scholarly journals “Shy Characters” and Flesh-and-bone People

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (47) ◽  
pp. 39-58
Author(s):  
Karolina Dębska
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Translation Studies ◽  
Scientific Texts ◽  
History Of ◽  
Cultural Turn

The cultural turn in translation studies has brought about a focus on the translator and the opportunity to make him or her less invisible, as well as to understand the circumstances in which he or she had to live and work, and clarify the translatorial choices they made. The present article is a case study in the history of translators in Poland, focusing specifically on 18th- and 19th-century women translators of scientific texts and the contexts in which they operated.

scholarly journals VIRTUE LANGUAGE IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY ORIENTALISM: A CASE STUDY IN HISTORICAL EPISTEMOLOGY

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 689-715 ◽  
Author(s):  
HERMAN PAUL
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Intellectual History ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Historical Epistemology ◽  
Detailed Case ◽  
Thought Pattern ◽  
History Of ◽  
Dependency Relations

Historical epistemology is a form of intellectual history focused on “the history of categories that structure our thought, pattern our arguments and proofs, and certify our standards for explanation” (Lorraine Daston). Under this umbrella, historians have been studying the changing meanings of “objectivity,” “impartiality,” “curiosity,” and other virtues believed to be conducive to good scholarship. While endorsing this historicization of virtues and their corresponding vices, the present article argues that the meaning and relative importance of these virtues and vices can only be determined if their mutual dependencies are taken into account. Drawing on a detailed case study—a controversy that erupted among nineteenth-century orientalists over the publication of R. P. A. Dozy'sDe Israëlieten te Mekka(The Israelites in Mecca) (1864)—the paper shows that nineteenth-century orientalists were careful to examine (1) the degree to which Dozy practiced the virtues they considered most important, (2) the extent to which these virtues were kept in balance by other ones, (3) the extent to which these virtues were balanced by other scholars’ virtues, and (4) the extent to which they were expected to be balanced by future scholars’ work. Consequently, this article argues that historical epistemology might want to abandon its single-virtue focus in order to allow balances, hierarchies, and other dependency relations between virtues and vices to move to the center of attention.

Polysystem theory

Target ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 317-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nam Fung Chang
Keyword(s):  
Translation Studies ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Cultural Turn

This article deals with three interrelated issues: first the ‘cultural turn’ of Itamar Even-Zohar in contrast to the ‘cultural turn’ in Translation Studies, then the application of an augmented version of Polysystem theory in a short case study, and finally the question of objectivity and neutrality in descriptive polysystem studies. It is argued that Polysystem theory and other cultural theories of translation, be they descriptive or politically committed, can be mutually enriching rather than incompatible, and that, with some augmentation and further development, it may serve as an adequate framework for research into the ‘external politics’ of translation.

scholarly journals Patterns in the history of the commentation on the so-called ḥadīth Ibn Masʿūd

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 137-162
Author(s):  
Thomas Eich
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
The Other ◽  
History Of ◽  
Diachronic Analysis ◽  
The One ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Clear Line

This paper analyzes the so-called Ibn Masʿūd ḥadīth (see below) on two levels: the specific wording of the ḥadīth on the one hand and a significant portion of the commentation written about it since the 10th century until today on the other. This aims at three things. First, I will show how the ḥadīth’s exact wording still developed after the stabilization of the material in collections. Although this development occurred only on the level of single words, it can be shown that it is a reflection of discussions documented in the commentaries. Therefore, these specific examples show that there was not always a clear line separating between ḥadīth text and commentaries on that text. Second, the diachronic analysis of the commentaries will provide material for a nuanced assessment in how far major icons of commentation such as Nawawī and Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī significantly influenced following generations in composing their respective commentaries. Third, I will argue that in the specific case study provided here significant changes in the commentation can be witnessed since the second half of the 19th century which are caused by the spread of basic common medical knowledge in that period.

scholarly journals Drawing as performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodor Barth
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Early Autumn ◽  
The Arts ◽  
History Of ◽  
Artistic Research

The objective of the present article is to re-work and radically reframe a case study on drawing presented at the E&PDE conference, hosted by OsloMet in the early autumn of 2017. The case study was experimental – involving a drawer, a furniture designer, an MA student (at the time) and an anthropologist. The present article ventures to draw certain learning outcomes from the experiment. These are presently relevant in the context of the heritage of a drawing school founded in 1818 and in the wake of the current activities in artistic research (AR) at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO). The focus is on the educational aspects of ‘doing research’. The article queries the relation between drawing, writing and field research in the history of the school and currently in AR. Keywords: drawing, writing, field research, process, reframing, case study, comparison, first science, third-party readability, non-philosophy.  

Auditing Practices from a Historical Perspective: The Case Study of an Italian Railroad Company in the Mid-19th Century

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerio Antonelli ◽  
Raffaele D'Alessio ◽  
Emanuela Mattia Cafaro
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
International Literature ◽  
Origin And Evolution ◽  
Accounting History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Railroad Company ◽  
Grand Duchy

ABSTRACT From a historic perspective, the origin and evolution of auditing in the private sector is extremely interesting, especially in regard to 19th-century railroad companies. This paper concerns the auditing practices of the Leopolda Railroad Company, which operated in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Italy (1841–1860). Through the use of mainly primary sources, we describe how auditors were selected and hired; their procedures, recommendations, and meetings; and the contents of their reports. This paper makes three contributions to the international literature in accounting history: (1) it is the first paper to present the history of auditing practices in Italy, (2) it broadens literature on external and internal audits in railroad companies, and (3) it supports the assumptions made by many accounting historians about the origin of auditing in industrial capitalism.

scholarly journals Science of Translation Today: Change of Scientific Paradigm

2012 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolay Garbovskiy ◽  
Olga Kostikova
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Present State ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Translation Studies ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Russian Science ◽  
Scientific Paradigms ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of

The present article is devoted to analyzing the present state of the Russian science of translation and its historical perspective. The rationale behind this article is the fact that in Russian academic community there is a persisting viewpoint that research in translation studies is an auxiliary and applied area of linguistics and that science of translation does not exist at all because it is diluted in pluridisciplinary continuum and, which is essential, does not have scientific paradigms. We will attempt to understand whether this opinion is true, and in order to do it we will examine history of scientific knowledge about translation activity and analyze the present state of the discipline that is known at present as “science of translation” in Russia. Thus, the article addresses two intertwined tasks: to prove that Russian theory of translation has scientific paradigms and to characterize research in translation studies in Russia in historical perspective and demonstrate its close interrelation with science of translation in the world.

scholarly journals The Manufacture of Leather as an Applied Art in the Modernisme: the Factory-Workshop of Miguel Fargas y Vilaseca

Res Mobilis ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (13-2) ◽  
pp. 204-222
Author(s):  
José Ignacio Carrillo Martínez
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Decorative Arts ◽  
Interior Decoration ◽  
Interesting Part ◽  
Applied Art ◽  
History Of ◽  
The 19Th Century

This study intends to examine leather craft, an applied art that has not well studied in the context of Catalan Modernisme as well as raise awareness about its use for production and design of Modernista furniture and interior decoration. This handicraft, that had been in decline in the Catalan sphere since the 18th century, reappeared in Barcelona in the last quarter of the 19th century, due to the Modernista movement and the renaissance of medieval crafts. Thus, new workshops were created and their processes were modernized according to industrial progress. We will highlight the Miguel Fargas and Vilaseca Factory, which will manage to industrialize this handricraft, becoming one of the few internationally known manufacturers. We will try to illustrate the history of this office by analyzing this case study, since it reveals an interesting part of the panorama of decorative arts in Modernista Barcelona.

scholarly journals Educar para a sustentabilidade: Administração Pública Federal Brasileira em foco

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ananélia Meireles Dubois ◽  
Andreia Pereira Silverio ◽  
Luiz Caldeira Brant de Tolentino-Neto
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Public Organizations ◽  
The State ◽  
Distinctive Character ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
Representative Data ◽  
History Of ◽  
Estudio De Caso

O artigo, por meio de estudo de caso exploratório e descritivo, apresenta o modo de implementação da sustentabilidade nas compras públicas de papel de três organizações públicas federais, e indica o caráter distintivo da educação nesse processo. É contextualizado o histórico da inserção do conceito nas discussões globais, e a importância da participação do Estado como indutor de novos padrões de consumo para a sustentabilidade. O arcabouço legal expõe sustentação normativa para as compras públicas. No entanto, o tratamento conceitual da sustentabilidade é referenciado como um dos obstáculos para a sua inserção efetiva nas compras públicas. A relevância do trabalho está na consideração de dados representativos do cotidiano organizacional público. Esses dados são indicativos da necessidade de uma educação participativa. The present article, through exploratory and descriptive case study, presents the means of implementation of sustainability in public acquisitions fro paper in three federal civil organizations, and indicates the distinctive character of education in the process. The history of insertion of that concept in global discussions is contextualized, as well as the importance of the State as a model for new standards in consumption. The legal background establishes directives for public purchases. However, the conceptual treatment of sustainability is referenced as an obstacle to its effective insertion in public purchases. The work’s relevance lies in the consideration of representative data from the routine of public organizations. These data are indicative of need for a participative education. El artículo, por medio de estudio de caso exploratorio y descriptivo, presenta el modo de implementación de la sostenibilidad en las compras públicas de papel de tres organizaciones públicas federales, y indica el carácter distintivo de la educación en ese proceso. Es contextualizado el histórico de la inserción del concepto en las discusiones globales, y la importancia del Estado como inductor de nuevos patrones de consumo para la sostenibilidad. El marco legal presentado expone sustentación normativa para las compras públicas. Sin embargo, el trato conceptual de la sostenibilidad es referenciado como uno de los obstáculos para su inserción en las compras públicas. La relevancia del trabajo está en la consideración de datos representativos del cotidiano organizacional público. Estos datos son indicativos de la necesidad de una educación participativa.

scholarly journals A case study of text conventions in comparable and parallel texts: English and Norwegian

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bergljot Behrens
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Scientific Field ◽  
English Text ◽  
Scientific Texts ◽  
Scientific Text ◽  
Text Production ◽  
Linguistic Strategies ◽  
Frequency Of Use ◽  
Parallel Texts

A case study of highly comparable scientific texts in English and Norwegian demonstrate important differences in use of a number of text comventions. Of particular interest is the use of event nominalizations, English showing a markedly higher frequency of use than Norwegian. A Multitranslation corpus of Norwegian professional translators demonstrate leanings towards English text conventions in their translations, deviating from text conventions used by Norwegian professionals in the same scientific field. The present article makes a closer atudy of the degree of complexity in nominalizations in the comparable texts and discusses the variability of the translations in view of the Norwegian conventions established on the basis of quantitative measures. The study indicates that translators follow different linguistic strategies of scientific text production than professional scientists in the field.

scholarly journals Ruralization of the (Urbane) Concept of Sensus Communis in a 19th-century Hungarian Philosophical Controversy

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-40
Author(s):  
Béla Mester
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual History ◽  
Present Article ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Common Sense ◽  
Deep Roots ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Common ◽  
Philosophical Life ◽  
Sensus Communis

Abstract The topic of the present article is the destruction of the common sense tradition linked to the urbanity of philosophy, which had deep roots both in the European and Hungarian traditions. This destruction was based on Hegelian ideas by János Erdélyi as an argument of the greatest philosophical controversy of the Hungarian philosophical life in the 1850s. In Erdélyi’s argumentation, the turn from the supposed urbanity to the supposed rurality of the common sense has a fundamental role. The idea of the rurality of the common sense has an influence on the Hungarian intellectual history of the next centuries, as well.

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