Publishing Translations in Fascist Italy

Christopher Rundle is a tenured researcher at the Advanced School for Interpreters and Translators (SSLMIT) at the University of Bologna and Honorary Fellow of the School of Languages, Linguistics and Cultures at the University of Manchester.

Contents: Establishing the Fascist Regime: Systems of control and censorship - The Statistics of the Translation Industry: Italy, Germany and France compared - The Translation Invasion: 1929-1934: The first signs of hostility - Translation and Cultural Autarky: 1936-1938: Italy becomes a colonial power - Translation as Cultural Pollution: 1938-1943: The impact of official rascism - Conclusions: Translation and fascism.

«Rundle's excellent study is a valuable resource for both the disciplinary fields of Italian and Translation Studies. [...] This groundbreaking work has the merit of developing a methodology that could be applied to other historical contexts, where looking at a given culture through the lenses of translation can illuminate issues of identity and self-representation, as well as offering insights into the modes of cultural production. Rundle's innovative approach and the wealth of information he includes make this book an indispensible resource for future reseachers; the new and complex questions that are inevitably raised can only inspire more work to be done in this area.» (Caterina Sinibaldi, Forum Italicum 2013)