Translators' formative agency in the periodical Hawar (1932-1943) the making of a Kurdish cultural identity by Dibar Çelik

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Çelik, Dibar, author.

Series:

Brill Kurdish studies ; v. 2.

Brill Kurdish studies 2666-7347 volume 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kurdish literature--Translations--History and criticism.

Kurdish literature.

Kurdish literature--Periodicals--History and criticism.

National characteristics, Kurdish.

Hawar (Magazine)--Languages.

Hawar (Magazine).

Bedirxan, Celadet Ali, 1893-1951.

Bedirxan, Celadet Ali.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Leiden Boston Brill [2025]

Summary:

"The present work uncovers the pivotal role translations in the periodical Hawar played in the formation of a Kurdish cultural identity. In this light, it foregrounds translators' agency and their contributions in novel contexts and thus fills a crucial gap in this area.This work provides new insights into identity formation, focusing on translations in a key magazine published in a minoritized language in the 1930s and 1940s. In this context, it particularly underscores the agency of Celadet Ali Bedirxan as the leading translator and writer as well as the founder and chief editor of the magazine. His vision of Kurdish cultural identity in Hawar had a multilayered characteristic: It was oriented toward a dialogic relationship between Kurdish and western cultures. It proposed the Roman script for Kurdish language dialects and introduced a simple prose style. It also embraced a plural Kurdish religious aspect and led the way to the development of modern Kurdish literature"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Revisiting Hawar in novel contexts

Celadet Alî Bedirxan as an agent

Translational habitus of Hawar : social codes

Translational habitus of Hawar : compositional, economic, temporal and material codes

Formation of a Kurdish cultural identity through translations in Hawar

Notes:

Print version record

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Brill, viewed July 10, 2025)

Other Format:

Print version Çelik, Dibar Translators' formative agency in the periodical Hawar (1932-1943)

ISBN:

9789004726666

9004726667

OCLC:

1506099052

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