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Towards an Atlas of the History of Interpreting: Voices from around the worldEdited by Lucía Ruiz Rosendo and Jesús Baigorri-Jalón
[Benjamins Translation Library 159] 2023
► pp. 288–295
Edited by Lucía Ruiz Rosendo and Jesús Baigorri-Jalón
[Benjamins Translation Library 159] 2023
► pp. 288–295
Chapter 12Conclusion
The conclusion reflects very briefly on some of the main elements that emerge from the book, which is, ultimately, a crossroads of disciplines, where the importance of historical change is highlighted. Some of the main traits are the variety of geographical areas and historical periods covered in the volume, the overwhelming gender imbalance in favor of male interpreters, as well as the heterogeneity of their duties and statuses, which vary widely between and within the case studies, and the usually subaltern nature of the interpreters, which, at times, questioned power relations. Links between the past and the present are suggested, regarding, for instance, reinterpretations of historical events and the geopolitics of languages.
Keywords: interpreters’ positionality, interpreters’ role(s), gender imbalance, historical change, minoritized languages
Article outline
- Final remarks: On change
- Coda
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