Interpreting Conflict A Comparative Framework
This edited book examines the role of interpreting in conflict situations, bringing together studies from different international and intercultural contexts, with contributions from military personnel, humanitarian interpreters and activists as well as academics. The authors use case studies to comp...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan
2021, 2021
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2021 |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies in Languages at War
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Part I. Introduction
- 1. Moving Boundaries in Interpreting in Conflict Zones
- Part II. Interpreting for the Military
- 2. Dual Citizen Interpreters: Consequences of Assigned Loyalties in the Aftermath of War
- 3. To Be or Not to Be Loyal: Loyalty of Military Interpreters Serving the Japanese Army in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1931–1945)
- 4 Interpreting the Korean Conflict (1945–1953)
- 5 Local Interpreters Versus Military Personnel: Perceptions and Expectations Regarding the Local Interpreter’s Role and Agency Within the Afghan Conflict
- 6. Negotiating Ideologies in Conflict Zones: The Case of the Interpreter in Lebanon
- 7 The Spanish “Military Interpreter”: A Practical Application in International Operations Arising from Armed Conflicts
- 8 Narrative Representations of the Interpreter in Wartime
- 9 After the Towers Fell: The Fate of Two Arabic Linguists
- Part III Humanitarian Interpreting
- 10Psychological Aspects of Interpreting Violence: A Narrative from the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- 11 United Nations Interpreters in the Arab Spring
- 12 Interpreter-Mediated Encounters in Complex Humanitarian Settings: Language and Cultural Mediation at Emergency ONG Onlus
- 13 Andalusia, the Principal Gateway to Europe for Migrants and Refugees Arriving by Sea: Access to the Right to Interpreting Services in Reception Entities for International Asylum Seekers
- 14 Interpreting for Refugees in Hong Kong
- 15 Latin American Interpreters Working in a Safe Country: Specific Training and Emotional Implications
- Part IV Conclusion
- 16 Pressing Issues and Future Directions for Interpreting in Conflict Zones