H2020Индивидуална стипендия2018–2020

TRANSACT · Book History and Translation History: Copyright, Wages, Censorship, and the (Proto-)Professionalisation of Translators in Nineteenth-Century Britain and Ireland

„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

Период: 2018-10-01 → 2020-11-30
Финансиране от ЕС: 183 455 €
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Схема: MSCA-IF-EF-CAR

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Накратко на български

Историята на преводителите в Британия и Ирландия през XIX век анализира техните заплати, авторските права и цензурата. Работата попълва празноти в познанията ни за връзката между издателите и преводачите, за да се разбере по-добре историята на печатната комуникация.

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Book History and Translation History: Copyright, Wages, Censorship, and the (Proto-)Professionalisation of Translators in Nineteenth-Century Britain and Ireland

I was a Marie Curie Fellow at the Institute of English Studies (IES) from 1 Oct 2018-30 Nov 2020 (including a two-month suspension due to Covid-19). The objectives of the project were to develop an innovative program of research, methods, analysis and public engagement events at the interdisciplinary crossroads of book history and translation, by conducting the following research and outreach activities: 1. An archival examination of the production of English translations in nineteenth-century Britain and Ireland, with a focus on copyright agreements, translator-publisher relationships and the professionalisation of literary translators. The research identified two interrelated strands of research or work packages - (a) translators’ earnings and copyright; (b) censorship. 2. Dissemination and public engagement activities that effectively exploit the synergies of book history and translation studies, addressing the above themes as well as other topics central to this interdisciplinary research cluster. A number of dissemination and public engagement activities conducted during the project were on poetry translation and its publishing aspects, and on the theme of women translators. The project is important because it pushes interdisciplinary thinking, bridging the two disciplines and contributing to making translation less peripheral to book history. Interdisciplinary work, and the ability to think across subjects and disciplines and crossfertilize our ideas and experiences, has been increasingly recognized and deployed as a means to address societal issues. It is key to the ways in which we write the history of print and of communication. Translator-publisher relationships have been largely underresearched, and translation has been an undervalued yet crucial aspect of the production and dissemination of texts. The study generates new knowledge in the areas of copyright and professional literary translation, which are important to the ways in which texts and ideas circulate internationally today. The findings will be available in two publications – an article published in Meta (April 2021), a journal of translation studies, and a book published in the ‘Publishing and Book Culture’ series of Cambridge Elements (CUP), a series of short, accessible monographs (Fall 2021).

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Цел на проекта

Hosted at the School of Advanced Study (SAS), University of London’s prestigious research-intensive institution that brings together nine research institutes, the Fellowship will address and exploit the synergies between book history and translation history by combining the researcher’s perspective in the area of translation studies with the expertise and resources available at SAS in the field of book history. Based at the Institute of English Studies, which specializes in the history of the book, manuscript and print studies, the researcher will be able to draw on the expertise of her supervisor, Dr Andrew Nash, Reader in Book History, Deputy Director of IES, and Director of the London Rare Books School. The project will generate new knowledge about the production of English-language translations in the nineteenth century by investigating the relations between translators and their publishers and the “proto-professionalisation” of translators in Ireland and Britain, in a century marked by large-scale changes in print culture and by the increasing professionalisation of authors. The research will draw on a number of key publishers’ archival records, principally at the British Library and University of Reading. Addressing a lacuna in the history of the book, the project will provide much-needed insights into the working conditions and social circumstances of translators, both male and female, paying special attention to copyright, censorship and translators’ remuneration.Supported by an international and multidisciplinary team of academic specialists, including the Institute of Modern Languages Research, the Fellow will expand her research and professional network through dissemination activities and engagement with academic, professional and wider publics. Formal training in book history, quantitative methods, digital media, project management and curatorial work will enhance her academic and professional skills to significantly improve her career perspective.

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