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Translation as Decolonization: Nyerere, the Bible and Shakespeare (2024)
Thesis
Li, J. Translation as Decolonization: Nyerere, the Bible and Shakespeare. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

As the first president of Tanzania, Julius Nyerere has enormously influenced the politics, economy, and culture of the country. Beside his well-known identity as a politician and poet, he was also an important literary translator. The subject of this... Read More about Translation as Decolonization: Nyerere, the Bible and Shakespeare.

Pain, Mother-daughter Relationships, and Subjectivity in Post-1980 Fictions by Chinese Women Writers (2023)
Thesis
Zhan, F. Pain, Mother-daughter Relationships, and Subjectivity in Post-1980 Fictions by Chinese Women Writers. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis examines the representations of women’s pains, subjectivities and motherdaughter relationships in fictional writing published between 1980 and 2020 by Chinese women writers. More specifically, this project addresses three issues prominent... Read More about Pain, Mother-daughter Relationships, and Subjectivity in Post-1980 Fictions by Chinese Women Writers.

Aesthetics of Sesotho Literature: The fiction of Thomas Mofolo, and the novelists who came after him (2023)
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Makamane, R. Aesthetics of Sesotho Literature: The fiction of Thomas Mofolo, and the novelists who came after him. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis examines how indigenous literary aesthetics have been utilised in the Sesotho novel in the first century of literary writing in Lesotho. Through comparative analysis of the novels of Mofolo (1907, 1910, 1926) and Basotho novelists who wro... Read More about Aesthetics of Sesotho Literature: The fiction of Thomas Mofolo, and the novelists who came after him.

Translation as a Product in The Chinese Translation Market: Process and Quality Assurance (2023)
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Zhou, Y. Translation as a Product in The Chinese Translation Market: Process and Quality Assurance. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

As the demand for translation services surges, issues of translation processes and quality — which have been heatedly discussed in Translation Studies — have also been increasing concerns for professionals in the translation market. In China, these i... Read More about Translation as a Product in The Chinese Translation Market: Process and Quality Assurance.

A Relevance Theoretic Approach to Explicating Humour in Subtitling Sitcoms from English to Arabic (2023)
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Rejeibi, R. A Relevance Theoretic Approach to Explicating Humour in Subtitling Sitcoms from English to Arabic. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

In the domain of audiovisual translation (AVT), rendering humour is difficult due to the linguistic intricacy involved and the technical limitations of the medium. Furthermore, it is crucial in humour transfer to represent the original discourse's co... Read More about A Relevance Theoretic Approach to Explicating Humour in Subtitling Sitcoms from English to Arabic.

Semiotics of Allegory: Queerness in Contemporary Taiwan and Hong Kong Novel and Cinema (2022)
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Yeung, S. Y. Semiotics of Allegory: Queerness in Contemporary Taiwan and Hong Kong Novel and Cinema. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This project offers the framework of “semiotics of allegory” as an alternative to Fredric Jameson’s national allegory for studying non-Western cultural products by emphasising their plural meanings of signs and the importance of situating their readi... Read More about Semiotics of Allegory: Queerness in Contemporary Taiwan and Hong Kong Novel and Cinema.

A study of 80-hou writers: Youth narrative, multimodality, and subjectivity in 21st-century Chinese youth literature (2022)
Thesis
Gamberini, F. A study of 80-hou writers: Youth narrative, multimodality, and subjectivity in 21st-century Chinese youth literature. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Common critiques surrounding the balinghou cultural phenomenon often qualify their literary work as bestsellers lacking any appreciable literary or social value. The incredible commercial success of their fiction combined with the idol-like personali... Read More about A study of 80-hou writers: Youth narrative, multimodality, and subjectivity in 21st-century Chinese youth literature.

Mapping the Migrant City: Presentations of the Migrant Experience in the Contemporary European Novel 1995-2015 (2019)
Thesis
Grahl, F. Mapping the Migrant City: Presentations of the Migrant Experience in the Contemporary European Novel 1995-2015. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis is a comparative investigation into contemporary novels of migration to three European capital cities: London, Paris and Rome. It uses a range of approaches to analyse the tripartite relationship between the novel, the city and the lived... Read More about Mapping the Migrant City: Presentations of the Migrant Experience in the Contemporary European Novel 1995-2015.

The Priesthood of Nationalism in Egypt: Duty, Authority, Autonomy (2011)
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Geer, B. The Priesthood of Nationalism in Egypt: Duty, Authority, Autonomy. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis considers the effects of nationalism on the autonomy of intellectuals in Egypt. I argue that nationalism limits intellectuals’ ability to challenge social hierarchies, political authority and economic inequality, and that it has been more... Read More about The Priesthood of Nationalism in Egypt: Duty, Authority, Autonomy.