Communication, Interpreting and Language in Wartime

Amanda Laugesen is Director of the Australian National Dictionary Centre at the Australian National University. She is the author of a number of books, including Furphies and Whizz-bangs: Anzac Slang from the Great War (2015) and Taking Books to the World: American Publishers and the Cultural Cold War (2017). Richard Gehrmann is Senior Lecturer in International Studies at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. He has published on war and society and (with Jessica Gildersleeve) is co-editor of the book Memory and the Wars on Terror: Australian and British Perspectives (2017).

“This collection will benefit advanced students and researchers showing a particular interest in TS and the interaction between language and war.” (Yanmeng Wang and Linxin Liang, Journal of Language and Politics, Vol. 20 (2), 2021)

• 1. Introduction: Understanding Communication, Translation, and Language in Wartime (Amanda Laugesen and Richard Gehrmann).- Part 1: Experiences of Cross-Cultural Communication in Wartime.- 2. Cross-Cultural Communication and the Experiences of Australian Soldiers During the First World War (Amanda Laugesen).- 3. Unfamiliar Allies: Australian Cross-Cultural Communication in Afghanistan and Iraq During the War on Terror (Richard Gehrmann).- Part 2: Strategies of Communication and Language Teaching.- 4. The Implications of War for the Teaching of Japanese Language in Australian Universities, 1917-1945 (Jennifer Joan Baldwin).- 5. The Effectiveness of Intensive Courses in Teaching War Zone Languages (Yavar Dehghani).- 6. The Challenge of Strategic Communication in Multinational Military Operations: Approaches by the USA and Germany in the ISAF (Jasmin Gabel).- Part 3: Experiences of Interpreters in Wartime and After.- 7. 'Rediscovering Homeland': Russian Interpreters in the Wehrmacht, 1941-1943 (Oleg Beyda).- 8. Interpreters at Australia's War-Crimes Trials, 1945-51: From 'Ready-Mades' to 'Happenchancers' (Georgina Fitzpatrick).- 9. Interpreting the 'Language of War' During War-Crimes Trials (Ludmila Stern).- 10. Working with Australia Defence Force Interpreters in Timor 1999 and Aceh 2005: Reflections Drawn from Personal Experience (Matt Grant).- 11. Risk Perception and its Management: Lessons from Iraqi Linguistic Mediators for the Australian Defence Force in the Iraq War (2003-2009) (Ali Jabbar Albakaa).- 12. Conclusion: Cross-Cultural Communication and Language in Wartime: Reflections and Future Directions (Richard Gehrmann and Amanda Laugesen).