Open areas in translation studies: organizations and business

Abstract

When the eminent Centre for Translation Studies (CETRA) and Target were founded at the end of the 1980s, openness to business societies and the participation of colleagues from outside Translation Studies (TS) was guaranteed, as several noteworthy publications from the 1990s and the early 2000s demonstrate. However, it now seems that discussions around business and language are continuing along other channels, and this means it may be interesting for TS to look at what is being produced by scholars from Organization Studies. There are several Brazilian initiatives that may provide a possible starting point to reflect on new academic partnerships, on the selection of new centres (e.g. in Brazil), and on themes (including organizations) for TS research. A number of illustrations from the automotive sector can provide examples of how Descriptive Translation Studies (DTS) methods, in combination with the use of the Internet, may help TS to reengage debate with other disciplines on business issues.