esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026CfP: Special issue of Translation Studies on Translation as Post-occupational Practice? Guest editors: Lynn Bowker & Luis Pérez González. Deadline for abstracts: 31 October 2026 rebrand.ly/qxofkys 000
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026🎙️ Can AI replace the human craft behind subtitling and dubbing? In the latest episode of InSync – The OOONA Podcast, renowned audiovisual translation scholar and our dear #ESISTmember Jorge Díaz-Cintas explores the evolving relationship between craft, technology and ethics in AVT 💫 111
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 02/09/2026🎓 ESIST Outstanding PhD Thesis Award Are you an early-career scholar working in AVT or Media Accessibility? ESIST’s biennial award recognizes an outstanding PhD thesis in these fields and supports excellence. 📅 Applications: 1-30 September 2026 🔗 esist.org/awards/esist...esist.orgESIST Outstanding PhD Thesis Award – Esist 011
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Conference: Breaking Barriers in Creative Translation ➡️18–20 November 2026, UMons/Université Libre de Bruxelles Deadline for abstract submission: 🔜7 September 2026 bbct.sciencesconf.orgbbct.sciencesconf.orgBreaking Barriers in Creative Translation - Sciencesconf.org Sciencesconf.org 011
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 22/08/2026ESIST at HISPATAV2026✨ Coming to HISPATAV? We’d love to meet you! 🤝 Make sure to find our Vice President, Stavroula Sokoli, and say hello. 👋 And don’t forget to ask her for your ESIST badge — show that you’re part of the ESIST community! 💙 See you at HISPATAV! 010
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 16/08/2026📣 Late Registration for HISPATAV 2026! #HISPATAV2026 #AudiovisualTranslation #AVT #Translation #TranslationStudies #BuenosAires #Translators #Localization 021
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 05/08/202647th TRANSLATING AND THE COMPUTER CONFERENCE 2026 “AI-assisted or AI-eclipsed? Language Services between Promise and Pressure“. Luxembourg, 8- 10 December 2026 Info: asling.org/tc47/call-fo... 000
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 25/07/2026IPCITI 2026 at Dublin City University 3–4 December 2026. "Across Academia and Industry: (In)Visibility and Interdisciplinarity in Translation and Interpreting." Abstract Submission Deadline: 31 August 2026 More details: dcu.ie/ctts/ipciti-2026 000
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 21/07/2026CfP 📕 Vol. 7, no. 2 (2026): Audiovisual Translation at the Crossroads: Special Issue: Bridging Media Accessibility, AI, and EFL Education edited by Angela Sileo (San Raffaele Open University of Rome, Italy). Deadline for submission: 23 November 2026 www.bridge.ff.ukf.sk/index.php/br...bridge.ff.ukf.sk CfP Vol. 7, no. 2 (2026): Audiovisual Translation at the Crossroads: Bridging Media Accessibility, AI, and EFL Education | BRIDGE: TRENDS AND TRADITIONS IN TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING STUDI... 010
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 16/07/2026We are pleased to announce the Call for Applications for the ESIST Outstanding PhD Thesis Award 2027. The winner of the Award is announced at the Media for All conference and receives a 500 EUR prize. More info: esist.org/awards/esist... 000
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Don't miss HispaTAV, the Hispanic-American Conference on Audiovisual Translation, taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 28–29 August 2026. 🎟️ Get your ticket before sales close on 30 June via conference website. 011
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 08/07/2026New special issue of the Translation Spaces: Creative Audiovisual Translation - Human emotion in translation in the age of AI, guest edited by Frederic Chaume and Irene Ranzato Ranzato 💫 benjamins.com/catalog/ts.1...benjamins.comCreative Audiovisual TranslationIssue of Translation Spaces 042
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 06/07/2026📢 New publication out! ➡️Qian, D., Chow, I. C., & Chan, S.- wai. (2026). Audiovisual Translation and Localization Education in a Cost-effective Way: A Report From Hong Kong. Journal of Audiovisual Translation, 9(1), 1–18. 🔗 Read the article (open access): www.jatjournal.org/index.php/ja...jatjournal.org Audiovisual Translation and Localization Education in a Cost-effective Way: A Report From Hong Kong | Journal of Audiovisual Translation 012
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Reminder: Don't miss the opportunity to nominate a deserving candidate for the Jan Ivarsson Award! 🗓️ Deadline for nominations: 3 July 2026 Detailed information about the nomination procedure has already been sent to all ESIST members by email ✅static.klipy.comOscar Academy Awards TrophyALT: Oscar Academy Awards Trophy 011
Reposted by @esist.bsky.socialSUBTLE - the Subtitlers' Association @subtleuk.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Some of our committee members are heading to Warsaw this week for the AVTE annual meeting hosted by the Society of Authors ZAiKS and the Polish Association of Audiovisual Translators (STAW). Luckily for us, they're kindly making their conference available online! 143
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 16/06/2026➡️ Join a study by our president Sharon Black investigating how deaf children aged 7–11 engage with subtitled TV and films ➡️ Sign in via the QR code in the poster ✅ @sharonblack.bsky.social 011
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 15/06/2026New publication out 📖 ➡️ Giampieri, Patrizia and Vanessa Leonardi. 2026. Audiovisual Translation in the GenAI Age: Applications in Translator Training and Specialised Domains. Routledge. www.routledge.com/Audiovisual-... 052
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 10/06/2026🏆ESIST / Languages & The Media Conference Grant Winner Announced 🏆 We are thrilled to announce that the recipient of the ESIST grant is Khadidja Merakchi at Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh. Congratulations, Khadidja! 000
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 26/05/2026HispaTAV Conference August 28- 29, 2026 Buenos Aires, Argentina. hispatav.com/tematicas/ Registration: hispatav.com/inscripciones/ 010
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Call for Applications for a travel grant and fee waiver to support one of our members in presenting their work at Languages&The Media 2026 in November. A great opportunity to join ESIST today and benefit from this amazing opportunity! Info: esist.org/conference-g... docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 000
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Free hybrid seminar: e-Expert Seminar Series: Translation and Language Teaching (9th Edition) Boosting Mental Health and Embracing Neurodiversity in Translation and Modern Foreign Language Education 22 June 2026, UCL, London (UK) eventos.uco.es/151972/progr... 000
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Dear #ESISTmembers, Please take a moment to check your mailboxes regarding two important matters that require your attention, insight, and vote 🙏 Thank you, your views are very important to us! 🥰 000
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 30/04/2026CfP Reminder ⌛️ Linguistica Antverpiensia, 26 (2027) on Academia-Industry Synergies in Translation and Interpreting Studies: Showcasing Impactful Collaboration. ➡️Guest editors: Xiaochun Zhang, Alejandro Bolaños García-Escribano & Olivia Cockburn Deadline for abstracts: 1 May 2026 rebrand.ly/qyr2vkxrebrand.ly Academia-Industry Synergies in Translation and Interpreting Studies: Showcasing Impactful Collaboration | Linguistica Antverpiensia, New Series – Themes in Translation Studies 000
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 22/04/2026The I-LanD Seminar Series – 4th Edition (2nd semester) 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 🕟Thursday, 23 April 2026, from 16:30 to 18:30 (CET) on Microsoft Teams. 🔜Join the meeting here: tinyurl.com/38zjxvep 000
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 20/04/2026CfP: (Re)Conceptualising User Agency in Audiovisual Translation Education (2028) The Interpreter and Translator Trainer ♨️Abstract: 1 July 2026 Special Issues Editors: Jorge Díaz-Cintas Lisi Liang Guangdong Serenella Massidda Huiwang Wang Xi'an Jiaotong think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...think.taylorandfrancis.com(Re)Conceptualising User Agency in Audiovisual Translation Education 000
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 14/04/2026🔥 Hot off the press 🔥 Wu, Y., Guerberof Arenas, A., & Lowie, W. (2026). Subtitles and Accessibility: Insights From China’s Deaf Community. Journal of Audiovisual Translation, 9(1), 1–24. doi.org/10.47476/jat... 012
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 11/04/2026A new call for chapters for an edited volume with Routledge: ➡️ New Trends in Didactic Audiovisual Translation, edited by Paula Buil (Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain), Paula Igareda (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain) and Francesca Nicora University of Galway, Ireland 032
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 03/04/2026🔥 Hot off the press🔥 Vercauteren, Reviers, Jankowska, Vandenbroucke, van de Veerdonk, Talboom Wermuth. (2026) Creating Born Accessible Information Videos for Inclusive Crisis Communication: Lessons Learned from the ICC Project. Journal of Audiovisual Translation, 9(1), 1–17. doi.org/10.47476/jat... 000
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 31/03/2026The OPEN Research Network is a peer-led network for PhD candidates and researchers working on media accessibility openresearchnet.org We are organizing a Research Network Forum on 5 May. Participation is free, but registration is required. Contact cesarandres.gonzalezfernandez@uantwerpen.be 010
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 25/03/2026CfP - Translation and neurodiversity International conference for translation researchers and practitioners (online, 18-19 March 2027). Abstracts 250-300 should be seen to translationneurodiversity@gmail.com by 31 May 2026. docs.google.com/document/d/1... 021
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Translation Matters: Fostering Equal Access to Information Athens Conservatoire, 27-28 March 2026. British Council Athens & CenTraS UCL will host a two-day workshop featuring leading experts in audiovisual translation, subtitling and revoicing. www.britishcouncil.gr/en/events/tr... 000
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 10/03/2026ESIST members will benefit from a 10% discount on the early bird rate and 15% off the standard rate for the 16th International Conference “Moving Images That Move Audiences: Localising with Intent”, Languages & The Media 4–6 November 2026, London. Stay tuned! www.languages-media.com/conference/t... 000
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 23/02/2026CfP: Translation and Interpretation in Museum Settings Submission deadline: 30 April 2026 ⏳ journals.akademicka.pl/moap/announc...journals.akademicka.pl Call for Papers – Translation and Interpretation in Museum Settings | Między Oryginałem a Przekładem 001
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 19/02/2026SURVEY: ➡️Help our member Tinka Stoessel (University of Geneva) and join her study about sustainability in the interlingual subtitling of Netflix projects targeting German as the target language🙏 (Survey to be filled out in ENG/DE)formulaire.unige.ch Umfrage zur Untertitelung von Netflix-Projekten 064
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 14/02/2026You can now register to attend the online #SubComm symposium happening Friday February 27th✨ In partnership with Subtle - The Subtitlers' Association ✅ 051
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 03/02/2026CfP - Academia-Industry Synergies in Translation and Interpreting Studies: Showcasing Impactful Collaboration lans-tts.uantwerpen.be/index.php/LA...lans-tts.uantwerpen.be Academia-Industry Synergies in Translation and Interpreting Studies: Showcasing Impactful Collaboration | Linguistica Antverpiensia, New Series – Themes in Translation Studies 000
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 30/01/2026CfP - TRADIT26: 2nd International Conference on Didactic Audiovisual Translation and Media Accessibility held at UNED, Madrid, Spain, 15-16 October 2026 (in person/virtually). Deadline for abstracts: 15 April 2026 blogs.uned.es/tradit26/ 010
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 26/01/2026CfP Special issue of AI Linguistica: Rethinking AI at the Linguistics-Translation Studies Interface. The aim is to show what scholarship at the boundary of Translation Studies has to offer to our understanding of generative AI. Deadline 30 Jan 2026. Info: tu-dresden.de/gsw/slk/roma...tu-dresden.deCfA - Rethinking AI at the Linguistics-Translation Studies InterfaceLéa Huotari (University of Turku), Mairi McLaughlin (Berkeley) and Franz Meier (TU Dresden) are pleased to announce a call for articles for a special issue in AI Linguistica. The aim is to show what r... 000
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 23/01/2026We have teamed up again with Languages & The Media to offer ESIST members a discounted registration fee for the 16th International Conference and Exhibition on Language Transfer in Audiovisual Media taking place in London, Senate House 4-6 2026. www.languages-media.com Watch this space! 😉 011
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 10/01/2026A new report published by @iti-uk.bsky.social summarises recent surveys on translators' work-related quality of life, led by Akiko Sakamoto Kansai. www.iti.org.uk/resource/twr...iti.org.ukTranslator Work-Related Quality of Life report publishedNew research led by Akiko Sakamoto MITI shares insights into members' job satisfaction, career motivation and working conditions 012
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 07/01/2026APTIS Conference “Living with AI: From disruption to direction in translation and interpreting” 15–17 April 2026 Cardiff University and Swansea University. Extended Abstract Submission Deadline: 12 January 2026 111
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 02/01/2026📣 CfP: PhD Conference ➡️Tradition and Innovation in Translation Studies XIV: Mapping Voices, Texts, and Contexts⬅️ 🎤Keynotes: Anna Jankowska and Joss Moorkens 📍 10-11 February 2026 🌍CPU in Nitra, Slovakia - online (ZOOM) 📝 Abstract submission: 9 January 2026 More at: ktr.ff.ukf.sk/en/research/...ktr.ff.ukf.skTradition and Innovation in Translation Studies XIV: Mapping Voices, Texts, and Contexts - Katedra translatologieThe 14th edition of the international conference Tradition and Innovation... 011
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Don’t forget: CfP for the Languages & The Media conference is now open ⏳ www.languages-media.com?fbclid=IwZnR...languages-media.comLanguages & The MediaSave the date! Languages & The Media returns for its 16th edition from 4 to 6 November 2026 at Senate House, London. This leading international conference brings together professionals in audiovisual ... 021
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 18/12/2025We paired up with another appealing conference 🔝 📅 23-24 April 2026, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy 📅 (EXTENDED) Deadline for abstract submission: 7 January 2026 #ESISTmembers attending as speakers will benefit from a reduced registration fee ✅ More info at: www.unipa.it/Artificial-I...unipa.itArtificial Intelligence and Audiovisual Translation: Challenges and New HorizonsCall for Paper 032
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 11/12/2025🎉 Announcing the New ESIST Board! 🎉 We are delighted to introduce the newly elected Board of ESIST – the European Association for Studies in Screen Translation✨ esist.org/about-us/exe... 010
esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Survey: ➡️ Educational challenges and curriculum development in audio description ➡️ Principal researchers: Lucía Pintado Gutiérrez and María Isabel Rivas Ginel (School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies, Dublin City University) forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... 010
