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The Politics of Paratexts: Framing Translations in the Soviet Journal Inostrannaia Literatura.

Chulanova, Tatiana
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1596334234051739

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2020, PHD, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies.
The role of translation in periodicals has recently attracted the attention of Translation Studies scholars (e.g., Baer 2016; Lygo 2016, and Bollaert 2019). However, there has not been a comprehensive study of the role of paratexts in framing translations published in Soviet periodicals during the post-Stalinist periods referred to as the Thaw, Stagnation, and Perestroika. Drawing on paratext theory (Genette 1997), narrative theory, frame analysis (Baker 2006), and thematic analysis (Braun and Clarke 2006), the present study investigates the role played by paratexts in framing the translations published in the Soviet thick journal Inostrannaia Literatura between 1955 and 1991. Analysis of the 777 paratexts reveals that the journal played an important role in acquainting Soviet readers with foreign works in translation and in shaping the readers’ view of the other countries, in particular, the countries of the West. The analysis of the thematic content of the corpus shows that the representation of the West changed from a negative to a more positive one and that coverage of the author’s political engagement decreased over time, whereas coverage of translation-related issues increased. The analysis of the framing strategies used by the journal in its paratexts, such as selective appropriation, temporal and spatial framing, labelling, and repositioning of participants, allowed for the inclusion of foreign works that might otherwise have been banned by censors.
Brian J. Baer (Advisor)
Joanna Trzeciak Huss (Committee Member)
Judy Wakabayashi (Committee Member)
Andrew Barnes (Committee Member)
Martha C. Merrill (Committee Member)
208 p.
Modern Language; Slavic Literature
translation; politics; Soviet periodicals; thick journals; periodicals; paratexts; framing; thematic analysis

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  • Chulanova, T. (2020). The Politics of Paratexts: Framing Translations in the Soviet Journal Inostrannaia Literatura. [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1596334234051739

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Chulanova, Tatiana. The Politics of Paratexts: Framing Translations in the Soviet Journal Inostrannaia Literatura. 2020. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1596334234051739.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Chulanova, Tatiana. "The Politics of Paratexts: Framing Translations in the Soviet Journal Inostrannaia Literatura." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1596334234051739

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