Translation by Sophie J. Williamson - ISBN: 9780262537926
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Reflections on the cultural and political complexities of translation in global contemporary artistic practices.

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    240 pages

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    18 February 2020

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Summary

Reflections on the cultural and political complexities of translation in global contemporary artistic practices.The movement of global populations, and subsequently the task of translation, underlies contemporary culture. Economic and environmental migration, forced political exiles, and the plight of refugees are now superimposed upon the intricacies of ancient and modern diasporas, generations of colonization, and the transportation of slaves. This timely anthology considers translation’s o…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262537926
ISBN-10:0262537923
Author:Sophie J. Williamson
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:18 February 2020
Weight:567g
Dimensions:211mm x 152mm x 22mm
Series:Whitechapel: Documents of Contemporary Art
About The Author

Sophie J. Williamson

Sophie Williamson is Programme Curator, Exhibitions, at Camden Arts Centre, London. She has written for frieze, Art Monthly, and Aesthetica, and was the first recipient of the Gasworks Curatorial Fellowship in 2016. She completed a research residency at SOMA, Mexico City, through which she built a body of research on cultural translation and molecular curation.

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