Representation of violence toward Norma in Hurricane Season by Sophie Hughes: a study in translation
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Translation studies, Antoine Berman, Violence representation, Temporada de huracanesAbstract
This paper uses an adapted version of the methodology of the French theorist of translation, Antoine Berman, which is usually used in theoretical and methodological translations and retranslations, to compare, analyze and discuss certain passages of the English translation of the Mexican novel Temporada de huracanes (2017) written by Fernanda Melchor: Hurricane Season (2020) translated by Sophie Hughes. The passages are focused on the character of Norma, a 13-year-old girl who is part of one of the many vulnerable groups that are targeted with different types of violence, such as systemic, symbolic, obstetric and institutional violence. The main purpose of this research is to explore and determine the representation of violence toward Norma in the translated novel in relation to the original, and to examine if there are any relevant differences between both versions regarding this depiction of violence. The analysis is carried out to prove that translators use different resources, such as compensation, euphemism and dysphemism to accomplish their specific translation project, even if it means to omit, add or alter messages of the Source Text.
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