Abstract
This paper addresses the relationship between practice and knowledge in translation. It employs practice theory to conceptualize 'knowing-in-practice', introducing a theoretical approach to translation studies that enables an analytical focus on the practice of translating, rather than on the cognitive processes of translators or the textual features of translations. Against this practice-theoretical backdrop, knowing is construed as an emergent phenomenon that is sited in translation practice. Drawing on an empirical analysis of translating in a research organization, the paper then illustrates how this situated and embodied knowing is materially and discursively mediated and transpires in translation practice. Through its interdisciplinary approach, this research offers new sociological perspectives on the human and material interdependencies constituting translation in the workplace.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 159-180 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Translation Spaces(Netherland) |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 13 Oct 2017 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Embedded knowing
- Embodied knowing
- Knowing-in-practice
- Practice theory
- Translation practice
- Workplace research