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German to English: Von Aachen nach Indien, Clemens Ruthner
Source text - German Eine wichtige Aufgabe für eine künftige, kulturwissenschaftlich erweiterte Textwissenschaft könnte sein, anhand von kulturellen Dokumenten – also nicht 'nur' Literatur! – das Ineinander von Repräsentation, Machtstrukturen und Identitätskonstruktionen aufzuzeigen: dies in Form einer interdisziplinären Imagologie, die sich auch um kritische Anschlussfähigkeit an eine gegenwärtig boomende Bildwissenschaft bemüht. Die Auseinandersetzung mit den diversen "Selbst- und Fremdbildern", "Stereotypen" etc. führt jedoch zu theoretischen Aporien und damit in jene Sackgasse zurück, in die die sog. Komparatistische Imagologie in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts geraten ist: Weist uns hier Homi Bhabha einen Ausweg – oder ist er gut poststrukturalistisch der endgültige road block?
Der vorliegende Beitrag möchte nun eine kritische Neu-Sichtung vorhandener theoretischer Ansätze initiieren, die es für die kulturwissenschaftliche Textanalyse zu operationalisieren gilt. Denn wie es scheint, unterliegt der Wechsel der kollektiven Identitätskonstrukte in literarischen und kulturellen Narrativen nicht nur einem Wandel historischer Rahmenbedingungen und subjektiver Faktoren (wie z.B. Autorperspektiven), sondern auch unterschwelligen Strategien, die weniger mit der Sozio- und Psychodynamik des 'individuell' in die Geschichte eingebetteten Wahrnehmers zu erklären sind als vielmehr mit der Präexistenz kollektiver Diskurssysteme und einer ihnen zugrunde liegenden Dynamik bzw. Rhetorik. In diesem Sinn soll eine hier unternommene Synthese mit Bhabhas Stereotypen-Theorie zu einem vorläufigen Abschluss gebracht werden und in einem ergiebigen wie überraschend aktuellen Analysebeispiel münden: dem Roman Der Amerikamüde von Ferdinand Kürnberger (1821–1879).
Translation - English An important task for future textual studies informed by cultural studies might be, on the basis of cultural documents – thus not ‘only’ literature! -, to demonstrate the interrelatedness of representation, power structures and the construction of identity: this would take the form of an interdisciplinary imagology, which would endeavour to make critical connections with a currently booming Bildwissenschaft or image science. The examination of diverse “representations of self and other”, “stereotypes” and so on, leads, however, to theoretical aporias and so back to the dead-end reached in the second half of the twentieth century by Comparative Imagology, as it was then called. Could it be that Homi Bhabha shows us a way out of this – or is he, in good poststructuralist fashion, the ultimate road block?
The present paper proposes to initiate a critical reanalysis of existing theoretical approaches which could be put to work in textual analysis within cultural studies; for it would appear that the change in collective identity constructs in literary and cultural narratives is not only subject to changes in historical conditions and to subjective factors (such as author perspectives), but also to unconscious strategies which cannot so much to be explained by the socio- and psychodynamics of the perceiver as an ‘individual’ embedded in history as by the pre-existence of collective discursive systems and dynamics, or rather a rhetoric underpinning these. It is in this spirit that the synthesis with Bhabha’s stereotype theory undertaken here will be brought to a temporary conclusion and will lead into an example for analysis which is as rich as it is surprisingly contemporary: the novel Der Amerikamüde by Ferdinand Kürnberger (1821-1879).
German to English: Breckenridge Lodge Press Release
Source text - German Ruhe, faszinierende Landschaften, hervorragendes Essen und Spitzenweine – wer im Urlaub mal so richtig abschalten und sich dabei in stilvollem Ambiente verwöhnen lassen möchte, der ist in der neuseeländischen Breckenridge Lodge genau richtig. Inmitten der Hawkes Bay, eine der führenden Weinbauregionen Neuseelands, hat Malcolm Redmond sich seinem Traum eines kleinen, familiären Luxusdomizils verwirklicht. Die Breckenridge Lodge fügt sich mit ihrer offenen Architektur harmonisch in die von Weinbergen dominierte Landschaft ein. Mit viel Sinn für liebevolle Details und auf höchstem kulinarischen Niveau versteht es der Hausherr, seinen Gästen das Land und seine Produkte näher zu bringen.
In der beiliegenden Presseinformation haben wir alle wichtigen Informationen zu unserem „Geheimtipp für Gourmets“ für Sie zusammengefasst. Außerdem stellen wir Ihnen gern einen anschaulichen Reisebericht zur Verfügung, den wir Ihnen anliegend in einigen Ausschnitten kurz vorstellen. Wenden Sie sich hierzu und für weitere Informationen an unsere Pressestelle.
Translation - English Tranquillity, fascinating landscapes, superb food and top quality wines – if you would like to really switch off on holiday and let yourself be pampered in a stylish ambiance, then New Zealand’s Breckenridge Lodge is just what you have been looking for. In the middle of Hawkes Bay, one of the leading wine-growing regions of New Zealand, Malcolm Redmond has realised his dream of a creating a small familial luxury residence. Breckenridge Lodge, with its open architecture, blends in harmoniously with the landscape dominated by vineyards. With his great sense for charming details and the highest level of culinary skill, the landlord understands how best to acquaint his guests with the countryside and its produce.
In the attached press release we have put together all the important information about our „Secret Tip for Gourmets“. In addition, we would be happy to provide you with a descriptive travel report, from which we have included several short excerpts in the accompanying documentation. For the full report and for any further information please contact our press office.
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Years of experience: 14. Registered at ProZ.com: Feb 2010.
German to English (Certificate in German-English Translation, WLS) German to English (Cambridge University (Lang. Degrees)) German to English (University of Dublin, Trinity College) French to English (Cambridge University (Lang. Degrees))
I have an M.A. in Modern and Mediaeval Languages (French and German) from Cambridge University and a PhD in German from Trinity College Dublin (2009). Since 2002 I have been teaching in the fields of EFL, literature, literacy and German linguistics both in adult education and at third-level in Trinity College. My main research interests are in the fields of intercultural literature and intercultural communication. I have a monograph forthcoming with Rodopi entitled Language Learner Narrative. In August 2011 I successfully completed a Certificate in German-English Translation with Words Language Services (www.wls.ie) including documents in the fields of marketing, advertising, tourism, legal, technical, general business, social/political/EU, scientific and computing. I have completed several translation projects including website and press release translation and translation of academic articles from German-English.
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