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Review article

Interpreting history

Challenging the “invisibility” paradigm

ORCiD logo with link | University of London
Published online: 26 January 2026
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https://doi.org/10.1075/tis.00066.foo
Article outline
  • Past and present
  • The interpreting history archive
  • Next steps
  • References
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