Intercultural Crisis Communication

In a globalized world rocked by perpetual crisis, few structures are as fragile as those of communication and few issues are as pressing as the mediation of understanding. This book offers a richly documented and persuasive case for innovative approaches in this domain, and in so doing provides a compelling critique of prevailing approaches to this issue. * Jan Blommaert, Professor of Language, Culture and Globalization, Tilburg University, The Netherlands *
Federici and Declercq offer a comprehensive, research-driven call to action for the recognition of adequate intercultural and language mediation in disaster relief. The interdisciplinary insights cast human, transmigratory, political, natural, and environmental crises in a critical and fresh light, with profound implications for researchers, policy makers, and frontline international humanitarian workers. A timely and acutely necessary contribution. * Melissa Wallace, Associate Professor of Translation and Interpreting Studies, The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA *
Even as the concept of ‘crisis translation’ is still emerging in Translation Studies, this volume demonstrates the breadth of the topic and its potential for enriching the field. Aside from the valuable insights into diverse, local scenarios, many of the case studies here are expanding the concerns of the discipline simply by reporting on situations and language pairs rarely, if ever, accounted for in translation theory. * Dr. Sue-Ann Harding, Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK *