1st Edition

Translation and Public Policy Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Case Studies

Edited By Gabriel González Núñez, Reine Meylaerts Copyright 2017
188 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

186 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

186 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book brings together an ensemble of leading voices from the fields of economics, language policy, law, political philosophy, and translation studies. They come together to provide theoretical perspectives and practical case studies regarding a shared concern: translation policy. Their timely perspectives and case studies allow for the problematizing and exploration of translation policy, an... Read more

1. Interdisciplinary perspectives on translation policy: New directions and challenges

Reine Meylaerts & Gabriel González Núñez

2. Translational justice: Between equality and privation

Helder De Schutter

3. Translation as marginalisation? International law, translation and the status of linguistic minorities

Jacqueline Mowbray

4. From language planning to translation policy: Looking for a conceptual framework

Oscar Diaz Fouces

5. Comparative language policy and evaluation: Criteria, indicators and implications for translation policy

Michele Gazzola & François Grin

6. Political philosophy and scientific translation: When individual interest does not translate into collective benefits

David Robichaud

7. Educational interpreting as instrument of language policy: The case at a "historically Afrikaans" South African university

Theodorus du Plessis

8. Law and translation at the U.S.-Mexico border: Translation policy in a diglossic setting

Gabriel González Núñez

Biography

Gabriel González Núñez is an Assistant Professor at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley where he teaches several BA and MA courses in translation and interpreting, including legal translation and court interpreting. He is also the Undergraduate Translation & Interpreting Programs Coordinator.

Reine Meylaerts is Professor of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies at KU Leuven where she teaches courses on European Literature, Comparative Literature and Translation and Plurilingualism in Literature. She was director of CETRA from 2006-2014 and is now a board member. She is also the review editor of Target.