Translating Controversial Texts in East Asian Contexts - A Methodology for the Translation of Controversy

This book focuses on the broad concept of 'controversy' and issues pertaining to the translation of politically and historically controversial texts in East Asia.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Navigating ‘controversial’ translation 3. Japan and Korea (or ‘Korea and Japan’?) – a historical background 4. Translation, Culture, and Functionalism 5. Translating Controversy and ‘Contraverse’ – a methodology 6. Case Study: Translating Manga Kenkanryū (Hate Hallyu: The Comic) 7. Conclusion

About the author

Adam Zulawnik is a researcher and teaching associate/coordinator in Korean Studies at the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne and a founding member of the program. He was previously an Academy of Korean Studies Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Monash University, where he completed his PhD in translation studies and published his first co-authored book, Interviews with North Korean Defectors: from Kim Shin-jo to Thae Yong-ho (Routledge, 2021). His current research focuses on translation from the Korean and Japanese languages in political and historical settings and the development of a textbook about the history of the Korean Wave titled: The History of Hallyu: from the Kim Sisters to BTS (currently under contract with Routledge).

Summary

This book focuses on the broad concept of ‘controversy’ and issues pertaining to the translation of politically and historically controversial texts in East Asia.

Product details

• Authors: Adam Zulawnik, Adam (Monash University Zulawnik
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9780367766245
• ISBN: 978-0-367-76624-5
• No. of pages: 118
• Series: Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Korea, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Linguistics, military history, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Translating & Interpreting, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, Translation & interpretation, Asian History, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, C 1945 To C 1960, 1950–1953 (Korean War period), Korean War, Translation and interpretation, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Korean War