Communication in Tension: Translation, Dissemination, Research in the Work of Desiderio Blanco

Abstract

D. Blanco's work as a semiotician is articulated around three aspects: translation, high vulgarization and original research. The article underlines the principle of unity of thought that underlies these three tasks. With the help of examples, the obstacles the researcher had to overcome are presented and the decisions made at the time are illustrated to respond to the respective objectives of the three academic programs mentioned above. These decisions show that they obey the same vision of the discipline regardless of the aspects in which it develops.