Befriending the other through translation in multicultural contexts
Multicultural societies need more precise translation of complex concepts and words to facilitate deeper understanding among diverse populations and strengthen social cohesion. Words and their meanings matter, and they provide important insights to welcoming the ‘other’ into our fold.
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| author | Satha-Anand, Suwanna |
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| description | Multicultural societies need more precise translation of complex concepts and words to facilitate deeper understanding among diverse populations and strengthen social cohesion. Words and their meanings matter, and they provide important insights to welcoming the ‘other’ into our fold. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1627082023-03-05T17:16:51Z Befriending the other through translation in multicultural contexts Satha-Anand, Suwanna S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Social sciences::Political science Country and Region Studies Non-Traditional Security Multicultural societies need more precise translation of complex concepts and words to facilitate deeper understanding among diverse populations and strengthen social cohesion. Words and their meanings matter, and they provide important insights to welcoming the ‘other’ into our fold. Published version 2022-11-07T06:44:01Z 2022-11-07T06:44:01Z 2022 Commentary Satha-Anand, S. (2022). Befriending the other through translation in multicultural contexts. RSIS Commentaries, 100-22. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/162708 en RSIS Commentaries, 100-22 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Political science Country and Region Studies Non-Traditional Security Satha-Anand, Suwanna Befriending the other through translation in multicultural contexts |
| title | Befriending the other through translation in multicultural contexts |
| title_full | Befriending the other through translation in multicultural contexts |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Befriending the other through translation in multicultural contexts |
| title_short | Befriending the other through translation in multicultural contexts |
| title_sort | befriending the other through translation in multicultural contexts |
| topic | Social sciences::Political science Country and Region Studies Non-Traditional Security |
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