The sociology of the representation of national self through the translation of modern Thai literature into English : a Bourdieusian approach
This thesis aims to investigate the translational practices and products of modern Thai literature into other languages. Deeming the translation of modern Thai literature as a form of the representation of the Thai Self to Others, the thesis examines the roles and characteristics of the translation agents in terms their selection of modern Thai in translation. The thesis is driven by a series of research questions which investigate how and to what extent the narrative of Thainess and the 'Thai regime of images' dictate the translational practices of modern Thai literature into foreign languages; how the translation agents in the field in question perform their practices in accordance with such compelling and powerful discourses prevailing in Thai society; and how Bourdieusean sociology helps shed light on the translational activities of modern Thai literature. The thesis views translational practices as socially-situated practices. In doing so, the thesis adopts Bourdieusean sociological approaches to investigate the field of the translation of modern Thai literature. Bourdieu's reflexive sociology allows the thesis to evaluate the socially-situated practices of the translation of modern Thai literature in
Techawongstien, Koraya
The sociology of the representation of national self through the translation of modern Thai literature into English : a Bourdieusian approach. This thesis aims to investigate the translational practices and products of modern Thai literature into other languages. Deeming the translation of modern Thai literature as a form of the representation of the Thai Self to Others, the thesis examines the roles and characteristics of the translation agents in terms their selection of modern Thai in translation. The thesis is driven by a series of research questions which investigate how and to what extent the narrative of Thainess and the 'Thai regime of images' dictate the translational practices of modern Thai literature into foreign languages; how the translation agents in the field in question perform their practices in accordance with such compelling and powerful discourses prevailing in Thai society; and how Bourdieusean sociology helps shed light on the translational activities of modern Thai literature. The thesis views translational practices as socially-situated practices. In doing so, the thesis adopts Bourdieusean sociological approaches to investigate the field of the translation of modern Thai literature. Bourdieu's reflexive sociology allows the thesis to evaluate the socially-situated practices of the translation of modern Thai literature in
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