The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Globalization

This handbook provides a comprehensive coverage of translation and globalization approaches, exploring how they enable and transform each other. It is interdisciplinary, with authors from social sciences and translation studies, covering key areas such as climate change, migration, borders, democracy, and human rights. It also highlights the significance of translation in social, economic, and political issues and the new technologies and practices used to meet growing demands.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 548 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This groundbreaking handbook is the first to offer a comprehensive exploration of the major approaches that theorize translation and globalization, presenting a diverse range of chapters that delve into substantive areas of research. By adopting a truly interdisciplinary approach, the authors, who are esteemed leading researchers hailing from the social sciences as well as translation studies, shed light on the multifaceted ways in which translation both facilitates and is inevitably shaped by globalization.

The chapters in this handbook cover a wide array of current interdisciplinary interests, encompassing critical topics such as climate change, migration, borders, democracy, and human rights, as well as fundamental aspects of translation studies. Moreover, it emphasizes the growing importance of translation in addressing the most pressing social, economic, and political challenges of our time, while accounting for the innovative technologies and practices being employed to meet the increasing demands of translation.

Organized into five sections—key concepts, people, culture, economics, and politics—this handbook provides a comprehensive framework for students and researchers in translation and globalization within translation and interpreting studies, comparative literature, sociology, global studies, cultural studies, and related fields. A substantial introduction and conclusion further enhance its value as a valuable resource for scholars and practitioners alike.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367640279