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esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

We 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! 😉

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esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

A 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...

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Translator Work-Related Quality of Life report published

New research led by Akiko Sakamoto MITI shares insights into members' job satisfaction, career motivation and working conditions

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esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

APTIS 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

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esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

We 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...

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Artificial Intelligence and Audiovisual Translation: Challenges and New Horizons

Call for Paper

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esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

CfP: Artificial Intelligence and Audiovisual Translation: Challenges and New Horizons Università degli Studi di Palermo, 23–24 April 2026 Deadline for abstract submission: 22 December 2025 Notification of acceptance: 01 February 2026 www.unipa.it/dipartimenti...

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esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

CfP 🔊International Translation Conference: Artificial Intelligence and Audiovisual Translation: Challenges and New Horizons, University of Palermo @unipa.it, 23–24 April 2026. Deadline for abstract submission: 22/12/2025 Full CfP here: www.unipa.it/dipartimenti... www.unipa.it/dipartimenti...

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esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

New article out ✨ Simonetta Falchi and Serenella Massidda: Subtitling The Handmaid’s Tale for an Italian Audience (2025) More at: ⬇️⬇️⬇️ www.intralinea.org/archive/arti...

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Serenella Massidda @serenellamassidda.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Visiting Professor at the University of Palermo for a full immersion in the world of Audiovisual Translation. What a wonderful time to be in Sicily 🩷 From Palermo with love. #palermo #subtitling #audiovisualtranslation #sicily

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Serenella Massidda @serenellamassidda.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Just received my printed copy of Damnu-Mediated Communication and Audiovisual Translation in the Digital Age. ♥️

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Serenella Massidda @serenellamassidda.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Super happy to share that "Audiovisual Translation and Audience Participation in the Digital Age" is out now! My chapter is included in "Danmu-mediated Communication and Audiovisual Translation in the Digital Age" (Routledge) and edited by Lu, S., Lu, S., & Liang, L. doi.org/10.4324/9781...

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Serenella Massidda @serenellamassidda.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

The 7th edition of the international symposium on Translation is happening now! @jorgediazcintas.bsky.social @serenellamassidda.bsky.social at the Department of Humanities at the University of Palermo, Language Centre Palermo.

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Serenella Massidda @serenellamassidda.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

AVTpro is growing exponentially. Thanks to the support of the HKU School of Chinese 香港大學中文學院 Dingkun Wang at The University of Hong Kong, #cantonese and #traditionalchinese will be added to the certification, bringing the total number of language pairs to 15 overall.

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Serenella Massidda @serenellamassidda.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

The 7th edition of the International Symposium on Translation, "New Technologies in Audiovisual Translation and Accessible Tourism: Transforming Training for the Future" (12-13 December 2024) will be held in the Department of Humanities at the University of Palermo. www.unipa.it/dipartimenti...

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Serenella Massidda @serenellamassidda.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

“Every #proton and #neutron in every #atom from the tip of your toes to the top of your head is shifting, shuttling, and vibrating in a collective purr within which the entire history of the universe is implicated,” Adam Frank wrote last year. www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

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Scientists Found Ripples in Space and Time. And You Have to Buy Groceries.

We’ve just learned that the whole universe is humming around us. Now what?

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Serenella Massidda @serenellamassidda.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

#AI could diminish humanity by sapping the ability of human beings to do human things. The fear is that chat models may experience an intelligence explosion: #LLMs might proceed rapidly from AI to #ASI both smarter & more powerful than the smartest human beings. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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The Big AI Risk Not Enough People Are Seeing

Beware technology that makes us less human.

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Serenella Massidda @serenellamassidda.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Languages & The Media 2024, what an intense week with the best academics, professionals (and great friends ♥️) in #AVT I am so grateful as I learned a lot about #artificialintelligence and #chatgpt4 #llm and the state of the art of the AVT industry.

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