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From Berji to Kristin: Discussing the Concept of the ‘Translated Being’ within the Context of Migration

Berci’den Kristin’e: "Çeviri Özne" Kavramını Göç Bağlamında Tartışmak

Ayşe Ayhan(Yıldız Technical University, Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Translation and Interpreting, Istanbul, Turkiye)0000-0002-5997-5385
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1–13
Publication Date
2022-06-30
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Translation, secondly, refers to the transformation of the migrants and their endeavors to survive in an unfamiliar environment.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This paper seeks to explore the concept of translated being within the context of migration and the migrant in Berji Kristin: Tales from the Garbage Hills.
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Key Findings & Data:Berji Kristin tells the story of rural migrants who move to a big city in search of a livelihood, building a shantytown on a garbage hill on the outskirts of the city, and settling in their makeshift huts.
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Conclusion & Impact:Translation, secondly, refers to the transformation of the migrants and their endeavors to survive in an unfamiliar environment.
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⚙️Variables:Çeviri · çeviri özne · sömürgecilik sonrası yaklaşımlar

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This paper seeks to explore the concept of translated being within the context of migration and the migrant in Berji Kristin: Tales from the Garbage Hills. Berji Kristin tells the story of rural migrants who move to a big city in search of a livelihood, building a shantytown on a garbage hill on the outskirts of the city, and settling in their makeshift huts. In the light of the transformation of the rural migrants from innocence to decline, as symbolized by the change in the names “Berji” and “Kristin,” the study focuses on the nature of the relation between translation and migration and explores the conceptual and symbolic meanings that translation offers. The study also points out that the translated beings in Berji Kristin are represented through female attributions. Focusing on the theoretical implications of the relationship between translation and migration and exploring how postcolonial approaches brought insight into contextualizing the concept of the translated being, the study highlights that translation, in the context of migration, firstly refers to the movement from one culture to another. Translation, secondly, refers to the transformation of the migrants and their endeavors to survive in an unfamiliar environment.

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Bu çalışma çeviri özne translated being kavramını göç ve göçmenle ilişkisi çerçevesinde Berci Kristin Çöp Masalları adlı eserde incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Berci Kristin Çöp Masalları, geçimini sağlamak amacıyla kırsal bölgeden büyük kente gelerek, kentin çeperinde kurdukları gecekondu mahallesindeki derme çatma kondularında yerleşen göçmenlerin hikayesini anlatmaktadır. Çalışma, kısal bölgeden gelerek büyük kente yerleşen göçmenlere verilen ya da yakıştırılan, ad ve/veya takma adlardan “Berci” ve “Kristin” ile sembolize edilen ve masumiyetten çöküşe doğru yaşanan bir dönüşümü merkeze alan anlatıya odaklanarak, çeviri ve göç ilişkisinin doğasını ve çevirinin bu bağlamda sunduğu gerçek ve metaforik anlamları incelemektedir. Masumiyetten çöküşe doğru yaşanan dönüşümün romanda kullanılan isimlerden özellikle “Berci” ve “Kristin” bağlamındaki incelemesinde, Berci Kristin’deki çeviri öznelerin dişi niteliklerle betimlenmiş olduğunu ortaya konulmaktadır. Öncelikle sömürgecilik sonrası yaklaşımların çeviri özneyi kavramsallaştırma konusunda getirdiği kavrayışların incelenmekte olduğu bu çalışmada, çeviri ve göç ilişkisini tartışarak konuya ilişkin kuramsal çerçeve sunan diğer toplumsal ve kültürel yaklaşımlara da değinilmektedir. Buna göre, göç bağlamında çeviri öncelikle bir kültürden diğerine doğru ortaya çıkan bir hareketi işaret ederken, ikinci olarak da tanıdık olmayan bir çevrede varolmak amacıyla mücadele eden ve bu süreçte çeşitli dönüşümler yaşayan göçmenlerin durumuna gönderme yapmaktadır.

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Ayhan, A. (2022). From Berji to Kristin: Discussing the Concept of the ‘Translated Being’ within the Context of Migration. İstanbul Üniversitesi Çeviribilim Dergisi, Sayı: 16, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.26650/iujts.2022.1114612

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