A narrative account of the Babels vs. Naumann controversy: Competing perspectives on activism in conference interpreting

Translator

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-50

  Boéri, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activism; Babels; Conference interpreting; Narrative theory; Professional ethics; Volunteering

Indexed keywords

EID: 54049095930     PISSN: 13556509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1080/13556509.2008.10799248     Document Type: Review

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