Power and translation

Anna Strowe
University of Massachusetts Amherst
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The relationships between translation and power structures of all kinds have attracted significant scholarship in the past several decades. The “power turn” in Translation Studies connects with wider studies of politics, culture, and society as well as with discussions of translation and gender, post-colonial theory, and translation ethics (see Turns of Translation Studies). This article situates research on power and translation with regard to wider discourses in Translation Studies and beyond.

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