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Indigenous people lost their identity and cultures and people in power largely benefited from this since they are obeying. Their “brainwash” succeeded with text justifying for them and making their action seems righteous since they are considered more civilized. #hwa4 #translationasviolence

One of the examples would be how historical text justify colonist actions. They would diminish indigenous people calling them superstitious and their arrival would serve as civilizing the locals. Indigenous people were forced to learn Bible and accept their cultures. #hwa4 #translationasviolence

In parts of Africa under colonial rule, students were punished for speaking their mother tongue.

Colonizers would force their European languages and gain control while local communities lost the freedom to express their own culture and identities.

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During colonial times translation was used to erase the local languages. they used translation to hold power. Colonial administrators rewrote laws or hurt people for speaking their language (it happened in Poland when Germany/ Russia erased Poland in 18th century) #translationasviolence #hwa4

A historical example from part one, in which translation in colonial contexts was often described as a form of violence, was the translation from Hebrew to Greek. This emphasized how dangerous and powerful translation can be, shaping how the word was percievied. #hwa4 #translationasviolence

Many people depending on the religious leaders, because they were able to read Latin, and the others weren’t able to read it so they had a trust the leaders that what they were telling them was true and our false
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In the colonial era, Christian missionaries translated the bible into indigenous languages as a way of enforcing their beliefs on the people. It was not used to preserve language but rather to establish a new order and erase a civilization's history and culture. #hwa4 #translationasviolence

One example from Part One is the translation of “almah,” meaning young woman, into “parthenos,” meaning virgin. This showed how one translation choice can create a new reality. The original meaning was quickly lost, and the new version shapes society today. #hwa4 #translationasviolence

I think it's interesting how translation can change the meaning of something completely. Even when the words sound similar, they can mean something totally different. #hwa4 #translationasviolence

the most intriguing historical example was the killing of William Tyndale, the translation of a religious text in order to provide greater reach was somehow frowned upon? I don't understand why the Catholic church would want to restrict the spread of their faith. #hwa4 #translationasviolence

One historical example from part A was translating "almah" to "parthenos" (woman --> virgin), which creates a new reality. Religious leaders were able to bend the beliefs and shape it into something new, but the original meaning of the word was easily lost.

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2. In Africa, students were beaten for speaking their native language, and their colonizers used translation to force the people they ruled over to assimilate to their culture and language. The colonizers benefitted while native Africans were punished. #hwa4 #translationasviolence

In the past they translated the Bible into as many lagnuages as possible to reach all nations around the world or the empires. This is a tool of domination because it allowed them to spread the reliigion. #hwa4 #translationasviolence

#hwa4 #translationasviolence The example from medieval Europe where someone gets executed for translating the Bible showed that there was complete power and control within the church. What was lost was some of their control after the text was translated, but the benefit being able to take that back

In Olden Europe, they didn't translate the bible so that only the priests and those with high rankings could read it. The people who tried to translate it were killed, benefitting the high ranked and harming the the people. #hwa4 #translationasviolence

In medieval Europe, the Church kept the Bible in Latin so only clergy could read and interpret it. When William Tyndale translated it into English, he was executed in 1536. Ordinary people lost access to scripture while the Church kept its power. #hwa4 #translationasviolence