Staff profile

I hold a PhD in linguistics (2000, Moscow State University) and a PhD in Translation Studies (2009, School of translation and interpretation, University of Ottawa).

I have conducted research in translation studies, especially in the sociology of translation and the epistemology of translation studies. 

More specifically, my primary academic interest is translation as a social activity. I have applied several sociological theories (notably, Luhmann’s social systems theory, Bourdieu’s theory of social fields and Habermas’ theory of communicative action) to various aspects of the translation history of Kievan Rus, Muscovy and Russia. I have studied the social role of translation in the westernization of Russia in the eighteenth century (my research has been published as a monograph), the role women-translators played in the Russian history of translation; I published on the aspects of gender and sexuality as they manifested themselves in the Russian translation history. I am the Editor of the Routledge Introductions to Translation and Interpreting series. I have co-edited The Routledge Handbook of Translation and Sociology.

I am the Director of PG Research at the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Durham University, UK.

I teach courses in translation theory, translation history and sociology of translation as well as contribute to the specialised English-Russian translation module.

Authored book

• Applying Luhmann to Translation Studies Translation in Society
  Translation in Society. Routledge
• Перевод как инструмент стилистического анализа художественного произведения : (Прагмастилист. аспект) [Translation as a Means of Stylistic Analysis of the Literary Work of Art.]
  Tyulenev, S. (in press). Перевод как инструмент стилистического анализа художественного произведения : (Прагмастилист. аспект) [Translation as a Means of Stylistic Analysis of the Literary Work of Art.]. Gotika
• Теория перевода [Translation Theory]
  Tyulenev, S. (in press). Теория перевода [Translation Theory]. Gardariki
• Translation in the Public Sphere
  Tyulenev, S. (2018). Translation in the Public Sphere. Palgrave Pivot. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78358-1
• Translation and Society: An Introduction
  Tyulenev, S. (2014). Translation and Society: An Introduction. Routledge
• Translation and Society.
  Tyulenev, S. (2014). Translation and Society. Routledge
• Translation and the Westernization of Eighteenth-Century Russia
  Tyulenev, S. (2012). Translation and the Westernization of Eighteenth-Century Russia. Frank & Timme GmbH
• Applying Luhmann to Translation Studies: Translation in Society
  Tyulenev, S. (2011). Applying Luhmann to Translation Studies: Translation in Society. Routledge
• Теория перевода [Theory of Translation]
  Tyulenev, S. (2004). Теория перевода [Theory of Translation]. Gardariki
• Перевод как инструмент стилистического анализа художественного произведения [Translation as a Means of Stylistic Analysis of the Literary Work of Art]
  Tyulenev, S. (2000). Перевод как инструмент стилистического анализа художественного произведения [Translation as a Means of Stylistic Analysis of the Literary Work of Art]. Gotika

Chapter in book

• Speaking Silence and Silencing Speech: The Translations of Grand Duke Konstantin Romanov as Queer Writing
  Tyulenev, S. (2017). Speaking Silence and Silencing Speech: The Translations of Grand Duke Konstantin Romanov as Queer Writing. In B. Baer, & K. Kaindl (Eds.), Queering Translation, Translating the Queer: Theory, Practice, Activism (112-129). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315505978-9
• Translation and Agency
  Tyulenev, S. (2015). Translation and Agency. In C. V. Angelelli, & B. J. Baer (Eds.), Researching translation and interpreting (17-31). Routledge
• Social Systems and Translation
  Tyulenev, S. (2013). Social Systems and Translation. In Y. Gambier, & L. van Doorslaer (Eds.), Handbook of translation studies (160-166). John Benjamins Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1075/hts.4.soc4
• Systematics and Lifeworld of Translation
  Tyulenev, S. (2012). Systematics and Lifeworld of Translation. In L. Foran (Ed.), Translation and Philosophy (139-155). Peter Lang
• Modernization as Translation: Eighteenth-Century Russia
  Tyulenev, S. (2010). Modernization as Translation: Eighteenth-Century Russia. In T. Naaijkens (Ed.), Event or Incident = Evénement ou Incident; On the Role of Translation in the Dynamics of Cultural Exchange = Du rôle des traductions dans les processus d’échanges culturels (15-28). Peter Lang
• Translation as Smuggling
  Tyulenev, S. (2010). Translation as Smuggling. In J. St André (Ed.), Thinking through Translation with Metaphors (241-274). St Jerome Publishing

Edited book

• New English-Russian Dictionary
  Tyulenev, S. (Ed.). (2004). New English-Russian Dictionary. AST Publishers

Journal Article

• History of Translation, Social History, and History of Literature: Agon and Synergy at Cross-roads
  Tyulenev, S. (online). History of Translation, Social History, and History of Literature: Agon and Synergy at Cross-roads
• Women-Translators in Russia
  Tyulenev, S. (online). Women-Translators in Russia
• Across the Cross: Translation, Transgression, War
  Tyulenev, S. (online). Across the Cross: Translation, Transgression, War
• The Meaning Constituting Function of Translation
  Tyulenev, S. (online). The Meaning Constituting Function of Translation
• Translation as meaning negotiator
  Tyulenev, S. (2023). Translation as meaning negotiator. Translation Studies, 16(2), 212-226. https://doi.org/10.1080/14781700.2023.2208137
• Translation and Diplomacy: The Ins and Outs of Social-Systemic Boundaries
  Tyulenev, S. (2022). Translation and Diplomacy: The Ins and Outs of Social-Systemic Boundaries. Diplomacy and Statecraft, 33(3), 589-604. https://doi.org/10.1080/09592296.2022.2113261
• In a wilderness of mirrors: the ethics of translation in Cold-War espionage
  Tyulenev, S. (2021). In a wilderness of mirrors: the ethics of translation in Cold-War espionage. The Translator, 27(4), 368-383. https://doi.org/10.1080/13556509.2021.1992892
• Translation and (Counter-)Intelligence: The Interpenetration of Social-Systemic Boundary Phenomena
  Tyulenev, S. (2021). Translation and (Counter-)Intelligence: The Interpenetration of Social-Systemic Boundary Phenomena. Perspectives, 29(3), 339-353. https://doi.org/10.1080/0907676x.2020.1726977
• A Comparative Study of Translation/ Interpreting as a Profession in Russia, China and Spain
  Tyulenev, S., Zheng, B., & Johnson, P. (2017). A Comparative Study of Translation/ Interpreting as a Profession in Russia, China and Spain. Translation and Interpreting Studies: The Journal of the American Translation and Interpreting Studies Association, 12(2), 332-354. https://doi.org/10.1075/tis.12.2.07tyu
• Introduction: Towards the Comparative Studies of Translation and Interpreting
  Tyulenev, S., & Zheng, B. (2017). Introduction: Towards the Comparative Studies of Translation and Interpreting. Translation and Interpreting Studies: The Journal of the American Translation and Interpreting Studies Association, 12(2), 197-212. https://doi.org/10.1075/tis.12.2.01tyu
• Vsemirnaia Literatura: intersections between translating and original literary writing
  Tyulenev, S. (2016). Vsemirnaia Literatura: intersections between translating and original literary writing. Slavic and East European journal, 60(1), 8-21
• A systemic centenary of Russian poetic translation
  Tyulenev, S. (2016). A systemic centenary of Russian poetic translation. Asia Pacific Translation and Intercultural Studies, 3(2), 123-145. https://doi.org/10.1080/23306343.2016.1184499
• Resolving the Paradox of the Enlightenment
  Tyulenev, S. (2015). Resolving the Paradox of the Enlightenment. Žurnal Sibirskogo federalʹnogo universiteta. Seriâ Gumanitarnye nauki Журнал Сибирского федерального университета. Серия Гуманитарные науки (Online), 8(2), 308-328. https://doi.org/10.17516/1997-1370-2015-8-2-308-328
• Towards Theorising Translation as an Occupation
  Tyulenev, S. (2015). Towards Theorising Translation as an Occupation. Asia Pacific Translation and Intercultural Studies, 2(1), 15-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/23306343.2015.1013206
• Strategies of Translating Sexualities as Part of the Secularization of Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-Century Russia
  Tyulenev, S. (2014). Strategies of Translating Sexualities as Part of the Secularization of Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-Century Russia. Comparative Literature Studies, 51(2), 253-276. https://doi.org/10.5325/complitstudies.51.2.0253
• Translation as a Social Fact
  Tyulenev, S. (2014). Translation as a Social Fact. Translation and Interpreting Studies: The Journal of the American Translation and Interpreting Studies Association, 9(2), 179-196. https://doi.org/10.1075/tis.9.2.01tyu
• Translating in the public sphere: Birth pangs of a developing democracy in today's Russia
  Tyulenev, S. (2013). Translating in the public sphere: Birth pangs of a developing democracy in today's Russia. Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, 31(4), 469-479. https://doi.org/10.2989/16073614.2013.864443
• Translation as a Factor of Social Telenomy
  Tyulenev, S. (2011). Translation as a Factor of Social Telenomy
• Through the Eye of the Needle of the Most Proletarian Language
  Tyulenev, S. (2010). Through the Eye of the Needle of the Most Proletarian Language
• Is Translation an Autopoietic System?
  Tyulenev, S. (2010). Is Translation an Autopoietic System?
• Translation in Intersystemic Interaction: A Case Study of Eighteenth-Century Russia
  Tyulenev, S. (2010). Translation in Intersystemic Interaction: A Case Study of Eighteenth-Century Russia
• Why (Not) Luhmann?, or On Applicability of Social Systems Theory to Translation Studies
  Tyulenev, S. (2009). Why (Not) Luhmann?, or On Applicability of Social Systems Theory to Translation Studies. Translation Studies, 2(2), 147-162. https://doi.org/10.1080/14781700902937706

Other (Print)

• Interpreting and Translation in Military Intelligence Interrogations: A Social-Systemic Perspective
  Tyulenev, S. (2024). Interpreting and Translation in Military Intelligence Interrogations: A Social-Systemic Perspective. In A. Biernacka, & W. Figiel (Eds.), New Insights into Interpreting Studies. Technology, Society and Access. Peter Lang. https://doi.org/10.3726/b21104