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Journal Article
The Strange Intimacies of Interpretation: Affects, Justice, and Translation in Katie Kitamura’s Intimacies
2025
Overview
The essay examines the affective and ethical stakes that interpreting the words of others in Katie Kitamura’s Intimacies involves. Featuring a protagonist who interprets for a former state leader accused of crimes against humanity, the novel foregrounds the emotional costs of translation at Court. In so doing, it not only problematizes the uneven division of emotional labor but also raises questions concerning the (in)visibility of those who sustain political life. The engagement with the ethical and affective dimensions of interpretation is complemented by an examination of the novel’s form, which provides a counter-force to the injustices the plot reveals.
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Johns Hopkins University Press
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