Islamic State in translation : four atrocities, multiple narratives / Balsam Mustafa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mustafa, Balsam, author.

Series:

Bloomsbury advances in translation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

IS (Organization)--Language.

IS (Organization).

Translating and interpreting--Social aspects.

Translating and interpreting.

Arabic language--Translating.

Arabic language.

Arabic language--Discourse analysis.

English language--Discourse analysis.

English language.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.

Summary:

"Offering an in-depth, interdisciplinary analysis of Arabic and English language narratives of the Islamic State terrorist group, this book investigates how these narratives changed across national and media boundaries. Utilizing insights and methodologies from translation studies, communication studies and sociology, Islamic State in Translation explores how multimodal narratives were fragmented, circulated and translated in the context of the terrorist action carried out by Islamic State against the people and culture of Iraq, as well as against other Arab and western victims. Closely examining four atrocities, the Speicher massacre, the enslavement of Ezidi women, execution videos and videos of the destruction of Iraqi cultural heritage, Balsam Mustafa explores how the Arabic and English-language narratives of these events were translated, developed, and fragmented. Through these case studies, Islamic State in Translation advances a socio-narrative theory and reconsiders translation in the new media environment, placing the analysis and the theoretical framework within a broader socio-political field of inquiry."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction 1. Narratives, Fragmentation, and Translation 2. Speicher Massacre: A Fragmented Story 3. Sabi: Contested Narratives 4. Execution Videos: Evolving Genre and Coherent Narratives

5. Videos of Destruction of Iraqi Heritage: A Devolving Iconoclastic Narrative Conclusion

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781350152014

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.