The course introduces students to the main theories of translation, linking this knowledge with the practice of translating. Translation concerns the dialogue between different cultures and educates to a form of linguistic hospitality. Consequently, it concerns the relationship with the Other, determining the way in which individuals and cultures build their identity in a process that involves difference, resemblance and mediation. The course intends to deepen the reflection that derives from this idea of translation, developing five thematic units: translation as an interpretative act; translation as a cultural process; ideology in translation; translation strategies; editorial translation and translator training

1.Translation and the paradox of meaning
1.1. Translation as an act of critical interpretation
1.2 Equivalence in translation
2. Translation and the cultural process
2.1 Translation as mediation between cultures
2.2 Translation Studies, Polisystem Theory, Cultural Studies and transdisciplinary approaches
2.3 Adequacy and difference in translation
3. Translation and ideology
3.1 Translation and rules
3.2 Constraints in translation
3.3 Translation and manipulation
3.4 Translation and rewriting
4. Translation strategies
4.1 Translation and the movement of language
4.2 Domesticating and foreignizing translation: translating post-colonial literature
4.3 The invisibility of the translator
4.4 Ethnocentric translation vs ethical translation
5. Editorial translation and the training of literary translators
5.1 The book industry
5.2 The professional roles
5.3 The Italian publishing market
5.4 The ethics and responsibility of the translator
5.5 The didactics of translation - the Petra-e framework

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a) The student must know the main theoretical topics of contemporary translation theories and be able to relate the various conceptual topics.
b) The student must be able to apply the acquired knowledge to the translation practice and to the textual analysis.
c) Starting from what has been learned, the student must be able to develop a personal reflection on translation.
d) The student must be able to convey the contents learned in a clear and complete way even to non-specialists and he/she must also acquire an autonomous learning capacity.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

Lectures and seminars

Course books

A. Berman La traduzione e la lettera o l’albergo nella lontananza, Macerata, Quodlibet, 2003.

E. Gentzler, Teorie della traduzione. Tendenze contemporanee, Torino, Utet, 2012.

S. Nergaard (a cura di), La teoria dela traduzione nella storia, Milano Bompiani, 1993 seguenti (solo l'introduzione)

S. Nergaard (a cura di), Teorie contemporanee della traduzione, Milano Bombiani, 1995 seguenti (solo l'introduzione)

L. Venuti, Translation Changes Everything, London-New York, Routledge, 2013.

Assessment

Oral examination

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Course books

A. Berman La traduzione e la lettera o l’albergo nella lontananza, Macerata, Quodlibet, 2003.

E. Gentzler, Teorie della traduzione. Tendenze contemporanee, Torino, Utet, 2012.

S. Nergaard (a cura di), La teoria dela traduzione nella storia, Milano Bompiani, 1993 seguenti (solo l'introduzione)

S. Nergaard (a cura di), Teorie contemporanee della traduzione, Milano Bombiani, 1995 seguenti (solo l'introduzione)

L. Venuti, Translation Changes Everything, London-New York, Routledge, 2013.

Assessment

Oral examination

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.