Representing translation the representation of translation and translators in contemporary media / edited by Dror Abend-David.

Other author Abend-David, Dror, 1966-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.
Descriptionxiii, 229 pages ; 24 cm
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Contents Imagining translation and translators: An introductory note. The evolution of the "universal translator": technical device and human factor in Doctor Who and Star trek from the 1960s to the present / Erga Heller -- The translator as protagonist: An introductory note. In search of a Chinese Hamlet: translation, interpretation, and personalities in postwar film-cultural exchange / Ying Xiao -- Translators as social (double) agent: An introductory note. Mediating violence: three film portrayals of interpreters' dilemmas as participants in conflict / Kayoko Takeda -- Translation and translators in new media: An introductory note. Reactions to audiovisual adaptation on social media: the case of How to get away with murder / Chiara Bucaria -- Translation and/as global communication: An introductory note. Cross-languaging romance on screen / Delia Chiaro -- "They have eyes, but they [could see better]": An introductory note. Audio description for all? enhancing the experience of sighted viewers through visual media access services / Iwona Mazur -- Translating translation: An introductory note. Translating multilingual films in a South African context / Zoë Pettit -- Translation and localization in advertisement: An introductory note. Localization strategies in English-Chinese advertisement translation / Ying Cui and Yanli Zhao -- The "non-translation": An introductory note. Yiddish, media and the dramatic function of translation or what does it take to read Joel and Ethan Coen's film, A serious man? / Dror Abend-David.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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LCCN 2019003753
ISBN9781501333873 (hardcover)
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