New Directions for retranslations research: Lessons Learned from the archaeology of retranslations in the finnish literary system

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https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7968.2019v39n1p23

Abstract

In this article, we discuss the archaeological phase of our research into retranslating in the Finnish literary system. We address the issue from the point of view of the past and future development on retranslation research, focusing on methodology. We argue that for our understanding of the phenomenon to advance, the traditional case study orientation of retranslation research needs to be complemented with other, macro level approaches. We discuss what kinds of research questions our archaeological data allowed us to generate, how collecting bibliographical information of a larger set of translations allowed us to place individual case studies within the bigger picture, and how it allowed us to compare our findings to similar, macro level research done by other scholars. The next step for retranslation research will, we believe, consist of studies asking new questions on the basis of such macro level empirical evidence (tested on new, targeted data sets or case studies) and comparisons between these studies completed in different cultural, historical and literary contexts.

Biografie autore

Kaisa Koskinen, University of Tampere, Tampere

Kaisa Koskinen holds the chair of full professor of translation studies at the University of Tampere, Finland. Her research interests include EU translation, translators’ agency, translation in the historical and present city of Tampere, and the role of affect in translation. Since 2000, she has studied retranslation in collaboration with professor Outi Paloposki. Together they have published several articles and a
monograph (2015; in Finnish) on the topic.

Outi Paloposki, University of Turku, Turku

Outi Paloposki is professor of English at the University of Turku (Finland), Department of Languages and Translation Studies. Her research interests include retranslations, non-fiction translation, translators and their agency, translating and writing practices, and the linguistic profiles and role of translations in Finland. Since 2000, she has studied retranslation with professor Kaisa Koskinen, and together they have published several articles and a monograph (2015; in Finnish) on the topic.

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2019-01-10

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Koskinen, K., & Paloposki, O. (2019). New Directions for retranslations research: Lessons Learned from the archaeology of retranslations in the finnish literary system. Cadernos De Tradução, 39(1), 23–44. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7968.2019v39n1p23

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V. 39 N. 1 (2019): Retranslation in Context

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