Translation and Interpreting in the Age of COVID-19

Abstract

There is a plethora of scholarly literature sizing the multitude of a series of far-reaching impacts brought on by the covid-19 global pandemic (Declercq and Federici 2020; Gössling, Scott, and Hall 2020; Shrestha et al. 2020; Sikali 2020;). Undoubtedly, as readers of this review article, we all have witnessed the spillover effect of the pandemic on the social, economic, political, psychological, familial, and interactive planes of our existence. The unspeakable difficulties and challenges experienced by our individual households and the implications of war and geopolitical tensions felt in our everyday life. It seems sensible for us to focus our gaze on the less bright side of the story yet not see the other side of our shared memories as the lockdown and disruptive years make it easier for us to be constantly reminded of our human-to-human connections in this increasingly globalized world we dwell in. With these being said, the interdisciplinary book under review serves to bridge the gap and compass us towards more balanced perceptions of the obvious challenges and the hidden gem opportunities to reshape our world through the empowering and uniting force of languages embedded in translation and interpreting activities on institutional and personal dimensions.Obstaja množica strokovne literature, ki ocenjuje množico vrste daljnosežnih učinkov, ki jih je povzročila svetovna pandemija covida-19 (Declercq in Federici 2020; Gössling, Scott in Hall 2020; Shrestha et al. 2020; Sikali 2020; ). Nedvomno smo kot bralci tega preglednega članka vsi bili priča učinku prelivanja pandemije na socialno, ekonomsko, politično, psihološko, družinsko in interaktivno raven našega obstoja. Neizrekljive težave in izzivi, s katerimi se soočajo naša posamezna gospodinjstva, ter posledice vojne in geopolitičnih napetosti, ki jih občutimo v vsakdanjem življenju. Zdi se nam smiselno, da svoj pogled usmerimo na manj svetlo plat zgodbe, vendar ne vidimo druge strani naših skupnih spominov, saj nam je zaradi karantene in prelomnih let lažje nenehno opozarjati na naše povezave med ljudmi. v tem vse bolj globaliziranem svetu, v katerem živimo. Glede na to interdisciplinarna knjiga, ki jo pregledujemo, služi za premostitev vrzeli in nas usmerja k bolj uravnoteženemu dojemanju očitnih izzivov in skritih dragih priložnosti za preoblikovanje našega sveta s pomočjo opolnomočenja in združevanja jezikov, vključenih v dejavnosti prevajanja in tolmačenja, na institucionalni in osebni razsežnosti.