Alluring translations after the Spanish-American War
This article presents a case study of a Spanish-language newspaper, The Puerto-Rico Eagle, published in Puerto Rico after the Spanish-American War in order to identify the various ways in which the practice of translation manifests and to what ends these translations are used. This inquiry seeks to...
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This article presents a case study of a Spanish-language newspaper, The Puerto-Rico Eagle, published in Puerto Rico after the Spanish-American War in order to identify the various ways in which the practice of translation manifests and to what ends these translations are used. This inquiry seeks to reconcile two approaches to translation history – first, to understand the history of translation practices in this colonial context and, second, to recognise the role that translation played in this colonial time and space. Bringing together these two approaches to translation history, this article provides preliminary insights into the multi-faceted nature of translation in Hispanophone newspapers, be it an unmarked effort to influence and persuade readers, a means to establish authority and inspire confidence, or a sensational act worthy of news coverage unto itself. In doing so, the article points toward potential avenues for future inquiry into translation in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean with newspapers as a site of translation activity.
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| spelling | doaj.art-2b019f962b6340b78d913909dc8780582023-08-31T11:24:49ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Stridon2784-58262022-11-012210.4312/stridon.2.2.5-23Alluring translations after the Spanish-American WarChristopher D. Mellinger0University of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States This article presents a case study of a Spanish-language newspaper, The Puerto-Rico Eagle, published in Puerto Rico after the Spanish-American War in order to identify the various ways in which the practice of translation manifests and to what ends these translations are used. This inquiry seeks to reconcile two approaches to translation history – first, to understand the history of translation practices in this colonial context and, second, to recognise the role that translation played in this colonial time and space. Bringing together these two approaches to translation history, this article provides preliminary insights into the multi-faceted nature of translation in Hispanophone newspapers, be it an unmarked effort to influence and persuade readers, a means to establish authority and inspire confidence, or a sensational act worthy of news coverage unto itself. In doing so, the article points toward potential avenues for future inquiry into translation in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean with newspapers as a site of translation activity. https://journals.uni-lj.si/stridon/article/view/11441newspapersAmericanisationtranslation historyunmarked translationPuerto Rico |
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| title | Alluring translations after the Spanish-American War |
| title_full | Alluring translations after the Spanish-American War |
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| title_short | Alluring translations after the Spanish-American War |
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| topic | newspapers Americanisation translation history unmarked translation Puerto Rico |
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