Historically, research on pragmatic translation, namely in the case of specialized fields, has been neglected, since Western translation studies were mainly established around questions pertaining to literary translation. Yet, pragmatic translation is largely dominant in professional practice. Similarly, professional translators and translation students have been reluctant to engage with translation studies research. We hypothesize that these negative prejudices, on both sides, originate with some of the founding, seminal authors of translation studies. This conference thus explores the theoretical positions expressed by Berman, Schleiermacher, and Ortega y Gasset; it also questions Holmes’ map, before proposing an alternative map, one that opens all possibilities, from the point of both research and practice. Moreover, given the development of computer tools, we are convinced that translators will increasingly have to present themselves as experts capable of offering adequate guidance to clients. Finally, we propose to highlight a number of research perspectives, related more specifically to specialised fields, which can blossom in the context of translation studies, keeping in mind our deliberate intent to reconcile translation practice with translation research and so-called “theory,” and vice versa.