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Xinyao Zhang

Languages and Literature, University of Warwick

Thesis title:

Recontextualisation and Translators' Subjectivity: the Chinese Feminist Translations of A Room of One's Own across a Century

My project examines the recontextualisation and representation of Virginia Woolf’s feminist and gender ideas in the Chinese translations of A Room of One’s Own and Orlando in relation to the socio-political contexts in which they were published.

Research Area

  • Interpreting and Translation
  • Languages and Literature

Other Research Interests

Feminist translation, fan/amateur translation, translation and music

Memberships

Membership of ITI, Institute of Translation and Interpreting

Membership of GALA, Globalisation and Localisation Association