Identity and Diaspora: An Overview of Postcolonial Translation Studies in Chinese Mainland (1997-2024)

Postcolonial studies have a history of nearly half a century throughout the world, and have been applied to major issues such as Orientalism, modernity, national culture, black female criticism, race and class. In the English-speaking countries, the introduction of post-colonialism into translation studies began in the 1990s. Because of its novel theoretical perspective and strong application in translation criticism, it has begun to attract widespread attention from Chinese translation researchers. This article first combs through the development of postcolonial studies in Chinese mainland over the past three decades (1997-2024). And then, it traces the history of the combination of postcolonial theory and translation process research. I also explain the theoretical foundation of the combination of the two through the analysis of its significance. Moreover, this research summarizes the main concepts involved in postcolonial translation studies. Finally, the article further looks forward to the development trend of postcolonial translation in the post-epidemic era.