[Xmca-l] Re: Doubt: Translation - Dictionary of Psychology (Vygotsky and Varshava)

[Martin Packer]

Hi Gisele,

This is fascinating! I had no idea that Vygotsky was involved in the preparation of a dictionary.

What sense do you have of its coverage and perspective?

Martin

"I may say that whenever I meet Mrs. Seligman or Dr. Lowie or discuss matters with Radcliffe-Brown or Kroeber, I become at once aware that my partner does not understand anything in the matter, and I end usually with the feeling that this also applies to myself” (Malinowski, 1930)



> On Nov 5, 2019, at 12:51 PM, Gisele Toassa <giseletoassa@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> D <mailto:bruno.fiuza@springer.com>ear XMCA members, how are you?
> I am professor of History of Psychology at Federal University of Goias, Brazil. I have been studying Vygotsky for two decades and my PhD subject was emotions and perezhivania in Vygotsky´s work (my profile: https://ufg.academia.edu/GiseleToassa <https://ufg.academia.edu/GiseleToassa>). 
> I would like to ask your opinion in some crucial questions for us!  
> I and Dr. Priscila Nascimento Marques are willing to prepare a translation of Vygotsky & Varshava "Dictionary of Psychology" from Russian to Portuguese. In fact, she would translate, I should only help in the specialized contents.
> To our view, it would be a great resource for scholars and professionals for its acessible and objective structure. 
> However, we have some questions: How much of this dictionary was composed by LSV or Varshava? Why was it never translated to other languages? Is it the only edition ever published? See below its sole edition that is in our possession. 
> We are aware of our responsability, once that a new translation tends to determine the future of our discipline, and we would like to know pros and cons of this decision. 
> Thanks a lot for whom may contribute to our decision...
> Gisele
> 
>  Vigotski & Varshava (1931) - Psikhologuitchesk... <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxzaInGaT8VidTZNZU1adG5IRTQ/view?usp=drive_web>
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> 
> Abraço/Best regards,
> Gisele Toassa
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> "Nada estimo mais, entre todas as coisas que não estão em meu poder, do que adquirir aliança de amizade com homens que amem sinceramente a verdade" (Espinosa)
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