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Article published In: Translation Spaces
Vol. 7:2 (2018) ► pp.219–239

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Productively losing control, or how Architecture can inspire translation ethics

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Published online: 28 November 2018
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https://doi.org/10.1075/ts.18005.flo
Abstract
In this article, an attempt is made to view Architecture as a source of inspiration for translation ethics. First, it is argued that Architecture is not a discipline that is as distant from translation studies as it might seem at first sight. Second, the example of the Wyly Theater in Dallas is discussed in an attempt to summarize contemporary concerns in architectural practice: “productively losing control,” a motto used by Prince-Ramus, Joshua. 2009. “A Theatre that Remakes Itself.” TED – Ideas Worth Spreading. Accessed February 2018. [URL], is then applied to translation ethics and the paper goes on to explore possible parallels between how a building may function within its surroundings and how texts may function within a social context. More specifically, it is shown that selected functional aspects of the Wyly Theater might form a guiding principle for teaching how to resolve ethical issues in the translation of politically sensitive texts taken from the Greek and Cypriot contexts.
Article outline
  • Introduction
  • The if-question between Architecture and translation studies: Is a comparison conceivable at all?
  • The what-question between Architecture and translation studies: ‘symbolic’ space
  • The how-question between Architecture and translation studies: The architectural metaphor
  • The how-question continued: Architectural design meets translation ethics at the example of the Wyly Theater
    • The architectural object
    • The significance for translation ethics
  • Instead of a conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
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