"When subtitles veer away from the established conventions [...] these are called freeform subtitles", according to a brand new AVT textbook by Patrick Zabalbeascoa Terran Rita Menezes Stavroula Sokoli

Remember the U.S. was the good guy? I really, really miss that.

Kom och hjälp oss med en studie i tv-tittande. Ni får en peng även! su.se/tolk-och-overs…

It is with deep sorrow that I pass on the sad news that Jan Ivarsson has passed away, at the ripe old age of 93. He was one of the earliest giants of #AVT, on whose shoulders the discipline rests, and we all owe him a great deal. RIP Jan.

Today, Lova Meister defends her groundbreaking dissertation on Style in Subtitles at @TOI_SU at Stockholm University. And, yes, that is Jorge Díaz Cintas there on the stage with her.

Today, Lars Jämterud is defending his thesis on differents subtitled versions of Fawlty Towers. And yes, that’s Jorge Díaz-Cintas posing the clever and insightful questions.

#EST2025 is now underway!

A new term for you subtitlers & AVT researchers, ‘Autobahn subtitles’ by Jan Pedersen #ESTCongress

Fascinating keynote in the heat by Jeremy Munday at #EST2025Leeds

I can now honestly say that I Listened to Munday on a Monday! #EST2025Leeds

The next #ESTcongress will be in Krakow!

The #EST young scholar award goes to Zoe Moores for her dissertation on accessibility!

And the new #est President is the old #est President; Elisabet Tiselius

You know what? My new book is out! It's called "Metaphors in Audiovisual Translation". Please read it, but get someone else to buy it for you. If you enjoy reading it only half as much as I enjoyed writing it, then I'll have had twice as much fun as you! benjamins.com/catalog/btl.166

Har du lust att forska om översättning eller tolkning? Då har du nu möjlighet att doktorera hos oss på TÖI! su.varbi.com/what:job/jobID…

Happy St. Jerome's Day to all translators out there! Keep the World communicating!

This is what I do tomorrow.

If you want to hear me talking about cultural references, metaphors, reading speeds, beavers and Strom Thurmond, you can do so here: facebook.com/watch/live/?re…