Leonid S. Chekin
List of John Benjamins publications in which Leonid S. Chekin is involved.
Articles
2025 Inuit literature, postcolonial criticism, and problems of translatability Translation and Interpreting Studies 20:3, pp. 432–466 | Translation
This article compares literature in the Inuit and Yupik languages from Greenland to Chukotka from the perspective of translation and the perception of postcolonial audiences, both within and outside of the Arctic region. It discusses works by Markoosie Patsauq, Niviaq Korneliussen, and Zoia… read more
2023 First Secretary Gierek, President Carter, and the president’s Polish interpreter: An analysis of an awkward diplomatic encounter based on new archival evidence Babel 69:6, pp. 725–748 | Article
During President Carter’s visit to Warsaw in 1977, his interpreter into Polish, Steven Seymour, allegedly made major mistakes. American journalists learned of these mistakes from their Polish colleagues and gloated over what they considered erotic overtones in Seymour’s interpretation. There is… read more