1996 …2024

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Research interests

Esperança Bielsa’s interdisciplinary research draws upon sociology, critical theory and translation studies. Her current research is focused on the social and political dimensions of translation and the theoretical and methodological implications of this research for sociology.  

Recent research dealt with the central significance of translation for an understanding of contemporary cosmopolitanism, developing empirical perspectives on the translation of world literature, social theory and foreign news and on the figure of the cosmopolitan stranger. 

Older research empirically investigated the role of translation in the production and circulation of global news and the Latin American urban crónica as a hybrid genre of the contact zone between literature and popular culture.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Education/Academic qualification

Ph. D., PhD Sociology, University of Glasgow

Award Date: 10 Jul 2003

Postgraduate, Suficiència investigadora, Universitat de Barcelona (UB)

Award Date: 2 Jul 1998

Degree, MA (Hons) Sociology, University of Glasgow

Award Date: 8 Jul 1994

Others, Kandidatuur Politieke Wetenschappen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Free University of Brussels - VUB)

Award Date: 5 Jul 1991

External positions

Adjunct Professor, Shanghai International Studies University

2020 → …

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