The Brazilian Social Theory in Circulation

Analysing the German Translation of Darcy Ribeiro by Suhrkamp

Authors

  • Clara Ruvituso Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut, Berlin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/serendipities.v6i1.128381

Keywords:

Darcy Ribeiro, sociology of translation, social theory, Suhrkamp, centre-periphery

Abstract

This article focuses on the paradigmatic case of the Brazilian Darcy Ribeiro, the Latin American social scientist most translated into German between 1976 and 1985 by Suhrkamp, a prestigious publishing house in the Federal Republic of Germany. From the perspective of the sociology of translation, this article explores the key role of mediators, genres and styles in specific contexts, which explains the unusual recognition that Darcy Ribeiro received through translation by a publishing house with high symbolic capital in the production and circulation of social theory, despite the fact that he produced from the periphery.

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Published

2022-07-01

How to Cite

Ruvituso, C. (2022) “The Brazilian Social Theory in Circulation: Analysing the German Translation of Darcy Ribeiro by Suhrkamp”, Serendipities. Journal for the Sociology and History of the Social Sciences, 6(1), pp. 21–38. doi: 10.7146/serendipities.v6i1.128381.