Article Dans Une Revue Perspectives: Studies in Translatology Année : 2025

Posture in translation: research and educational perspectives

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This article explores the concept of ‘translator’s posture’ within translation studies, drawing on research from literary sociology. It first reviews the work of scholars such as Alain Viala and Jérôme Meizoz, who have theorized the notion of ‘authorial posture ’ – the way writers present and position themselves within the literary field. The article then evaluates how posture materially manifests ‘translatorial habitus’, the formation of which is not observable. Therefore, we construct a multidimensional framework for analyzing translators’ postures, both textually and socially. By observing how translators occupy a position in their domain of practice, the study of postures, or stances, promises to offer new analytical affordances for translation research, complementing existing approaches focused on sociological factors shaping the translation process and product, and the actors. Teaching habitus directly, while auspicial, is not feasible. However, it is more plausible and feasible for aspiring translators to be taught how to acquire a translator’s posture, and project a capable image of themselves. The development of such presentational skills may be a valuable component of translator education, within and without academic institutions.

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hal-05058806 , version 1 (07-05-2025)

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Andrea Musumeci, Dominic Glynn. Posture in translation: research and educational perspectives. Perspectives: Studies in Translatology, 2025, pp.1-21. ⟨10.1080/0907676X.2025.2492597⟩. ⟨hal-05058806⟩
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