On Representing Extreme Experiences in Writing and Translation
Omid Tofighian on Translating the Manus Prison Narratives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20248985 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Omid Tofighian (0000-0002-4862-1135, UNSW Sydney, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 141 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Humanities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0787 • E-ISSN: 2076-0787 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/h11060141 |
| OpenAlex | W4308867717 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
On 10 June 2021, the Norwegian translator Signe Prøis (for publisher Camino Forlag) organised an event with both Behrouz Boochani and Omid Tofighian (both by video link from New Zealand and Australia) in conversation with translation studies scholar Erlend Wichne (University of Agder, Norway; Agder forum for translation studies). The event was titled: ‘Can I translate it? On representing extreme experiences in writing and translation’. The dialogue in this article features excerpts from the seminar with a focus on Tofighian’s translation of Boochani’s No Friend but the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison (2018) into English. The topics covered include responsibility, translation as activism, some aspects of the broader context to translating No Friend but the Mountains, the role of place, and a shared philosophical activity
Conversation · Criminology · Linguistics · Manus · Narrative · Norwegian · Prison · Sociology · Communication · History · Medicine · Philosophy · Translation Studies and Practices
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |