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Taking the measure of High Cross: translating the many worlds of Truro at the time of the Anthropocene Matthew James Valler (24169332) PUREID: 619294622 translation agency politics place philosophy diffraction This thesis responds to the spectre of the Anthropocene by advancing a novel conception of translation as a grounded material process in service of a more-than-human politics, described as ‘taking the measure’. It sets this conception of translation within a development of the notion of ‘translationality’ as an experience of energy and movement that can negotiate change. This highly theoretical argument is advanced as a means to think the narrative dynamics of place. At High Cross, in Truro, the theoretical journey of the thesis is developed further via a diffractive process that attempts to translate the ‘many worlds’ of this very specific place. <br><br><i>Thesis embargoed until 31 December 2027.</i> 2026-10-01T16:30:18Z Text Thesis 10.17034/32640540.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Taking_the_measure_of_High_Cross_translating_the_many_worlds_of_Truro_at_the_time_of_the_Anthropocene/32640540 All Rights Reserved Open Access after 2027-12-31