Introduction: Borders in Translation and Intercultural Communication

The introduction to this special issue discusses the notion of border and its position in current scholarship in translation studies and intercultural communication. It then analyses ways in which borders can be useful for thinking, focusing particularly on Walter Mignolo’s notion of “border thinkin...

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Main Author: Jonathan Evans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, University of Alberta 2017-09-01
Series:TranscUlturAl
Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/tc/index.php/TC/article/view/29356/21408
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Summary:The introduction to this special issue discusses the notion of border and its position in current scholarship in translation studies and intercultural communication. It then analyses ways in which borders can be useful for thinking, focusing particularly on Walter Mignolo’s notion of “border thinking”. It reviews how borders are viewed in both translation studies and intercultural communication and offers some possible directions for future research before introducing the papers in this special issue.
ISSN:1920-0323
1920-0323