Towards an ANT-informed Approach to Translation Studies:Implications and Prospects
This paper argues that Actor-network Theory(ANT),originating in contemporary sociology,holds the promise of opening up new avenues for theoretical construction and problem analysis in translation studies,for its emphasis on non-linear histories of associations,individual agency,process description and non-human factors bears in an innovative way on the interpretation of translation process,translators or translation technology,and hence can be of considerable value to translation studies.Hinging on key ANT concepts such as"actor","network"and"translation",the paper discloses the significant insights ANT might provide for translation studies at both the ontological and the epistemological level.Offering a systematic account of what shape an ANT-informed translation studies ought to take,the paper also seeks to outline some possible directions for its further development.
sociologysociology of translationActor-network Theorytheory of practice
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