Peter Flynn

List of John Benjamins publications in which Peter Flynn is involved.

Titles

Interconnecting Translation Studies and Imagology

Edited by Luc van Doorslaer, Peter Flynn and Joep Leerssen

Isn’t translation all about saying exactly the same thing in another language? Aren’t national images totally outdated in this era of globalization? Most people might agree but this book amply illustrates how persistent and multifaceted clichés on translation and nation can be. Time and again,… read more

[Benjamins Translation Library, 119] 2016. vii, 333 pp.

Eurocentrism in Translation Studies

Edited by Luc van Doorslaer and Peter Flynn

In the wake of post-colonial and post-modernist thinking, ‘Eurocentrism’ has been criticized in a number of academic disciplines, including Translation Studies. First published as a special issue of Translation and Interpreting Studies 6:2 (2011), this volume re-examines and problematizes some of… read more

[Benjamins Current Topics, 54] 2013. v, 133 pp.

Eurocentrism in Translation Studies

Edited by Luc van Doorslaer and Peter Flynn

Special issue of Translation and Interpreting Studies 6:2 (2011) vi, 125 pp.

Flynn, Peter 2018 Chapter 5.7. Ethnography A History of Modern Translation Knowledge: Sources, concepts, effects, D’hulst, Lieven and Yves Gambier (eds.), pp. 325–330 | Chapter

Flynn, Peter, Joep Leerssen and Luc van Doorslaer 2016 On translated images, stereotypes and disciplines Interconnecting Translation Studies and Imagology, van Doorslaer, Luc, Peter Flynn and Joep Leerssen (eds.), pp. 1–18 | Article

Flynn, Peter 2013 How Eurocentric is Europe? Examining scholars’ and translators’ contributions to translation studies — an ethnographic perspective Eurocentrism in Translation Studies, van Doorslaer, Luc and Peter Flynn (eds.), pp. 43–59 | Article

Conceptualizations of translation are often cast in the literature in terms of sets of hegemonic dualities played out across lines of continuous and perhaps irresolvable dominance and resistance in all areas touched on by translation: language, power, ethnicity, gender, etc. This paper will attempt… read more

Flynn, Peter 2013 Author and translator Handbook of Translation Studies: Volume 4, Gambier, Yves and Luc van Doorslaer (eds.), pp. 12–19 | Article

Flynn, Peter and Luc van Doorslaer 2013 On constructing continental views on translation studies: An introduction Eurocentrism in Translation Studies, van Doorslaer, Luc and Peter Flynn (eds.), pp. 1–8 | Article

Flynn, Peter 2011 How eurocentric is Europe? Examining scholars’ and translators’ contributions to translation studies — an ethnographic perspective Eurocentrism in Translation Studies, van Doorslaer, Luc and Peter Flynn (eds.), pp. 157–173 | Article

Conceptualizations of translation are often cast in the literature in terms of sets of hegemonic dualities played out across lines of continuous and perhaps irresolvable dominance and resistance in all areas touched on by translation: language, power, ethnicity, gender, etc. This paper will… read more

Flynn, Peter and Luc van Doorslaer 2011 On constructing continental views on translation studies: An introduction Eurocentrism in Translation Studies, van Doorslaer, Luc and Peter Flynn (eds.), pp. 113–120 | Article

Flynn, Peter and Yves Gambier 2011 Methodology in Translation Studies Handbook of Translation Studies: Volume 2, Gambier, Yves and Luc van Doorslaer (eds.), pp. 88–96 | Article

Flynn, Peter 2010 Ethnographic approaches Handbook of Translation Studies: Volume 1, Gambier, Yves and Luc van Doorslaer (eds.), pp. 116–119 | Article

Flynn, Peter 2007 Exploring literary translation practice: A focus on ethos Target 19:1, pp. 21–44 | Article

This article discusses findings from an ethnographic study of literary translation practice in the Netherlands and Belgium. The article focuses on one aspect of translation practice, namely translatorial ethos. It is argued that the forms of translatorial ethos visible in the data are complex in… read more