The Social Impact of Automating Translation
an ethics of care perspective on machine translation
$254.40
- Hardcover
282 pages
- Release Date
30 December 2024
Summary
Automation with a Human Touch: Reimagining Translation Through Care Ethics
This collection critically examines the practical impacts of machine translation (MT) through the lens of an ethics of care. It addresses the ideological issues in MT development linked to social hierarchies and explores the transformative potential of care ethics for more equitable technological progress.
The volume explores the ideological constructs behind MT as a labor-saving technology, how these…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781032736990 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1032736992 |
| Series: | Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies |
| Author: | Esther Monzó-Nebot, Vicenta Tasa-Fuster |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 282 |
| Release Date: | 30 December 2024 |
| Weight: | 700g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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Critics Review
“Ultimately, The Social Impact of Automating Translation serves as a call to action for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to reimagine the development and deployment ofMT systems. By centering care ethics and critically challenging dominant ideologies, the collective volume offers a framework for fostering inclusivity, equity, and democratic values. Readers are encouraged to build on the insights offered in this volume, transforming its vision into tangible actions that shape a more just and inclusive future for translation technologies.”
María Lomeña-Galiano, Université Rennes
About The Author
Esther Monzó-Nebot
Esther Monzó-Nebot is Associate Professor in Translation and Interpreting Studies in the Department of Translation and Communication Studies at Universitat Jaume I, Spain.
Vicenta Tasa-Fuster is Lecturer of Constitutional Law in the Department of Constitutional Law and Political Science and Administration at Universitat de València, Spain.
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