Law and Gender in Translation

Translation provides both an analytical tool and conceptual model for feminist legal research. Drawing on translation studies, theory, scholarship gender language, we show how assists in identifying gendered points of difference friction law are articulated communicative practice. The article moves from as the mechanical movement meaning across linguistic boundaries to a sociocultural conception transformative meanings assigned ideas, knowledge, representations, practices. We outline agenda that addresses relationship between law, showing focus context, circulation change harnesses enables method Gendered aspects practice discourse include power interpret, translate provide particularistic representations silence enable. proposes framework use promoting new modes interdisciplinary research dialogue studies.