‘TRAVELLING CONCEPTS’ IN TRANSLATION:
FEMINISM AND GENDER IN THE EGYPTIAN CONTEXT
‘TRAVELLING CONCEPTS’ IN TRANSLATION:
FEMINISM AND GENDER IN THE EGYPTIAN CONTEXT
Author(s): Hala KamalSubject(s): Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Sociology, Theory of Literature
Published by: EDITURA ASE
Keywords: travelling; culture; translation; feminism; gender; Egypt;
Summary/Abstract: In light of the notions of ‘Travelling Theory’ (Edward Said 1982), and ‘Travelling Concepts’ (Mieke Bal 2002; Birgit Neumann & Ansgar Nunning 2012), this article discusses ‘feminism’ as a travelling theory and ‘gender’ as a travelling concept in the Egyptian context, through their equivalents and translations in Arabic language. The article traces the histories of the two terms in Egypt, and problematises feminism and gender as complex transnational ideologies and categories, travelling across histories, geographies, cultures, disciplines, languages and politics. This study uses an interdisciplinary approach, and thus stands at the intersection of feminist theory, cultural studies and translation studies.
Journal: Synergy
- Issue Year: 14/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 131-145
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English
