Category Archives: Bakhash, Shaul

Commerce and Culture, East and West, Part 1 of 2: Islamic Economics

Shaul Bakhash and Bruce Lawrence discuss the relationship between the religion of Islam and economic ideas in the Middle East, particularly as played out in the 1980s. Bakhash describes Islamic economic practices, which assert cultural and religious identity, as an indigenous … Continue reading

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(1) The Art of Literary Translation, Part 4 of 4; (2) Commentary on Social and Political Considerations in Translation

Richard Bjornson, Serge Gavronsky, André Lefevere, and Suzanne Levine continue their discussion from the previous episode, which concerns how translation often blurs with criticism. They talk about other aspects of literary translations and translators. In the second segment [22:42 ], Shaul … Continue reading

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