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Relocation of Culture2021

Translations, Migrations, Borders

by Simona Bertacco

"The Relocation of Culture is about accents and borders, about people and cultures that have accents and that cross borders. So it is a book that deals with translation and nomadic identities, and with the many ways in which the increasing relevance of forced migrations has affected the practice of languages and the development of cultures in our times. The authors approach these issues from two different fields and perspectives ? that of an academic expatriate living and working in the USA and that of an Italian researcher working in the field of migration studies. The authors reflect on the practical and humane outcomes of migration and consider how translation ? in an educational framework ? may help reduce the anxiety of difference and the tendency to reject certain kinds of...

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