Translating the Revolution
“The poetry of this revolt is not reducible to a text that can be read and translated in words, for it is also an act in and of itself.” The Egyptian revolution has presented us with a number of intellectual challenges, not least the question of how to interpret events that seemed as globalised as they were localised. Although the uprising was a distinctly Egyptian expression of anger and frustration, many outside the country’s borders were also able to ‘live’ the […]
Categories: Egypt, Media • Tags: Egypt, Journalism, Languages, Media, Poetry, Revolution