The Translation of Primary Sources: from Translation Studies to Hayden White

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https://doi.org/10.54167/debates-por-la-historia.v14i2.2144

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primary sources, Hayden White, translation history, translating history

Abstract

This paper discusses a series of complications dealt with during the translation process when the source text is a historical primary source. Also, it examines a number of interpretive implications that are faced when studying historical primary sources are, precisely, translations. To elaborate these considerations, this work reviews the theoretical frameworks that bring apart source text from target text; later, the relationships between all of this and Hayden White’s statements and inquiries on historical research and thinking are defined. Finally, common strategies for the translation of primary sources are presented and possible grounds for research based on primary sources are outlined.

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  • Jesús Erbey Mendoza Negrete, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, México

    Labora en la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la UACH y en la Facultad de idiomas de la UABJO. Es Doctor en Filosofía por la UANL. Algunas de sus publicaciones son: La expedición punitiva: reporte del General Mayor John J. Pershing” (2014), Entorno de los días (2016), El destino en un sombrero (2019), Arreolario: diálogos interdisciplinares con Juan José Arreola (2021) y A destiempo: prosa dispersa (2024). Es autor de artículos de investigación en revistas nacionales e internacionales. Es miembro del Sistema Nacional de Investigadoras e Investigadores, Nivel 1.

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2026-07-31

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The Translation of Primary Sources: from Translation Studies to Hayden White. (2026). Debates por la Historia, 14(2), 63-85. https://doi.org/10.54167/debates-por-la-historia.v14i2.2144