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Translation and Contemporary Art: Transdisciplinary Encounters book cover

1st Edition

Translation and Contemporary Art Transdisciplinary Encounters

By MªCarmen África Vidal Claramonte Copyright 2022
126 Pages
by Routledge

126 Pages
by Routledge

126 Pages
by Routledge
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This book looks to expand the definition of translation in line with Susan Bassnett and David Johnston’s notion of the “outward turn”, applying this perspective to contemporary art to broaden the scope of how we understand translation in today’s global multisemiotic world. The book takes as its point of departure the idea that texts are comprised of not only words but other semiotic systems... Read more

Preface, by Susan Bassnett

1. Translating in a Visual Age: Transdisciplinary Routes

 

2. The Artistranslator’s Gaze

 

3. Translating with Art

 

4. Concluding Remarks

Biography

MªCarmen África Vidal Claramonte is Full Professor of Translation at the University of Salamanca, Spain.

"In Translation and Contemporary Art: Interdisciplinary Encounters, MªCarmen  África Vidal Claramonte brings an important and timely contribution that aligns with recent calls for a more expansive conceptualization of translation studies...Vidal offers her readers an interdisciplinary journey, paving the way for artwork to become a subject of exploration within the field of translation studies." - Sarah I. Aldawood, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Babel

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