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Article published In: Nonbinary pronouns as a site of advocacy in research and teaching
Edited by Lex Konnelly, Bronwyn M. Bjorkman and Lee Airton
[Journal of Language and Sexuality 11:2] 2022
► pp. 217–239

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Trans(de)letion

Audiovisual translations of gender identities for mainstream audiences

ORCiD logo with link | Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Published online: 4 August 2022
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https://doi.org/10.1075/jls.20023.lop
Abstract
The increased visibility of the non-binary community is reflected in the media, with trans and non-binary characters becoming more common in film and series. This provides a great opportunity to raise global awareness of non-binary people, but the exporting of this media usually comes with translations done by people who do not specialize in queer, trans, or non-binary sociolects. This paper gives an overview of different linguistic gender strategies in present-day Spanish, and uses two examples of popular Netflix series with trans or non-binary characters as Spanish translation case studies to illustrate the different linguistic challenges and approaches to representing non-binary identities in Spanish.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.(Non-)binary Spanish
    • 2.1Women-inclusive language
    • 2.2Indirect non-binary language (INL)
    • 2.3Direct non-binary language (DNL)
  • 3.Audiovisual translation
  • 4.Case studies in trans and non-binary translation
    • 4.1Osmosis
    • 4.2One Day at a Time
  • 5.Discussion
  • 6.Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
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