Gökhan Fırat
List of John Benjamins publications in which Gökhan Fırat is involved.
Articles
2021 Uberization of translation: Impacts on working conditions The Journal of Internationalization and Localization 8:1, pp. 48–75 | Article
Digital labour platforms, encompassing on-demand translation work via apps and websites, have grown exponentially in recent years and have significant consequences for translation workers. This study explores the critical literature on digital labour platforms from a labour studies perspective… read more
Governing language labour: Platform capitalism, cooperative ownership, and the structural conditions of decent and fair work in translation Target: Online-First Articles | Article
Debates on translation in the digital economy frequently centre on technology and professional skills — machine-translation productivity, automation ethics, and post-editing demands — while under-examining the ownership and governance arrangements within which they operate. This article argues… read more