Tag: ideology

• June 4, 2014

  The Power of Translation: the Fox and the Grapes

  

  After a bit of a love-in over the Language Lovers competition last time out (don’t forget to vote!), today’s post takes a look at a specific translation example in order to analyse the translator’s role in creating meaning and the potential impact that our decisions can have. As the title suggests, the text chosen for […]
• May 1, 2014

  Still Invisible? Visiting and Revisiting Venuti

  

  Hi everyone, after attending a seminar entitled ‘Domestication vs Foreignisation revisited’ a few days ago, I thought I’d share some of the interesting insights that I picked up as well as giving a couple of my own thoughts on the topic. The seminar was given by Terry Hale of the University of Hull, a man […]