Presents an overview of the developments in thinking about translation, both within and outside translation studies. This title covers the main forms of translation: oral, written, literary, non-literary, scientific, religious, audiovisual and machine translation. It also covers topics such as the politics and dynamics of representation.

Critical Readings in Translation Studies is an integrated and structured set of progressive readings from translation and related disciplines, which provides students with a comprehensive overview of the field and how it is developing. Designed to be the most student-friendly volume available, this reader:


Covers all the main forms of translation - literary, non-literary, scientific, commercial and audiovisual
Uses a thematic structure: topics covered include how translation relates to discourse and ideology, the place of translation in institutional settings and alliances, and its role in new media and technology
Explains the key approaches to conceptualizing translation: from textual and philosophical to cultural and political
Includes core material from renowned scholars, but also innovative and less well-known work from scholars both in related disciplines and in the non-western world.

Complete with full editorial support from Mona Baker, including general and section introductions, abstracts for each of the readings and further reading, the book's thematic structure guides students and scholars through the field. This book is an essential resource for all students of translation studies.

'This volume represents a much needed break from the canon that currently defines - but also restricts - the scope of translation studies. Read Venuti to see where we have come from; read Baker to see where we are heading.' - Stuart Campbell, University of Western Sydney '...there is a rich source of information for any student of translation or interpreting in this volume. The complexity of translation which Baker often refers to is manifest in the different contributions.' - J.A. Foley, Assumption University, The New English Teacher