Politics of translation in the ‘French’ Caribbean

Malena, Anne

doi:10.4324/9781315621289-32

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“…Given the range of uses of translation, it is perhaps unsurprising that the sites of translation are equally varied. Research has documented the use of literary magazines and various forms of literature as a means to disseminate, serialise, and circulate translations in the Caribbean (e.g., Seligmann 2021; Saint-Loubert 2020), with intellectual communities relying on these spaces to engage in cultural and political debate (e.g., Guzmán 2020Guzmán , 2021Malena 2018).…”

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Alluring translations after the Spanish-American War

Mellinger

2022

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This article presents a case study of a Spanish-language newspaper, The Puerto-Rico Eagle, published in Puerto Rico after the Spanish-American War in order to identify the various ways in which the practice of translation manifests and to what ends these translations are used. This inquiry seeks to reconcile two approaches to translation history – first, to understand the history of translation practices in this colonial context and, second, to recognise the role that translation played in this colonial time and space. Bringing together these two approaches to translation history, this article provides preliminary insights into the multi-faceted nature of translation in Hispanophone newspapers, be it an unmarked effort to influence and persuade readers, a means to establish authority and inspire confidence, or a sensational act worthy of news coverage unto itself. In doing so, the article points toward potential avenues for future inquiry into translation in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean with newspapers as a site of translation activity.

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confidence: 99%