Not everything can be translated\, and selection of t ranslated texts is neither a neutral nor a random process. This presentatio n considers selection bias in four cases of translation involving Chinese. The first case considers the arrival of Chinese narratives in European lang uages vs. Southeast Asian languages\; the second considers the choice of In donesian texts for translation into Chinese in the early PRC\; the third co nsiders practices of self-translation\; and the fourth draws on Dr. Stenber g's recent experiences translating contemporary Chinese-language literature \, including the poet Jiang Tao\, the PRC novelist Su Tong and Taiwanese qu eer author Chen Xue. His purpose in presenting such an eclectic mix of tran slations and transmissions is to draw attention to the ideological and econ omic forces as well as interpersonal networks that generate the motion of l iterary texts into and out of Chinese.
Josh Stenberg is a Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Sydney and a holder of a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award from the Australian Res earch Council. He is the author of Minority Stages: Sino-Indonesian Perf ormance and Public Display (2019) and Liyuanxi: Chinese 'Pear Garden ' Theatre (2022) as well as the translator of five books of contemporar y Chinese literature.
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