Translating Worlds [Introduction]

Abstract

This international and interdisciplinary book explores the relations between migration, translation, and memory. The rationale for this interdisciplinary view of translation is based on the notion of the translation paradigm as a medium of communication, re-narration, trans-creation, and localization across a diverse range of domains including disciplines, cultures, generations, places, institutions, media, and genres. The book's specific interest lies in staging a dialogue between the interdisciplinary areas of Memory and Translation Studies. It aims to do so by focusing on the theme of migration. The book addresses questions that are directly relevant to contemporary debates on global migr..