About

My research project

University roles and responsibilities

  • Postgraduate Researcher
  • PhD Student

    My qualifications

    2012
    BA- Translation and Interpretation Studies (English><Turkish)
    Trakya University
    2019
    MA- Translation Studies
    Boğaziçi University

    News

    In the media

    Gökhan Fırat’s article awarded joint runner-up in Martha Cheung Award 2022
    The Martha Cheung Award for Best English Article in Translation Studies by an Early Career Scholar

    Research

    Research interests

    Publications

    Highlights

    MA thesis:

    Fırat, G. 2019. "Commercial Translation and Professional Translation Practitioners in the Era of Cognitive Capitalism: A Critical Analysis". MA thesis. Boğaziçi University

    Open access: http://iris-server.library.boun.edu.tr/bitstream/handle/123456789/15770…

    Articles in peer-reviewed journals:

    Fırat, G., Gough, J. and Moorkens, J. (2024) “Translators in the platform economy: A decent work perspective,” Perspectives, pp. 1–19. doi:10.1080/0907676x.2024.2323213.

    Open access: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0907676X.2024.2323213

    Fırat, G. 2021. "Uberization of Translation: Impacts on Working Conditions". In The Journal of Internationalization and Localization (JIAL) 8 (1) by Julie McDonough Dolmaya and Minako O'Hagan (Eds). John Benjamins.

    Link: https://benjamins.com/catalog/jial.20006.fir

    Presentations in conferences and webinars:

    • (November 2022). “Collaborative and Cooperative Translation in the Digital Economy”. Boğaziçi University
    • (September 2022). “Collaborative and Cooperative Translation in the Digital Economy”. Centre for Translation Studies, University of Vienna
    • (September 2022). “Uberization of Translation: Impacts on Working Conditions”. “Translation, Ideology, Ethics: Response and Credibility International Conference” organised by Vilnius University
    • (June 2022). “Uberization of Translation: Impacts on Working Conditions”. 10th European Society for Translation Studies Congress, University of Oslo and Oslo Metropolitan University
    • (May 2022) “Uberization of Translation”. Institute for Interpreters and Translators (ITI), Brighton, UK, (with Callum Walker)
    • (April 2022). “Collaborative and Cooperative Translation on Digital Platforms”. Centre for Translation Studies (CTS) PhD Students Webinar, University of Surrey
    • (May 2021). “Uberization of Translation: Impacts on Working Conditions”. STS Conference, Graz University.
    • (June 2021). “Translation and Technology in the Time(s) of Cognitive Capitalism”. Surrey Arts and Humanities Research Seminar (SAHRG), University of Surrey
    • (October 2021). “Collaborative and Cooperative Translation on Digital Platforms”. Centre for Translation Studies (CTS) PhD Students Webinar, University of Surrey
    • (February, 2019) "Translator 4.0 in the Era of Globalisation 3.0". Elia Together 2019, Barcelona, Spain.
    • (April 2019). "AI-Powered Machine Translation: Possible Benefits and Drawbacks". Adana Bilim & Teknik Uni., Adana, Turkey, 5-Apr-2019.
    • February (2018). "We Have a Dream: Translation Village Project, A Case Study". Elia Together 2018, Athens, Greece.
    • (April 2018). "Current & Prospective Effects of (N)MT and Post-Editing on Turkey’s Translation Industry". 2nd Translation Village Event: Translation, Nature & Technology Spring Camp, İzmir, Turkey.
    • (2017). "The Role & Position of Editors in Culture Planning". Elif Daldeniz Baysan Colloquium for Graduate Research in Translation Studies, Istanbul, Turkey. Okan University.
    • (December 2017). "Translator 5.0". Yeni Yüzyıl University Translation Club, Yeni Yüzyıl University, Istanbul, Turkey, 19-Dec-2017.
    • (November 2017). "Translator 5.0". Boğaziçi University Translation Club, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey, 30-Nov-2017.

    Translated and edited books

    Fırat, G. Book Editor [into Turkish]. 2016. Who Rules the World?. By Noam Chomsky. İnkılâp Publishing House.

    Fırat, G., Acar C., Diri B. Translator [into Turkish]. 2015. The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes. Vol. 2. By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Edited with Notes by Leslie S. Klinger. Everest Publishing House.

    Fırat, G. Translator [into Turkish]. 2014. Making the Future: Occupations, Interventions, Empire and Resistance. By Noam Chomsky. İnkılâp Publishing House.

    Fırat, G. Book Editor [into Turkish]. 2014. A Short History of the World. By J. M. Roberts. İnkılâp Publishing House.

    Fırat, G. Book Editor [into Turkish]. 2013. Nuclear War and Environmental Catastrophe. By Noam Chomsky and Laray Polk. İnkılâp Publishing House.

    Fırat, G. Editor [into Turkish]. 2013. Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Collection 1-4. A Study in Scarlet. The Sign of the Four. By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Arunas Publishing House.

    Fırat, G. Translator [into Turkish]. 2013. A Christmas Carol. By Charles Dickens. İnkılâp Publishing House.