Translatophilia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21584079 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tong King Lee (0000-0002-8885-6887, University of Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 543-564 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Target International Journal of Translation Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0924-1884 • E-ISSN: 1569-9986 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/target.20198.lee |
| OpenAlex | W4210801590 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 15 |
This article advances the notion of translatophilia, defined as the fetishisation of translation in hypercorrection of its perceived marginalisation. Using how Translation Studies scholars have engaged with the copyright regime in postpositivist fashion as a case in point, it argues that in the course of resisting structuralist notions of originality and authorship, Translation Studies has ironically come to fetishise its object of study as the privileged site of a new individuality and personality – romantic myths it initially set out to dispel. In light of the recent ‘outward turn’ in Translation Studies, the article identifies sources of anxiety in the field that have pushed it toward extreme theorisation. It proposes that before Translation Studies makes its outward turn, it is pertinent for it to first turn inward to combat its translatophiliac tendencies
Creativity · Epistemology · Linguistics · Mythology · Originality · Sociology · Translation studies · Classics · History · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Legal Language and Interpretation · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Translation Studies and Practices
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |