Professor Sergey Tyulenev sergey.tyulenev@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Translation and (counter-)intelligence are two social-systemic boundary phenomena. Translation acts on the outside of the boundary, ectohomorously; (C)I acts on the inside, endohomorously. This article describes the complex interaction between them. Their functioning may overlap, as is the case in (C)I field operations, or they may act separately, as at (C)I headquarters. In the field, agents operate within a narrow, very focused sector with precise tactical tasks and they simply cannot always afford to have translators helping them; in the field, translation and (C)I tend to interact within one and the same agent who acts both endo- and ectohomorously. At headquarters, (C)I is removed from direct exposure to the enemy, so it can afford to act endohomorously and delegate the ectohomorous function to translation. Moreover, (C)I activities at HQ are strategic and cover expansive geopolitical regions, making it impossible to combine the endo- and ectohomorous functions in one agent. As a result, the focus of (C)I is on endohomorous functions, such as planning and carrying out (counter-)intelligence activities, and translation is practised by special agents: ‘linguists’ or ‘translators’.
Tyulenev, S. (2021). Translation and (Counter-)Intelligence: The Interpenetration of Social-Systemic Boundary Phenomena. Perspectives, 29(3), 339-353. https://doi.org/10.1080/0907676x.2020.1726977
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 3, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | Feb 12, 2020 |
Publication Date | 2021 |
Deposit Date | Feb 4, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 12, 2021 |
Journal | Perspectives: Studies in Translatology |
Print ISSN | 0907-676X |
Electronic ISSN | 1747-6623 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 29 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 339-353 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/0907676x.2020.1726977 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1278227 |
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Perspectives on 12 February 2020 available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/0907676X.2020.1726977
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