Applying Luhmann to Translation Studies

Sergey Tyulenev holds a PhD in Linguistics and a PhD in Translation Studies. He is a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Cambridge. He is interested in the history and sociology of translation. He has published two monographs and numerous articles in translation theory. He also edited dictionaries.

• Contents Introduction I. System 1: Autopoiesis of Translation 2: Properties of Translation Qua System 3: First- and Second-Order Observations 4: Medium and Forms 5: Code and Programs II. Subsystem 6: Subsystem/System 7: A Boundary Phenomenon 8: Translation in System’s Evolution 9: Power, Collective Action, and Translation 10: Throughput Conclusion Bibliography Glossary of Key SST Terms