This course will outline and question key trends in translation studies. The aim throughout is to consider how meanings are carried between and affect different cultural contexts, and the political, ethical and ideological consequences of translation between languages, cultures and political contexts. It will also consider broader questions of language and representation in a globalized world.

In Term 1 the course will discuss the role of the translator and will cover topics such as authorship and copyright, patronage and ideology, the sttatus of translation in the publication industry, and the politics of domestication and foreignisation. In Term 2, the course will focus on the cultural and ideological turn in Translation Studies and will look at issues around feminist, queer and post-colonial approaches to translation.