Online Collaborative Translation in China and Beyond - Community, Practice, and Identity

Yu tackles the issues of the practice of online collaborative translation, the development of online translation communities, and the identities of the social actors engaged in such practice, with special reference to China.

Sommario

1. Introduction 2. The Chinese Internet, Participatory Culture, and Online Collaborative Translation 3. Communities, Online Communities, and Communities of Practice 4. Narrative Community in a Community of Practice 5. Online Collaborative Translation as a Social Act 6. Collaborating and Translating for Learning 7. Professionals in Non-Professional Communities 8. Conclusion

Info autore

Chuan Yu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Translation, Interpreting and Intercultural Studies at Hong Kong Baptist University. She is also an Adjunct Research Fellow at Monash University and Associate Editor of the journal Interpreting and Society - An Interdisciplinary Journal. Her research lies at the intersection of Translation Studies, Anthropology, and Media and Communication Studies. Her research interests include collaborative translation, translation processes, translation communities, non-professional translation, crisis translation, translation technologies, citizen media, internet research and ethnography. She writes and publishes in the areas of translation and social sciences. Her articles have appeared in journals such as Translation Studies and The Journal of Specialised Translation. Chuan also undertakes translation work and teaches translation.

Riassunto

Yu tackles the issues of the practice of online collaborative translation, the development of online translation communities, and the identities of the social actors engaged in such practice, with special reference to China.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Chuan Yu, Chuan (Hong Kong Baptist University) Yu
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032381350
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3238135-0
• Pagine: 166
• Serie: Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies
• Categorie: Saggistica > Enciclopedie, opere di consultazione > Dizionari di lingua straniera; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; China, Anthropology, Society & culture: general, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Translating & Interpreting, Chinese, Translation & interpretation, Literature: history & criticism, Language: reference & general, Language: reference and general, Society and culture: general, Language teaching and learning, Literature: history and criticism, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT), Translation and interpretation