The Routledge Handbook of Translation Technology and Society

List of Contributors

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Translation Technology and Machinic Agency in Contemporary Multilingual Societies

Stefan Baumgarten and Michael Tieber

Part I: Language, Ideology, and Theory

1. Translation and Digital Capitalism

Stefan Baumgarten

2. The Value of Translation in Advanced Capitalism

Félix do Carmo

3. Representations of Language and Translation in Artificial Intelligence

Claire Larsonneur

4. Translation Technology and Minority Languages in a Multilingual Digital World

Debbie Folaron

5. Artificial Intelligence, Translation and Cyberfeminism

Odile Šobačić

6. Translation and Critical Theories of Translation Technology

Manuel De-la-Cruz Recio

Part II: Translation Politics in the Platform Society

7. The Politics of Translation and Technology: Overcoming Rigid Dichotomies

Fruela Fernandez

8. Knowledge Commons and Translation Cooperatives

Gökhan Fırat

9. Online Collaborative Translation in the Platform Society

Chuan Yu

10. Translation Policies and Digital Translation

Raquel Pacheco Aguilar

11. Machine Translation in Local Government

Rei Miyata

12. Translation Technologies and Automation in Crisis Situations

Khetam Al Sharou, Mieke Vandenbroucke and Gert Vercauteren

Part III: Translation Machines in the Knowledge Economy

13. Translation Studies and Digital Humanities

Raluca Tanasescu

14. Human/Machine. A (Different) Genealogy of Translation Studies

Tomasz Rozmysłowicz

15. (Re)Conceptualizing Translation in the Age of the Machine

Michael Tieber

16. Power and Technology in Translator Training Institutions

Adrià Martín Mor

17. Translation Technologies in Higher Education: Fostering Multilingualism

Gary Massey and Maureen Ehrensberger-Dow

Part IV: Translation Automation and Labour

18. Translation Technology and Human-Machine Interaction

José Gustavo Góngora-Goloubintseff and Silvia Terribile

19. Digital Transformation and Technostress in the Translation Workplace

Kristine Bundgaard and Tina Paulsen Christensen

20. Post-Editing, Quality and Automation in the Translation Market

David Orrego-Carmona and Samuel Läubli

21. Data Sources and Issues of Optimisation in Translation and Interpreting Technologies

Christopher D. Mellinger and Thomas A. Hanson

22. Automated Translation of Specialised Genres

Ralph Krüger

Part V: Translation Technology and Human Agency

23. Environmental Considerations for Digital Translation Technology

Dimitar Shterionov, Eva Vanmassenhove, Kristiina Taivalkoski-Shilov and Elena Murgolo

24. Translation and the Internet of Things (IoT)

Renée Desjardins

25. Artificial Intelligence and Neural Machine Translation

Alessandra Molino, Rachele Raus and Tania Cerquitelli

26. Creativity and Technology in Translation

Ana Guerberof Arenas

27. Literary Machine Translation: From Taboo to Controversy

Dorothy Kenny

28. Non-Binary Genders in (Machine) Translation

Manuel Lardelli and Dagmar Gromann

Part VI: Machine Translation in Everyday Life

29. Everyday Machine Translation: Across Digital and Physical Environments

Lucas Nunes Vieira and Khetam Al Sharou

30. Machine Translation in Non-Translation Workplaces

Mary Nurminen

31. The Need for Machine Translation Literacy

Lynne Bowker

32. What does the Future hold for Translation Technologies?

Andy Way

Index

Biography

Stefan Baumgarten is currently Head of the Department of Translation Studies at the University of Graz, Austria, where he is leading the research cluster Translation, Ethics and Digital Transformation. His research centres on the societal impact of translation technologies, (critical) translation theories, posthuman conceptions of translation, and the role of translation as an ideological practice.

Michael Tieber holds a PhD in translation studies and is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Graz, Austria. His doctoral research focused on the concept of translation within machine translation research and development. His current project examines how machine translation is perceived and framed by various stakeholders, including news outlets, the language industry, and social media platforms.

This much-awaited volume explores the transformative effects of translation technologies, offering a range of critical and nuanced perspectives. Bridging theory and practice, and without falling into the common pitfalls of biased and deterministic thinking, this is an indispensable resource for academics and practitioners alike.

Akiko Sakamoto, Kansai University, Japan

The book is a compelling account of a networked global world where technology impacts on language, translation politics, the knowledge economy, and labour. It explores a reality where Translation Machines have become a daily tool for laypeople. In six coherent parts, the authors challenge us to rethink our assumptions and beliefs about technology’s pivotal role in a large variety of contexts. A timely volume worth reading!   

Yves Gambier, University of Turku, Finland

This is a broad-ranging, excellent collection of perspectives on the key sociotechnical issues brought about by AI-driven translation technology. With contributions from key voices in translation studies, it is a landmark contribution to a nascent sociology of translation technology.

Sharon O’Brien, Dublin City University, Ireland