of the art overview of the multiple ways in which 'politics' and 'translation'interact. Divided
into four sections with thirty-three chapters written by a roster of international scholars, this …

Translating the Crisis discusses the multiple translation practices that shaped the 15M
movement, also known as the indignados ('outraged'), a series of mass demonstrations and …

One of the key ways in which translation intersects with politics is by providing increased
accessibility to information and services.'Politics' is a space of oppositions between systems …

Interest in the political dimensions of translation is well established. There has been less
focus in translation studies, however, on understanding the nature of the political itself. This …

The concept of prefiguration, generally referring to the creation of an alternative society
within the here and now, has proven highly productive in coming to terms with contemporary …

The point of departure for this special issue of Alif is that knowledge is" produced" rather
than" discovered," and that translation is a core mechanism for the production and circu …

Whether or not it constituted a complete break from the past, the 15-M movement's most
important legacy was a more expansive notion of the popular political, one that recognized …

This article addresses the seemingly indisputable association between multilingualism,
translation and democracy that is often expressed or implied in official institutional …

This article presents a critical overview of the central, yet frequently ambiguous role played
by translation within the political cycle that began in Spain following the indignados or 15M …

Abstract In Zeiten vielschichtiger Krisen stellt der beschleunigte soziale Wandel Spaniens
zwischen 2011 und 2016 ein Paradebeispiel für polarisierte Gesellschaften dar. Die …