An informal roundtable discussion on some of the challenges of subtitling, namely gender neutrality, translation strategies, non-binary language and the possible use of the pronoun “elu” instead of “ele”/”ela” in Portuguese subtitles. This discussion will be conducted mainly in Portuguese. 

Some of the topics up for discussion:

• Gender neutrality in Portuguese subtitling - examples and practical translation strategies
• How to subtitle when the gender is not defined or the character is non-binary?
• How can we avoid introducing gender stereotypes such as “o médico” (male doctor) or “a enfermeira” (female nurse) in our translation?
• How can we be faithful to scripts of films and series that are intentionally gender-neutral?

Together, we will look for ways to resolve some of these difficulties. The audience is encouraged to participate.

SPEAKERS

Helena Cotovio

Translator, subtitler and proofreader, specialising in accessible communication, founder of Wordzilla.

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Marta Gama

Translator and linguistic consultant, specialising in Audiovisual Translation, and a linguistics nerd in her spare time.

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MODERATOR

Miguel Figueiredo

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Attendance is free  No registration needed, just show up!

Organisation

Anna Sciabbarrasi, Elisa Zambon, Marta Pacheco Pinto e Miguel Figueiredo

This activity is organised within the project MOV. Moving Bodies: Circulations, Narratives and Archives in Translation (LOCUS group) of the Centre for Comparative Studies of the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon.