Lest the jokes fail : Trans-cultural transfer in humour fan-subtitling

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Výsledek na webu

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Lest the jokes fail : Trans-cultural transfer in humour fan-subtitling

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This chapter contributes to the field of humour studies by focusing on an innovative subtitling strategy that non-professional translators may turn to when explaining culture-specific references crucial for the successful reception of humour in comedic performances. Based on the controversial humorous performance of the British comedian Ricky Gervais while hosting the 2020 Golden Globes, the analysis shows how the fan-produced subtitling practice seeks to compensate for the cultural references that may be unintelligible to target audiences outside the Anglo-American cultural context. The chapter describes a transmedial practice of placing explanatory notes on the screen as a compensatory strategy enabling some trans-cultural transfer. It is suggested that while this type of explicitation may be unthinkable in the field of professional telecinematic subtitling, it can have a distinct role within a fan-based translation as an attempt to prevent humour failure, although such a practice could be described as the ‘glossing of humour’ rather than ‘humour translation’.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Lest the jokes fail : Trans-cultural transfer in humour fan-subtitling

Popis výsledku anglicky

This chapter contributes to the field of humour studies by focusing on an innovative subtitling strategy that non-professional translators may turn to when explaining culture-specific references crucial for the successful reception of humour in comedic performances. Based on the controversial humorous performance of the British comedian Ricky Gervais while hosting the 2020 Golden Globes, the analysis shows how the fan-produced subtitling practice seeks to compensate for the cultural references that may be unintelligible to target audiences outside the Anglo-American cultural context. The chapter describes a transmedial practice of placing explanatory notes on the screen as a compensatory strategy enabling some trans-cultural transfer. It is suggested that while this type of explicitation may be unthinkable in the field of professional telecinematic subtitling, it can have a distinct role within a fan-based translation as an attempt to prevent humour failure, although such a practice could be described as the ‘glossing of humour’ rather than ‘humour translation’.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60203 - Linguistics

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

Transmedial Perspectives on Humour and Translation : From Page to Screen to Stage

ISBN

9781003826736

Počet stran výsledku

26

Strana od-do

176-201

Počet stran knihy

264

Název nakladatele

Routledge

Místo vydání

New York

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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