Audiovisual Translation in a Global Context by Jorge Diaz Cintas

This book offers an up-to-date survey of the present state of affairs in Audiovisual Translation, providing a thought-provoking account of some of the most representative areas currently being researched in this field across the globe. The book discusses theoretical issues and provides useful and practical insights into professional practices.

About the Author
Rocio Banos Pinero, University College London, UK Mercedes de Castro, University Complutense of Madrid, Spain Antonio Javier Chica Nunez, University Pablo de Olavide in Seville, Spain Jorge Diaz Cintas, University College London, UK Eliana Paes Cardoso, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil Adrian Fuentes-Luque, Universidad Pablo de Olavide in Seville, Spain Agata Ho?obut, Jagiellonian University, Poland Emilia Iglesias Fernandez, Universidad de Granada, Spain Arista Szu-Yu Kuo, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Dawning Leung, University College London, UK Juan Martinez Perez, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain Silvia Martinez Martinez, University de Granada, Spain Deise Monica Medina Silveira, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil Regina Mendes, Faculdade CCAA, Brazil Renata Mliczak, University College London, UK Kristijan Nikoli?, University of Vienna, Austria Luis Puente Rodriguez, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain Pablo Romero-Fresco, University of Roehampton, London, UK Belen Ruiz Mezcua, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain Nicolas Sanchez, Independent Scholar Barbara Cristina dos Santos Carneiro, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil Cristina Valdes, University of Oviedo, Spain Serenella Zanotti, Roma Tre University, Italy

Reviews

"Delving into topics of paramount importance in audiovisual translation such as quality, audiences and professional practices, this collective volume offers a stimulating overview of the global audiovisual landscape. Through contributions investigating various modes, contexts and genres, the volume provides an invaluable insight into under-researched issues and realities, showing how technology, commercial aspects and audience preferences, among other factors, are noticeably changing the current landscape."

-Professor Frederic Chaume, Universitat Jaume I, Spain

"This volume contains state-of-the art research on audiovisual translation and accessibility. It displays many fresh views from both new and established scholars in the field and demonstrates the importance of looking at these areas from a global perspective, as it investigates quality, audience design and professional practices, and shows the importance of context in translation studies."

-Dr Jan Pedersen, Stockholm University, Sweden

Book Information
ISBN 9781137552884
Author Jorge Diaz Cintas
Format Hardback
Page Count 291
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Series Palgrave Studies in Translating and Interpreting