes of depoliticization and marketization which produce a trickle-down effect on individuals’ personal identities. This book will be of interest to students and scholars in translation studies, critical discourse analysis, and political science.
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