Taking Sides
Urban Wandering as a Decolonial Translation Practice in the Americas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5786359 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joshua Price (0000-0003-3246-278X, Binghamton University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Tusaaji A Translation Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1925-5624 • E-ISSN: 1925-5624 |
| Publisher | York University Libraries (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.25071/1925-5624.40385 |
| OpenAlex | W3035977953 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 15 |
Colonialism fragments meaning. This essay takes up colonial fragmentation of meaning as a question of translation. It offers a decolonial methodology to unpack the political stakes as one moves back and forth across the colonial line. The methodology is based on a conscious process of urban wandering or drifting, what the Situationists called the "dérive." Two case studies of itinerant decolonial theorizing follow. The first is a sketch of the militarized border between the US and Mexico, and the second example has to do with Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day. In the case studies, translating is treated as a question of "tuning in" as one tunes into a conversation, or, alternatively, as if into a radio frequency. The metaphor of translation-as-tuning-in allows us to address practical and concrete questions of translation in everyday settings, as well as contemporary theoretical debates in translation studies. Keywords: translation; colonialism; decolonial methodology; border; dérive
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |