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Article published In: Translation in the Theatre
Edited by Cristina Marinetti
[Target 25:3] 2013
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Translation and theatre

From performance to performativity

 | Cardiff University
Published online: 11 October 2013
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https://doi.org/10.1075/target.25.3.01mar
The last two decades have seen an increasing interest from different quarters in exploring the territory that exists between translation and theatre. Examining discussions of the nature of drama and theatre—that see them as performative rather than representative entities (Worthen, William B. 2003. Shakespeare and the Force of Modern Performance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.   Google Scholar logo with link to Google Scholar; Schechner, Richard. 2002. Performance Studies. An Introduction. 2nd edition. London: Routledge.Google Scholar logo with link to Google Scholar)—this article argues for a rethinking of the interdisciplinary relations between translation and theatre in the context of wider debates over the value of interdisciplinarity in translation studies (Pym, Anthony. 1998. Method in Translation History. Manchester: St. Jerome.Google Scholar logo with link to Google Scholar; Chesterman, Andréw. 2010. “Translation Studies: Forum on Cultural Translation. A Response.” Translation Studies 3 (1): 103–106.Google Scholar logo with link to Google Scholar; . 2012. “Translation Studies at Cross-roads.” In The Known Unknowns of Translation Studies, ed. by Elke Brems, Reine Meylaerts, and Luc van Doorslaer, Special issue of Target 24 (1): 15–25. Google Scholar logo with link to Google Scholar). Drawing on the contributions to this special issue, the social dimension of translation and the performative nature of culture are brought to the fore as productive new ways of studying translation in the theatre as a performative and social as well as a linguistic practice.
Article outline
  • 1.On the value of interdisciplinary dialogue
  • 2.Translation in the theatre: drama, performance and performativity
  • 3.This special issue
  • 4.Conclusion: What next?
  • Acknowledgement
  • Notes
  • References
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