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Mediating Emergencies and Conflicts
Federico Marco . Ed(S): Federici
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Description for Mediating Emergencies and Conflicts
Hardback. Editor(s): Federici, Federico Marco. Series: Palgrave Studies in Translating and Interpreting. Num Pages: 230 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
Contributors to this volume discuss different types of emergencies and conflicts and how challenging these multilingual operational environments are for linguists. The growth in reach and number of international relief operations has exposed the limits of current research into these challenges. Evidence in disaster management studies suggests communication remains a major operational issue. This book calls for enhanced focus on the role of translators and interpreters in emergencies by discussing existing research and questions which have emerged from experience in the field. Contributions in this volume undeniably demonstrate the need for multidisciplinary studies in mediating multilingual emergencies. They consider emergencies ... Read more
Contributors to this volume discuss different types of emergencies and conflicts and how challenging these multilingual operational environments are for linguists. The growth in reach and number of international relief operations has exposed the limits of current research into these challenges. Evidence in disaster management studies suggests communication remains a major operational issue. This book calls for enhanced focus on the role of translators and interpreters in emergencies by discussing existing research and questions which have emerged from experience in the field. Contributions in this volume undeniably demonstrate the need for multidisciplinary studies in mediating multilingual emergencies. They consider emergencies ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Translating and Interpreting
Number of Pages
215
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137553508
SKU
V9781137553508
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About Federico Marco . Ed(S): Federici
Federico M. Federici is Lecturer at University College London, UK. Previously he designed and directed the MA in Translation Studies at Durham University, UK (2008-2014), where he founded and directed the Centre for Intercultural Mediation. He was member of the Board of the European Master's in Translation Network (2011-2014). Among his publications are the book Translation as Stylistic Evolution (2009) ... Read more
Reviews for Mediating Emergencies and Conflicts
“Critically surveys the literature in translation and interpreting studies related to emergencies and crisis communication, pointing to gaps related to key issues … . Mediating Emergencies and Conflicts can provide useful insights to disaster management studies with regard to the need for adequate language mediation in emergency situations. The field work and analysis presented in the various chapters also paves ... Read more