- Docente: Paola Scrolavezza
- Credits: 3
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Language, Society and Communication (cod. 8874)
Also valid for First cycle degree programme (L) in Foreign Languages and Literature (cod. 0979)
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Modern, Post-Colonial and Comparative Literatures (cod. 0981)
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Italian Culture and Language for Foreigners (cod. 0983)
First cycle degree programme (L) in Languages, Markets and Cultures of Asia and Mediterranean Africa (cod. 9264)
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from Feb 16, 2024 to Mar 15, 2024
Learning outcomes
The seminar will be held by researchers in contemporary Japanese culture and manga, translators and publishing professionals. The aim is to provide attendees with basic skills in manga translation and a broader cultural frame. Students will focus on different aspects of the translation, in particular on the most frequent translation problems related to the adaptation from Japanese to Italian, to narrative context, genre, ideal reader, intertextual and intercultural references.
Course contents
Queer in Translation – Queer Manga: Gender Identity and Publishing Strategies
The seminar will be held by researchers in contemporary Japanese culture and manga, translators and publishing professionals. The aim is to provide attendees with basic skills in manga translation and a broader cultural frame. Students will focus on different aspects of the translation and localisation of queer manga, in particular on the most frequent translation problems related to the adaptation from Japanese language and culture to Italian, to narrative context, genre, ideal reader, intertextual and intercultural references.
Seminars and workshops will be completed by online activities, carried out by the students themselves, organised in working groups supervised by the teaching staff.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in the NipPop Translation Slam 2024, the manga translation contest which will be held in June, during NipPop 2024, and which offers a contract with the prestigious publishing house.
A basic knowledge of Japanese language is required.
Students who are unable to attend should contact the teacher in advance.
Readings/Bibliography
Texts and teaching materials will be available online, on the Virtuale platform, at the beginning of the course.
Teaching methods
Seminars, workshops, working group activities. The active participation of students in classroom activities is essential for the achievement of educational goals.
Assessment methods
The exam consists of several partial tasks, linked to the activities carried out in the working groups, to be completed in order to obtain the eligibility of 3 cfu.
Teaching tools
Slides, video, media shared through Virtuale.
Office hours
See the website of Paola Scrolavezza
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.