Mary Ann Shadd and Translation as Rewriting in Space-Time: Analyzing the Translation Process of A Plea for Emigration (1852)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26512/belasinfieis.v13.n1.2024.48865

Keywords:

Translation Studies. Cultural Translation. Rewriting. A Plea for Emigration. Mary Ann Shadd.

Abstract

Relying on the concept of Rewriting proposed by Lefevere (1993) and Arrojo’s (1986) studies on translation as palimpsest, this article aims to analyze and reflect on the translation process of the work entitled “A Plea for Emigration”, of the writer and first female black publisher in the United States, Mary Ann Shadd, published originally in 1852 and translated by the authors as “Um Apelo à Emigração”. The exercise of translating a text in English from the 19th century into Brazilian Portuguese in the 21st century was also permeated by Souza’s (2009) concept of reexistence, which gives us support in justifying and characterizing our translation project and the debates surrounding the archaic tone of the work. As a method, we extensively researched in the sociological, historical-geographical and political fields regarding the United States and Canada as well as etymological, semantic, grammatical and hermeneutical research; and finally, more practical examples involving environmental, climatic, and economic conditions in Canada. And as a background, feminist translation theories were put into perspective, such as Castro (2017) and the concept of epistemicide by Carneiro (2005), highlighting the reasons behind the choice and importance of Shadd and her work. The data was obtained by reading the source text, and additional materials such as newspapers of that time, Statutes, and Laws. The results present an ethical translation project that analyzes and adheres to the purpose of a pamphlet of that time. To avoid anachronisms, we kept terms from the past and included footnotes where needed to create an accessible translation.

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Author Biographies

Hislla S. M. Ramalho, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)

Doutoranda em Estudos da Tradução na PGET (UFSC). Professora de inglês e tradutora (português-inglês). Graduada em Licenciatura pela Faculdade JK e em Tradução Inglês (Bacharelado) pela Universidade de Brasília. Mestre em Estudos da Tradução pela UnB com ênfase em tradução de literatura africana anglófona.

Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil

 

Alison Silveira Morais, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)

Doutorando e Mestre (2021) em Estudos da Tradução pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Graduado em Letras - Inglês (2018) pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil.

Fabrício Leal Cogo, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)

Doutorando e Mestre (2021) em Estudos da Tradução pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Graduado em Letras - Francês (2018) pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil. 

 

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Published

2024-04-21

How to Cite

M. RAMALHO, Hislla S.; MORAIS, Alison Silveira; COGO, Fabrício Leal. Mary Ann Shadd and Translation as Rewriting in Space-Time: Analyzing the Translation Process of A Plea for Emigration (1852). Belas Infiéis, Brasília, Brasil, v. 13, n. 1, 2024. DOI: 10.26512/belasinfieis.v13.n1.2024.48865. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/belasinfieis/article/view/48865. Acesso em: 7 nov. 2024.

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