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This question grows as the narratives of the provocateurs are put in relation to each other. And
then the question takes its political and concrete dimension: Is it possible to build a cordial
ground outside of the demands imposed by the agenda of markets and the tolerance of the
moment if among ourselves there is a proliferation of discussions about the same concept of
who we are, what we want, what we want to be within the framework of this humanity? Is it
possible to choose? To what extent?
For the moment, the experience of TRANSLATING KUIR allows us to
rehearse a transitional answer: only a cordial reasoning conversation,
sustained by the experience of suffering, propelled by the search for
love and happiness, amazed by the absurdity of injustice, is strong
enough to unravel the logic, or lack thereof, that runs through the
veins of this mysterious realm.
Let ‘s go.
3. RISK ZONE
Theories about translation and, above all, warnings about its limits and its deceitful solutions
take ages. You could say that it starts when the act of “speaking on behalf of others to others”
manifests itself as a fundamental act within struggles for power. Who said what? And to start
at the top: What did God say?
With the translation of the Old Testament to the German language by Martin Luther and
other theologians, the pillars of this Empire of meaning were laid. Facing the risk of free
interpretation, translation becomes indispensable: more than deciphering, it closes and
decides. The colonization of Latin America is another extensive example of this evangelization
of knowledge and practices. Beyond the very common expression that equates the translator
with the traitor, it must be admitted that translation runs with blood. Luther’s text, which serves
as the foundation of the Protestant Reformation, becomes one of the most forceful heresies
within the Catholic Church and beyond. Protest, expulsion, and struggle are three elements that
return again and again in the provocateurs’ reflexions: “Translation is a vehicle and weapon…
In contexts where speed is demanded of us, it is worth asking ourselves what a slow, disabled
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