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Mary Louise Pratt

Researcher at New York University

Publications -  32
Citations -  7798

Mary Louise Pratt is an academic researcher from New York University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Translation studies & Civil discourse. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 30 publications receiving 7632 citations.

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Imperial Eyes: Travel Writing and Transculturation

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the anti-conquest and the mystique of reciprocity in the contact zone of science and sentiment, 1750-1800, and the reinvention of America, 1800-50.

Arts of the Contact Zone

TL;DR: A conversation I overheard eight years ago between my son Sam and his best friend, Willie, aged six and seven, respectively: “Why don’t you trade me Many Trails for Carl Yats... Yes, it’s.. -strum-scrum.
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Scratches on the Face of the Country; or, What Mr. Barrow Saw in the Land of the Bushmen

Mary Louise Pratt
- 01 Oct 1985 - 
TL;DR: In his disposition he is lively and chearful; in his person active; his talents are far above mediocrity; and, averse to idleness, they are seldom without employment as mentioned in this paper.