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Tiina
Tuominen
Professor, English, Classics and Multilingual Translation Studies
Research Director, English, Classics and Multilingual Translation Studies
PhD
Translation studies, audiovisual translation, subtitling, reception studies, user-centered translation, translators' workplace studies, multimodality

Contact

+358 29 450 3846
+358 50 358 7351
Arcanuminkuja 1
20500
Turku

Areas of expertise

Audiovisual translation
subtitling
audience reception of audiovisual translations

Biography

I am currently working as a part-time, acting Professor of English with a specialisation in translation and interpreting at the University of Turku. In 2020, I worked as a developer of subtitling and translation for the Finnish public broadcaster Yle and the MeMAD research project (https://memad.eu/). Previously, I have worked as a Lecturer in Translation Studies at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, and in various roles at the University of Tampere, Finland. I also received my PhD in Translation Studies at the University of Tampere. Before my academic career, I worked as a freelance translator and subtitler for several years.

Research

My research interests focus on audiovisual translation and subtitling, particularly reception and audience studies, usability and user-centered translation, translators’ workplace studies, and multimodality.

Publications

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SubComm Infographics – Who Watches Subtitles? (2024)

Silvester, Hannah; Tuominen, Tiina; Akseki, Selma; Caseres, Sevita; Dunbabin, Laura; Menezes, Rita; Orrego-Carmona, David; Sexton, Amy; Steinpatz, Marielle; O'Connor, Hannah
(O2 Muu julkaisu )