Speaking in Subtitles: Revaluing Screen Translation - Paperback

by Tessa Dwyer (Author)

Over 6000 different languages are used in the world today, but the conventions of 'media speak' are far from universal and the complexities of translation are rarely acknowledged by the industry, audiences or scholars. Redressing this neglect, Speaking in Subtitles argues that the specific contingencies of translation are vital to screen media's global storytelling. Looking at a range of examples, from silent era intertitling to contemporary crowdsourced subtitling, and from avant-garde dubbing to the increasing practice of 'fansubbing', Tessa Dwyer proposes that screen media itself is a fundamentally 'translational' field.

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'In advocating closer attention to the "value politics" of audiovisual translation, Tessa Dwyer makes an important and provocative contribution to the field. This ambitiously interdisciplinary and wide-ranging book offers a fresh perspective on some neglected films and practices and opens up fascinating new avenues for interdisciplinary research.' Carol O'Sullivan, University of Bristol With over 6,000 languages in the world today, media speak is far from universal, but the complexities of translation are rarely acknowledged by the industry, or by audiences and scholars. Redressing this neglect, Speaking in Subtitles argues that the oddities and idiosyncrasies of translation are vital to screen media's global storytelling. Examining a range of examples from crowdsourced subtitling to avant-garde dubbing to the growing field of 'fansubbing', Tessa Dwyer proposes that film, television and video are fundamentally 'translational' media. Tessa Dwyer is Lecturer in Film and Screen Studies at Monash University, Melbourne. Cover image: from Official Viki Concept Video. Provided courtesy of Viki Inc. A Rakuten Company. Cover design: [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-1094-6 Barcode

Author Biography

Tessa Dwyer is Lecturer in Film and Screen Studies at Monash University, Melbourne.