Theorising translation as a process of ‘cultural repatriation’ A promising merger of narrative theory and Bourdieu’s theory of cultural transfer

dc.contributor.author Kalliopi Pasmatzi
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dc.date.issued 2021-07-13
dc.description.abstract This article scrutinises instances where translation corresponds to what I call ‘cultural repatriation’, through the examination of two Anglophone novels about the Greek civil war and their transfer into Greece. Translation as repatriation concentrates on works which are, effectively, repatriated into their original context and made vulnerable to its aesthetic and socio-ideological encounters. The translation of Gage’s Eleni (1983a) and de Bernières’s Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (1994) into Greek constitutes cultural repatriation as cultural representations in the works are constructed through a ‘foreign gaze’ and rendered problematic upon transfer. Within this context, I examine how specific strategies in the promotion, translation, and consumption of these works challenge or reinforce hegemonic versions and narrative modes of the historical narrative and lead to a renegotiation of the cultural categories constructed in them. Methodologically, the article combines Bourdieu’s sociology and narrative theory creating a robust framework for the study of cultural repatriation.
dc.identifier.citation Pasmatzi, Kelly. (2021). Theorising translation as a process of ‘cultural repatriation’: A promising merger of narrative theory and Bourdieu’s theory of cultural transfer. Target. International Journal of Translation Studies. 34. 10.1075/target.20056.pas.
dc.identifier.other https://doi.org/10.1075/target.20056.pas
dc.identifier.uri https://ccdspace.eu/handle/123456789/146
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher John Benjamins Publishing Company
dc.relation.ispartofseries International Journal of Translation Studies: Target Vol. 34:1 (2022) ► pp.37–66
dc.title Theorising translation as a process of ‘cultural repatriation’ A promising merger of narrative theory and Bourdieu’s theory of cultural transfer
dc.type Article
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