This highly accessible introduction to translation theory, written by a leading author in the field, uses the genre of film to bring the main themes in translation to life. Through analyzing films as diverse as the Marx Brothers’ A Night at the Opera, The Star Wars Trilogies and Lost in Translation, the reader is encouraged to think about both issues and problems of translation as they are played out on the screen and issues of filmic representation through examining the translation dimension of specific films. In highlighting how translation has...
This highly accessible introduction to translation theory, written by a leading author in the field, uses the genre of film to bring the ...
Here, Cronin examines the role of translation with regard to the debates around emerging digital technologies and analyses their social, cultural, and political consequences, guiding readers through the beginnings of translation's engagement with technology, and through to the key issues that exist today.
Here, Cronin examines the role of translation with regard to the debates around emerging digital technologies and analyses their social, cultural, and...
For many years Ireland has been a popular tourist destination and tourism has been one of the most significant social, economic and cultural forces in Irish society. Irish Tourism: Image, Culture and Identity engages with major national and international debates on contemporary tourism through cutting-edge research. The book explores the multi-faceted nature of this important phenomenon, drawing on current work in sociology, cultural studies, ethnography, and language studies. For those who theorise about tourism and those who make practical day-to-day decisions on tourism policy, Irish...
For many years Ireland has been a popular tourist destination and tourism has been one of the most significant social, economic and cultural forces...
For many years Ireland has been a popular tourist destination and tourism has been one of the most significant social, economic and cultural forces in Irish society. Irish Tourism: Image, Culture and Identity engages with major national and international debates on contemporary tourism through cutting-edge research. The book explores the multi-faceted nature of this important phenomenon, drawing on current work in sociology, cultural studies, ethnography, and language studies. For those who theorise about tourism and those who make practical day-to-day decisions on tourism policy, Irish...
For many years Ireland has been a popular tourist destination and tourism has been one of the most significant social, economic and cultural forces...
Translation and Globalization is essential reading for anyone with an interest in translation, or a concern for the future of our world's languages and cultures. This is a critical exploration of the ways in which radical changes to the world economy have affected contemporary translation. The Internet, new technology, machine translation and the emergence of a worldwide, multi-million dollar translation industry have dramatically altered the complex relationship between translators, language and power. In this book, Michael Cronin looks at the changing geography of translation...
Translation and Globalization is essential reading for anyone with an interest in translation, or a concern for the future of our world's lan...
Michael Cronin looks at how translation has played a crucial role in shaping debates about identity, language and cultural survival in the past and in the present. He explores how everything from the impact of migration on the curricula for national literature courses, to the way in which nations wage war in the modern era is bound up with urgent questions of translation and identity. Examining translation practices and experiences across continents to show how translation is an integral part of how cultures are evolving, the volume presents new perspectives on how translation can be a...
Michael Cronin looks at how translation has played a crucial role in shaping debates about identity, language and cultural survival in the past and...
This highly accessible introduction to translation theory, written by a leading author in the field, uses the genre of film to bring the main themes in translation to life. Through analyzing films as diverse as the Marx Brothers' A Night at the Opera, The Star Wars Trilogies and Lost in Translation, the reader is encouraged to think about both issues and problems of translation as they are played out on the screen and issues of filmic representation through examining the translation dimension of specific films. In highlighting how translation has featured in both...
This highly accessible introduction to translation theory, written by a leading author in the field, uses the genre of film to bring the main theme...
Here, Cronin examines the role of translation with regard to the debates around emerging digital technologies and analyses their social, cultural, and political consequences, guiding readers through the beginnings of translation's engagement with technology, and through to the key issues that exist today.
Here, Cronin examines the role of translation with regard to the debates around emerging digital technologies and analyses their social, cultural, and...
