Book chapter
English

Humanitarian interpreting in the age of Covid-19

Published inKanglong Liu, Andrew K. F. Cheung (Ed.), Translation and interpreting in the age of COVID-19, p. 165-179
PublisherSingapore : Springer
First online date2023-01-02
Abstract

This chapter describes the study of humanitarian interpreting as an emerging discipline within Translation and Interpreting Studies. Its aim is to chart the rapidly expanding volume of literature on humanitarian interpreting and describe the state of the field in the age of COVID-19 pandemic. It provides an overview of the impact of the pandemic on the provision of humanitarian aid, as a general topic, to then focus on humanitarian interpreting. The chapter offers some background information on the definition of “humanitarian interpreting”, as framed within the broader field of crisis translation, to subsequently address the challenges that humanitarian organizations and their interpreters face in their efforts to meet the needs posed by multilingual and multicultural communication, especially after the outbreak of the pandemic. It concludes with some recommendations for future research in the field of humanitarian interpreting.

Keywords
  • Humanitarian aid
  • Humanitarian interpreting
  • Health emergency
  • COVID-19
  • Crisis translation
Citation (ISO format)
RUIZ ROSENDO, Lucia, RADICIONI, Maura. Humanitarian interpreting in the age of Covid-19. In: Translation and interpreting in the age of COVID-19. Kanglong Liu, Andrew K. F. Cheung (Ed.). Singapore : Springer, 2023. p. 165–179.
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ISBN978-981-19-6679-8
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