Original 81 In their work over the past twenty years, Susan Bassenett and Andre Lefevere have consistently built bridges within the field of translation studies and developed interdisciplinary connections to fields of study y outside the discipline. In 1990 they were the first to suggest that translation studies take the cultural turn' and look toward work of cultural studies scholars In their new book Constructing Cultures, they present a strong case for moving the field of cultural studies closer to translation studiesOriginal 81: • In their work over the past twenty years, Susan Bassenett and André Lefevere have consistently built bridges within the field of translation studies and developed interdisciplinary connections to fields of study outside the discipline. In 1990, they were the first to suggest that translation studies take the ‘cultural turn’ and look toward work of cultural studies scholars. In their new book Constructing Cultures, they present a strong case for moving the field of cultural studies closer to translation studies