Author: Mona Baker

Translating social sciences into Arabic today. The case of Pierre Bourdieu

Articles, Translation

  DOI: 10.1080/13556509.2015.1069042 Richard Jacquemond Published online: 14 Aug 2015 Abstract Through the example of the Arabic translations of Pierre Bourdieu, this article analyses the conditions of the introduction and reception of a sociological thought of French origin in the contemporary Arab intellectual field and, more generally, those of the international circulation of ideas in a postcolonial context. The diachronic analysis

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New Book: Scientific and Technical Translation

Publications, Translation

Routledge is proud to announce the publication of Scientific and Technical Translation By Maeve Olohan Paperback: 978-0-415-83786-6 I September 2015 Hardback: 978-0-415-83784-2 | September 2015 Look Inside the book  |  Request an e-Inspection Copy         Scientific and Technical Translation focuses on texts that are typically translated in scientific and technical domains, such as technical instructions, data sheets and brochures, patents,

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Postgraduate Scholarships in Modern Languages at the University of Birmingham (deadline January 12th, 2016)

Competitions and Awards, Translation

Recruitment for PhD Scholarships at the University of Birmingham is now open. This year, up to 89 fully-funded Scholarships will be awarded across the six Universities involved in the Midlands3Cities consortium, giving prospective postgraduates of Modern Languages at Birmingham a very strong chance of success. The Midlands3Cities consortium is a Doctoral Training Programme that offers students from the UK and

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CairoComix: Excavating the political

Culture, Egypt, Jonathan Guyer, Translating Dissent

12 October 2015, Mada Masr By Jonathan Guyer “All comics are political,” wrote Allen Douglas and Fedwa Malti-Douglas in their seminal 1994 study Arab Comic Strips. But whether for children or adults, the forms of political expression in comics are never straightforward. Translated editions of Superman project cultural imperialism as well as the human need for heroes and villains. A comic advertising Stella beer

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Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor Posts: Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

Job Announcements, Translation

The Department of English Language and Literature at the College of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman, is recruiting academic members of staff in the field of Translation in various academic ranks: Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor. Applicants should meet the following conditions: PhD. in Translation or Linguistics An appropriate record of publications Appropriate teaching

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Third International Conference on Language, Linguistics, Literature and Translation: “Connecting the Dots in a Glocalized World” (Oman)

Events, Translation

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics, Language, Literature and Translation Conference Dates: November 3-5, 2016 Conference Location: Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman Call Deadline (Early Decision): 14 February 2016. Decision returned by 29 February  Call Deadline (Regular): 11 April 2016. Decision returned by 2 May     Meeting Description: Connecting the Dots in a Glocalized World 2016 will provide a forum for

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Senior Lecturer in Translation Studies (Chinese-English)

Job Announcements, Translation

Closing Date: 20 October 2015   The Asia Institute at the University of Melbourne seeks to appoint a Senior Lecturer in Translation Studies (Chinese-English).  The appointee will have the responsibility of undertaking independent teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level in the Chinese Studies program and also making a lead contribution to the course design, content and delivery of the new

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Making sense of the ‘social’ in social media (and social enterprise, social marketing, social analytics…)

Citizen Media

Sociology Lens Paul Gilbert on September 28, 2015 Doubtless I am not alone among the contributors to Sociology Lens in having been exposed, during my first year as an undergraduate, to an array of foundational thinkers in sociology (and anthropology) who present human history as a movement away from ‘traditional’, ‘face–to–face’ or ‘kinship–based’ societies, towards those in which interaction and identity is less relational, and more individualized.

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Media Mobilizing Project

Citizen Media, Todd Wolfson and Peter Funke, Translating Dissent

Founded by Todd Wolfson, Media Mobilizing Project (MMP) is based in Philadelphia and is an award winning social justice group that uses media to build the power of working people. MMP exists to build a media, education and organizing infrastructure that will cohere and amplify the growing movement to end poverty.  We use media to organize poor and working people to

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