20th Century American History;
Cold War;
Diplomatic History
May 30, 2022 • 15 tweets • 4 min read
A previous thread (below) of mine shows my analysis of original public understanding of the Second Amendment, which I argue understood 2A as supporting the individual right to arms.
But what about the next generation? How did they interpret it?
My research follows a framework called "translation studies." It argues that translations of works are actually analyses, given the number of alternatives in word choices and sentence structure and how translators are steeped in their social, political, and cultural contexts.
Mar 25, 2022 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
My most recent article, "“A Well-Outfitted Militia: German-American Translations of the #SecondAmendment and Original Public Meaning," has been recommended for publication pending minor revisions.
This article stems from a previous thread of mine that I decided to develop a bit more, and here are the broad findings and what five German-American translations might tell us about original public understanding of the Second Amendment:
