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Abdal, Göksenin and Tuba Ayık Akça. 2022. A Comparison of Feminist Term Translation Practices in Academic Journals of Gender and Women’s Studies in Turkiye. İstanbul Üniversitesi Çeviribilim Dergisi 17 (1) : 19–37.
Publication type
Article in jnl/bk
Publication language
English

Abstract

Feminist term translation brings both linguistic and pragmatic sides of translation together and turns the act of translation into a function-driven process rather than a solely form-based transfer. Translators try to make up for the information loads and contextual definitions regarding the source terms in the target language and culture system. This study aims to reveal practical tendencies in the feminist term translation activities in academic journals of gender and women’s studies in Turkiye. In this respect, feminist term translation practices in selected texts from three journals, namely Feminist Approaches in Culture and Politics [Kültür ve Siyasette Feminist Yaklaşımlar], Kaos Q+, and Feminist Imagination: Journal of Academic Studies [Feminist Tahayyül: Akademik Araştırmalar Dergisi] will be discussed from a comparative perspective, starting from Istanbul University Journal of Women’s Studies [Istanbul Üniversitesi Kadın Araştırmaları Dergisi]. In the analysis, the main focus is on feminist term translation strategies, while an evaluative framework will be drawn on the connections between journals’ areas of focus and feminist term translation practices applied under them.
Source : Based on abstract in journal