Ideology, Ethics and Policy Development in Public Service Interpreting and Translation

Edited by Carmen Valero-Garcés, Rebecca Tipton

Publication date:

08 March 2017

Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Dimensions:

234x156mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781783097524

This edited collection brings together new research on public service interpreting and translation (PSIT) with a focus on ideology, ethics and policy development. The contributions provide fresh theoretical and empirical perspectives on the inconsistencies in translation and interpreting provision observed in different geonational contexts and the often-reported tensions between prescribed approaches to ethics and practitioner experience. The discussions are set against the backdrop of developments in rights-based discourses on language support services and the professionalisation of the field, drawing attention to how stakeholders and interpreting practitioners navigate the realities of service in the context of shifting ideological landscapes. Particular innovations in the collection include theorisations about policy and practice that draw on political science, applied ethics and paradigms of trauma-informed care. The volume also presents research on settings that have received limited attention to date such as prison and charitable services for survivors of violence and trauma.

Introduction

Part 1: (Re-)Defining Concepts and Policy Contexts

1. Ingrid Cáceres Würsig: Interpreters in History: A Reflection on the Question of Loyalty

2. M. Rosario Martín Ruano: Developing PSIT under the Paradigm of Recognition: Towards Diversity-sensitive Discourses on Ethics in PSIT

3. Rebecca Tipton: Interpreting-as-Conflict: PSIT in Third Sector Organizations and the Impact of Third Way Politics

4. Paola Gentile: Political Ideology and the De-Professionalization of Public Service Interpreting: The Netherlands and the United Kingdom as Case Studies

5. María Brander de la Iglesia: ‘A Sea of Troubles’: Ethical Dilemmas from War Zones to the Classroom

Part 2: Experiences from the Field

6. Carmen Valero-Garcés: Ethical Codes and their Impact on Prison Communication

7. Jérôme Devaux: Virtual Presence, Ethics, and Videoconference Interpreting: Insights from Court Settings

8. Heidi Salaets and Katalin Balogh: Participants’ and Interpreters’ Perception of the Interpreter’s Role in Interpreter-mediated Investigative Interviews of Minors: Belgium and Italy as a Case

9. Małgorzata Tryuk: Conflict. Tension. Aggression. Ethical Issues in Interpreted Asylum Hearings at the Office for Foreigners in Warsaw

10. Marjory A. Bancroft: The Voice of Compassion: Exploring Trauma-informed Interpreting

Notes on Contributors

Index

This formidable collection is a significant contribution to research and teaching. New ground is explored as the authors focus on the interconnections between the concepts of ethics and ideology, as well as the far-reaching implications for policy development within the social and political contexts in which it is embedded. Truly a compelling and engaging volume.