《Translation and gender》.ppt

Outline Sherry Simon Background The core of feminist translation theory The aim of feminist translation theory Stance and Strategies Sherry Simon A Canadian Simon did her PhD at the University de Montreal in French literature. A Professor of French at Concordia University She teaches translation studies in master’s program Gender in Translation: Cultural Identity and the Politics of Transmission Background Cultural turn Feminism The status of translation The status of female in literature Feminism Feminism comprises a number of movements, theories and philosophies that are concerned with issues of gender difference, that advocate equality for women, and that campaign for womens rights and interests. Three waves of Feminism In the 19th and early 20th centuries In the 1960s and 1970s From the 1990s to the present Aspects of Feminism Feminism has altered aspects of Western society, ranging from culture to law. A womans right of contract and property, bodily integrity and autonomy For protection from domestic violence; against sexual harassment and rape; For workplace rights, including maternity leave and equal pay; Against other forms of discrimination. The status of translation and female Male The core of feminist translation theory The feminist theorists see a parallel between the status of translation, which is often considered to be derivative and inferior to original writing, and that of women, so often repressed in society and literature. Page 131 The aim of feminist translation theory Feminist translation theory aims to identify and critique the tangle of concepts which relegates both women and translation to the bottom of the social and literary ladder. Stance and strategies They charge the traditional concept of fidelity. They seek to make the feminine visible with linguistic markers of gender. Stance For feminist translation, fidelity is to be directed toward neither the author nor the reader, but toward the writin