Over the past ten years, audiovisual translation studies (AVTS) has grown rapidly: recently published monographs and edited collections are numerous, and while many discuss the pedagogy and professional practice of subtitling, voice-over, and dubbing (e.g., Díaz Cintas 2008; Díaz Cintas and Remael 2008; Chaume 2013), some (e.g., Orero 2004) have focused – at least in part – on audiovisual translation research methods. Luis Pérez-González’s new book, Audiovisual Translation: Theories, Methods and Issues adds to this body of work, covering a wide range of practices, including subtitling, dubbing, narration, free commentary, and subtitling for the hard of hearing, while placing particular focus on research frameworks and methodology for AVTS. The format of the eight chapters is similar: each opens with a brief synopsis, makes use of breakout boxes to showcase relevant debates, case studies or research, and closes with a series of follow-up questions, a list of core references and suggestions for further reading.

References

Chaume, Frederic

2013 Audiovisual Translation: Dubbing. London: Routledge.

Díaz Cintas, Jorge

ed. 2008 The Didactics of Audiovisual Translation. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

Díaz Cintas, Jorge, and Aline Remael

2008 Audiovisual Translation: Subtitling. London: Routledge.

Orero, Pilar

ed. 2004 Topics in Audiovisual Translation. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

Pérez-González, Luis

2006 “Fansubbing Anime: Insights into the ‘Butterfly Effect’ of Globalization on Audiovisual Translation.” Perspectives: Studies in Translatology 14 (4): 260–277.

Pérez-González, Luis

2010 ‘“Adhocracies’ of Translation Activism in the Blogosphere: A Genealogical Case Study.” In Text and Context: Essays on Translation and Interpreting in Honour of Ian Mason, ed. by Mona Baker, Maeve Olohan, and María Calzada-Pérez, 259–287. Manchester: St. Jerome.

Saldanha, Gabriela, and Sharon O’Brien

2013 Research Methodologies in Translation Studies. Manchester: St. Jerome.