Disaster Prevention and Management: Volume 29 Issue 2
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An International JournalCategory:
Environmental Management / EnvironmentTable Of Contents - Special Issue: Translation in cascading crises
Crisis translation: considering language needs in multilingual disaster settings
Sharon O’Brien, Federico Marco FedericiThe purpose of this paper is to highlight the role that language translation can play in disaster prevention and management and to make the case for increased attention to…
The role of translators and interpreters in cascading crises and disasters: Towards a framework for confronting the challenges
David E. Alexander, Gianluca PescaroliThe purpose of this paper is to explain the significance of cascading crises for translators and interpreters, and how their work may be affected by such events. It…
Trust, distrust and translation in a disaster
Patrick CadwellThe purpose of this paper is to describe, explain and provide context for relationships between translation, trust and distrust using accounts of the 2011 Great East Japan…
Ethics and crisis translation: insights from the work of Paul Ricoeur
Dónal P. O’Mathúna, Matthew R. HuntThe purpose of this paper is to explore the ethical dimensions of crisis translation through the lenses of Paul Ricoeur’s philosophical scholarship. In particular, his…
Ophelia, Emma, and the beast from the east effortful engaging and the provision of sign language interpreting in emergencies
Lorraine LeesonThe purpose of this paper is to examine how the Republic of Ireland’s National Emergency Coordinating Group performed with respect to ensuring access to emergency…
Transnational crisis translation: social media and forced migration
Jay MarloweThe purpose of this paper is to outline how refugees’ transnational networks and online relationships facilitated through social media provide access to timely and trusted…
Local capacity building after crisis: The role of languages and translation in the work of development NGOs in Kyrgyzstan
Wine TesseurThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of languages and translation in the context of capacity building in NGOs in Kyrgyzstan. It argues that language barriers…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen access:
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- Dr JC Gaillard
- Prof. Emmanuel Luna