Translators in War Zones: Ethics under Fire in Iraq

Inghilleri, Moira

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“…In fact, and although there is research related to translation in war zones (e.g. Inghilleri, 2009;Baigorri-Jalón, 2011;Baker and Maier, 2011;Munro, 2013), little research has been done with regards to crisis translation needs that arise during sudden-onset emergencies, which may, or may not, involve conflict. This was already confirmed by Cadwell (2016) and Cadwell and O'Brien (2016), who additionally pointed out the limited evidence for research on the use of translation technologies in crises.…”

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Ethical considerations on the use of machine translation and crowdsourcing in cascading crises

Escartín¹,

Moniz²

2019

Translation in Cascading Crises

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When a sudden-onset emergency occurs, the language needs of those affected and those involved in the relief efforts cannot be foreseen. Provided that access to online communication is still available, it is not unlikely that many involved in the crisis will resort to language technologies such as machine translation and initiatives such as crowdsourcing to assist in the urgent need for multilingual communication. This may be done in an attempt to understand the key messages from official bodies, or relief organisations, when there is a lack of professional translators to assist in the multilingual communication process. This approachmachine translation and crowdsourcing -was successfully used in a previous crisis, i.e. the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. However, the use of technologies cannot be taken for granted. Even if they are supposedly used for good, a number of ethical issues should be given consideration before using these technologies, when using them, and in the aftermath of a crisis. In this chapter, we describe those issues by having a closer look at potential crisis translation workflows which rely on machine translation and crowdsourcing.

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Section: Information and Communication Technologies In Crisis Translationmentioning

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Ethical considerations on the use of machine translation and crowdsourcing in cascading crises

Escartín¹,

Moniz²

2019

Translation in Cascading Crises

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“…In the 2000s, research interest in the role of interpreters in the field began to grow at a steady pace due to the increasing visibility of and need for interpreters in international theatres. In fact, several scholars have agreed on the need to explore the different factors shaping the work of the interpreter in different regions (e.g., Inghilleri 2009;Footitt and Kelly 2012;Ruiz Rosendo and Barea Muñoz 2017).…”

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“…Previous research considers different conflict-related scenarios in which interpreters work as well as the dangers, challenges and ethical dilemmas that stem from their work: accompanying the military (Inghilleri 2009; Ruiz Rosendo 2020) or journalists on missions abroad (Palmer 2007); asylum hearings (Inghilleri 2003); interrogations at facilities set up by intelligence institutions or the military (Baker, M. 2010); peacekeeping operations (Baker, C. 2010a(Baker, C. , 2010bBos and Soeters 2006;Ruiz Rosendo and Persaud 2019); UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) and ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) missions (Delgado Luchner and Kherbiche 2018). Narratives surrounding these interpreters may depict them as potential enemies, leading to distrust from other actors involved in the conflict (Baker, M. 2010).…”

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Interpreting on UN field missions: a training programme

Rosendo

Barghout²,

Martin

2021

The Interpreter and Translator Trainer

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The present study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a training programme targeted at United Nations (UN) staff interpreters who go on field missions. The UN deploys staff interpreters to ensure effective multilingual communication in field missions. Whilst being professional interpreters, however, these interpreters do not have any formal training in interpreting in the field, where they sometimes face situations for which they may not be properly equipped. Against this background, a joint training programme was organised by the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting, University of Geneva, and the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) in January 2019. After the course, a mixed-methods study was carried out to evaluate its effectiveness. In this paper, the following aspects will be discussed: the particularities of UN field missions; the functioning and the contents of the programme; and the results of the study. Our findings show that, at the end of the programme, the participants felt better equipped to face the challenges of interpreting in the field. We conclude that training programme design must take into account the specific needs of the participants and the contexts in which they work.

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“…Regrettably, as the book is a translation of the French original based on lectures given in 1994, some more recent and interesting contributions regarding the subject at hand have not been included. Here I refer, among others, to Koskinen 2000, Tymoczko 2007, Inghilleri 2009, and the 2011 special issue on ethics in The Interpreter and Translator Trainer edited by Baker/Maier. In any case, the author promises to break with the dilemma "between sociological empirism and the outpouring of presupposition -by working and reworking the extreme cases, pursuing their complexity, drawing out the human quandaries" (2).…”

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Anthony Pym 2012. On Translator Ethics. Translated by Heike Walker. Revised by the author. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Translation Library. ISBN 978-90-272-2454-5

Abdallah

2017

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Translators in War Zones: Ethics under Fire in Iraq

Cited by 63 publications

References 12 publications

Ethical considerations on the use of machine translation and crowdsourcing in cascading crises

Ethical considerations on the use of machine translation and crowdsourcing in cascading crises

Interpreting on UN field missions: a training programme

Anthony Pym 2012. On Translator Ethics. Translated by Heike Walker. Revised by the author. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Translation Library. ISBN 978-90-272-2454-5

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