Jacqueline Basu's project analyzes an array of contemporary translations of Machiavelli's The Prince, supplementing traditional reading strategies with computational techniques. Translation, in this analysis, serves as a site of conceptual interpretation. Sites of high variation between translations, uncovered by computational analysis, reveal a deeper ambiguity about the precise scope and definition of Machiavelli's conceptual framework.

Jacqueline Basu is a doctoral candidate in the Political Science Department.