港大中文學院

2023/24 School of Chinese Research Seminar

Translation Against Linearity: Rhizome, Lines, Serendipity, And Translation Studies

以翻譯對抗單一線性：塊莖、線條、機緣偶遇和翻譯研究

Speaker: Dr. Ye Tian 田野博士

Date: Tuesday, 21 November 2023

Time: 2:30 PM – 3:45 PM

Venue: Room 7.30, Run Run Shaw Tower, HKU

Language: English

Abstract:

This talk aims to reconceptualize the development of Translation Studies (TS) as non-linear and non-categorical, introducing the concepts of rhizome, lines, and serendipity into the field.

TS has traditionally followed a dendrogramic approach to developing and managing knowledge, a legacy of the epistemological traditions adopted from Holmes. However, if we recognise that TS must extend beyond language transfers (Marais 2019) and acknowledge the ubiquity of translationality (Blumczynski 2018, 2023), we see the need for a new understanding of translation.

The talk will propose a rhizomatic epistemology to grasp the interdisciplinarity inherent in translation. Drawing on Tim Ingold's (2007) notion of 'lines', it will envision translation as a practice of wayfaring and map-sketching, distinct from the maps outlined by Holmes and Toury (1995). A rhizomatic approach, which contrasts with a dendrogram structure, recognizes entanglements of lines without clear beginnings or ends, emphasizing the emergence of multiplicity, segmentation, and reconnection – characteristics of serendipity. The talk will use the research on the concept of 'heritage' as an example to outline a potential interdisciplinary research agenda.

本講座以塊莖、線條和機緣偶遇為理論根基，旨在重構翻譯研究發展路徑，關注非線性、非範疇化的翻譯研究。翻譯研究自霍爾姆斯和圖裡起，就以樹狀結構規範自己的知識生產。但是，如果我們要把翻譯研究從語言中心論中解放出來（如Marais 2019），承認翻譯性無處不在（Blumczynski 2018，2023），我們就需要新的認識翻譯的路徑。

本講座通過塊莖認識論分析翻譯固有的跨學科性。借蒂姆英戈爾德（2007）的“線條”概念，翻譯可以被表述為“制線”和“繪製地圖”的過程——這個手繪圖和霍爾姆斯與圖裡的翻譯研究地圖截然不同。這種塊莖的方法關注線條的糾纏，認為線條沒有明確的起始點和終點，強調多元、分割和重連——它們亦是機緣偶遇的特徵。本講座會以對“遺產”的研究作為例子，描述塊莖方法下，翻譯研究可能的發展方向。

Speaker:

Dr. Ye Tian is a lecturer in Translation Studies at the University of Manchester. Ye Tian is interested in theoretical and practical insights of translation. His research interest lies in semiotics, translation theories, and ethics. He is a founding member of the Translation Academy and the organiser of its monthly academic Saloon.

田野，曼徹斯特大學翻譯學講師。他關注翻譯理論和實踐研究，主要研究興趣為符號學、翻譯理論、口筆譯倫理等。

ALL ARE WELCOME