Article published In:
BabelVol. 64:3 (2018) ► pp.464–489
The reception of subtitled films from a sociological perspective
An empirical case study
Spain has traditionally been a dubbing country. Nevertheless, subtitled versions are becoming more visible nowadays. One of the
reasons that explain the increasing presence of subtitled films may be the growing concentration of English-speaking people in
some areas. But it is not the only factor that explains this often unnoticed transformation: the ease of access to subtitled
versions of TV series on the Internet, and the habit of watching subtitled films in other contexts such as film festivals or
cinema forums, might help to understand why audiences seem attracted to the subtitled versions of films. In any case, while there
may be many surmises, there is little data to confirm them. This article analyses the results of an empirical study thought to
provide some information about the reception of subtitled films within the context of a cinema forum held on a weekly basis in a
specific Spanish area. The overall purpose of the work is to shed some light on both the audience’s profile and its opinion about
subtitling as an alternative way of watching foreign films in a dubbing country. The study is carried out through a survey that
allows us to interpret the resulting conclusions from a sociological perspective.
Article outline
- 1.A sociological perspective of reception studies in audiovisual translation
- 1.1Research on audiovisual translation: An overview
- 1.2Reception studies: A sociological perspective in audiovisual translation
- 2.An empirical case study on the reception of subtitled films from a sociological perspective
- 2.1Hypotheses, research questions and main objective
- 2.2Research variables
- 2.3Research context
- 2.3.1Research setting
- 2.3.2Research population
- 2.4Methodological tools
- 2.4.1Research interview
- 2.4.2Research questionnaire
- 3.Analysis of the results
- 4.Conclusions
- Interview
- Notes
-
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