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* * * * * * * * * Criticism To Feminist Translation Theory: Subjectivism Arguments against language reform Elitism (Felski: 1989) Double standards (Arrojo 1994, 1995) Theoretical incoherence (Arrojo 1994, 1995) Opportunism and benevolence (Spivak 1988, 1992) To Feminist Theory: Gender is not a stable and universal category New Developments * Translation and gender Polysexual and multigendered approaches to translation von Flotow, Luise (1998) “Dis-Unity and Diversity: Feminist Approaches to Translation Studies”, in Lynne Bowker, Michael Cronin, Dorothy Kenny and Jennifer Pearson (eds) Unity in Diversity? Current Trends in Translation Studies. Manchester: St. Jerome, 3-13. http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~vonfloto/_articles06/Unity_in_Diversity.pdf Work on the translation of camp Harvey, Keith (1998) “Translating Camp Talk - Gay Identities and Cultural Transfer”. The Translator 4(2): 295-320. Gender and AVT * What does this kind of approach imply in the analysisof the subtitled/dubbed versions of films? Whether the way in which the characters speak and address each other disclose offensive remarks (sexist, racist, homophobic overtones) Whether the subtitled/dubbed versions are faithful or sexist or racist where the original may not be What these similarities and differences suggest in terms of how different cultures deal with identity-related topics To what extent these similarities and differences affect the audiences’ perception of these issues * Bend it like Beckam * East is East * Bibliography Arrojo, Rosemary (1994) “Fidelity and the Gendered Translation”. TTR 7(2): 147-64. Arrojo, Rosemary (1995) “Feminist, ‘Orgasmic’ Theories of Translation and their Contradictions”. TradTerm 2: 67-75. Baxter, Robert (2005) “On the need for non-sexist language in translation”. The International Journal of Language, Society and Culture, 15. .au/users/tle/JOURNAL/ARTICLES/2005/15-1.htm Butler, Judith (1990) Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of