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López Alcalá, Samuel. 2021. Issues of explanation in translation history: an example from US–Mexican religious historiography. Translation Studies 14 (1) : 51–65.
Publication type
Article in jnl/bk
Publication language
English

Abstract

In recent years, Rundle has sparked methodological debates in translation history with his proposals on opposing historical paradigms, dichotomous theoretical frameworks, and seemingly incompatible audiences. This article examines critically Rundle's theses and links them to three dichotomous tensions between translation and historical studies. The contention here is that these key aspects of historical theory are tributaries to a more crucial concern of the historian, namely, the production of explanation structures. Echoing Chesterman, it is suggested that turning to causal explanation can be a positive step toward consilience regarding the unresolved dichotomous tensions between the study of history and translation. The article concludes with a survey of these issues by seeking to integrate translation phenomena in the structures of explanation pertaining to a specific case of US–Mexican religious history.
Source : Based on abstract in journal