Translating the Crisis discusses the multiple translation practices that shaped the 15M movement, also known as the indignados (-outraged-), a series of mass demonstrations and occupations of squares that took place across Spain in 2011 and which played a central role in the recent global wave of popular protest. Through a study of the movement''s cultural and intellectual impact, as well as some of its main political evolutions (namely Podemos and Barcelona en Com-), Fern-ez shows how translation has contributed to the dissemination of ideas and the expansion of political debates, produced new intellectual and political figures, and provided support to political projects.
Drawing on fieldwork, interviews, and a large repertoire of sources in various languages, this monograph provides an in-depth study of the role of translation in the renewal of activist language, the development of political platforms, and the creation of new social references, while
