Language, Translation, Trauma

Pillen, Alex

doi:10.1146/annurev-anthro-102215-100232

Cited by 25 publications

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“…It's not merely about solving linguistic puzzles; it's also about maintaining cognitive resilience when the pressure is on. Translators are adept at unraveling the strategies that come into play when facing these cognitive obstacles [9]. These strategies are like guiding stars for translators, enabling them to tackle challenges head-on.…”

Section: Navigating Cognitive Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cognitive Dynamics in Language Mediation Insights from Translation, Audiovisual Translation, and Interpreting Studies

Wang

2024

SHS Web of Conf.

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This article ventures into the intricate world of cognitive processes underlying translation and interpreting. It presents a meticulous examination of the complex mental processes and cognitive strategies that translators and interpreters employ in their professional practices. Central to this exploration is the integration of theoretical models with empirical research findings, a synthesis that offers a profound understanding of the cognitive underpinnings shaping the practice of translating and interpreting. This comprehensive study scrutinizes various established cognitive models, analyzing how they elucidate the cognitive activities involved in language mediation. Furthermore, it delves into the application of these models to real-world scenarios, assessing their practicality and relevance in the dynamic field of translation and interpreting. By bridging the theoretical with the practical, the article sheds light on how cognitive models not only inform academic discourse but also have tangible applications in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of translation and interpreting tasks. This investigation thereby contributes significantly to the field by offering insights that have the potential to revolutionize practices and training in translation and interpreting, making it a pivotal resource for professionals, academicians, and students alike.

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Section: Navigating Cognitive Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cognitive Dynamics in Language Mediation Insights from Translation, Audiovisual Translation, and Interpreting Studies

Wang

2024

SHS Web of Conf.

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“…For situations characterised by extreme worry and unexpected threat, such as the events in Ukraine, which were ever-present in Ukrainian students' lives in London, too, there are no pre-established models for action and interaction. As interpretative control over such unexpected and paralysing situations is all but immediate (see Pillen (2016) on the silence of survivors of trauma), it takes time for new interaction rituals to emerge. Relationships which are supportive of the emergent new order are possible to maintain, while others, which are stuck in pre-existing role-appropriations and expectations, may be discontinued.…”

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Interactional and convivial possibilities at war: Ukrainian students’ home-making on a multicultural campus

Calic,

Tarsoly,

Oliinyk

2024

London Review of Education

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This article examines Ukrainian students’ home-making at London’s multilingual and multicultural universities, contrasting the ways in which students’ idea of themselves and their sense of belonging developed after their arrival in London, and the ways in which this experience was altered by the outbreak of war on 24 February 2022. For international students in the UK, making themselves at home on a university campus is a relational process in which cultural, linguistic and political ideas and practices, brought together from the students’ former homes, are negotiated and transcended in newly established social networks. In this article, we explore the ways in which students’ networks, old and new, are altered as a result of their experience of war. Our findings indicate that when imagined personal life trajectories are disrupted as a result of the social and political crisis that accompanies the war, the possibilities of articulating the individual experience and the social interactions that provide such affordances are existential processes, which allow (or not) individuals to (re-)engage in home-making and to find new meaning in their emplacement and sense of self.

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“…Recovery from traumatic experiences often requires transformative sense‐making (Lester 2013 ; Panter‐Brick 2014 ) and intensive translation of events that have felt threatening (Pillen 2016 ). Supportive modes for healing from trauma ideally would build capacity for those experiencing trauma to reconnect to community and social worlds in ways that feel safe (Lester 2013 ).…”

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Leveraging anthropological expertise to respond to the COVID‐19 global mental health syndemic

Azevedo

Kalvesmaki

Riendeau

et al. 2022

American Anthropologist

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This commentary asks anthropologists to work within communities to actively address the global mental health impact of COVID‐19 and contribute to the pandemic response. Multiple social and physical losses, worsened by numerous factors, have produced syndemic traumatic stress and suffering across populations, highlighting persistent inequalities further amplified by the effects of COVID‐19. Specifically, anthropologists can work to contribute to the development of mental health programs; confront the racialization of COVID‐19 alongside marginalized communities; support real‐time policy making with community responses; and innovate transparent collaborative research methods through open science. This pandemic can serve as an opportunity to prioritize research endeavors, public service, and teaching to better align with societal needs while providing new opportunities for synergy and collaborations between anthropologists in and outside the academy. Anthropologists collaborating directly with mental health clinicians and the public can contribute to knowledge specifically through direct program development and implementation of interventions designed to improve mental well‐being. Innovating to find impactful solutions in response to the unprecedented mental health challenges exacerbated by the COVID‐19 pandemic has the potential to promote more equitable recovery around the world.

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Language, Translation, Trauma

Cited by 25 publications

References 97 publications

Cognitive Dynamics in Language Mediation Insights from Translation, Audiovisual Translation, and Interpreting Studies

Cognitive Dynamics in Language Mediation Insights from Translation, Audiovisual Translation, and Interpreting Studies

Interactional and convivial possibilities at war: Ukrainian students’ home-making on a multicultural campus

Leveraging anthropological expertise to respond to the COVID‐19 global mental health syndemic

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