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Beyond the Untranslatable: Theorizing Postcolonial Translation

by Talal Asad , Jun'ichi Isomae , Naoki Sakai
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9781041123767
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Publisher Imprint: Routledge
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  • Pages: 264
  • Original Price: GBP 171.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 549 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Translating & Interpreting

This collection examines postcolonial studies through the lens of translation studies, focusing on Asian and East Asian experiences. It redefines translation as a process of negotiating Otherness with language at its core.

Following Talal Asad and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak's critique, the book shifts from subjectivity to subjectivation, arguing that subjects exist in reciprocal relationships with Others. It positions translation not as identity formation but as communication that occurs through engagement with Others in public spaces. The editors acknowledge that asymmetrical postcolonial situations create misunderstandings, suggesting that recognizing the impossibility of fully understanding Others may actually create opportunities for meaningful connection--introducing the concept of "commensurability of the incommensurable."

Offering a fresh theoretical framework that bridges disciplinary boundaries, this volume will interest scholars and students in postcolonial studies, translation studies, and Asian studies.

Talal Asad?is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of?Anthropology?and Middle Eastern Studies at the?Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA.

Jun’ichi Isomae is a Professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies in Kyoto, Japan.

Naoki Sakai is Distinguished Professor of Asian Studies Emeritus at Cornell University, USA

Katsuya Hirano is a Professor at the Department of History at University of California, Los Angeles, USA.

Gouranga Charan Pradhan is a Lecturer at ZEN University, Japan.

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