Mr Bandar Altalidi

(he/him)

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Research

Main Interests:

My research interests concentrate on audiovisual translation, subtitling and non-professional subtitling (fansubbing, in other words). 

Current Interests:

Currently, I am interested in adopting sociological approaches in the study of non-professional subtitlers and/or fansubbers and their social practices, status, visibilty and behavior. I am also employing relevant approaches from other fields such as digital sociology, digital studies, social media studies and film studies. 

Thesis

The Socio-digital Dynamics of the Subtitling Field and the Sub-field of Social Media Fansubbing in Saudi Arabia.

Title: The Socio-digital Dynamics of the Subtitling Field and the Sub-field of Social Media Fansubbing in Saudi Arabia. 

 

Purpose: The thesis aims to map the subtitling field in Saudi Arabia, examining its structure and identifying its agents. It focuses on the case of social media fansubbing as a subfield. 

 

Summary: The thesis examines the history of subtitling practices from the 1950s until now, mapping this history into three yet overlapping periods. Each period is reviewed following the sociological framework of Pierre Bourdieu and his concept of field. The discussion of these periods emphasises the socio-cultural and political developments in Saudi Arabia. It addresses the significance of audiovisual production in (re)shaping the structuring of the subtitling field. The technological developments in Saudi Arabia form an essential part of this discussion. In light of the digital advances in Saudi Arabia, this thesis focuses on examining a specific digital case: social media fansubbing (SMF). SMF is understood as short subtitled clips by fans, as digital users, produced and shared on social media for different social and personal purposes. By following Bourdieu's sociology, the study of SMF on Twitter necessitates examining the fansubbers' habitus and capital, as well as the digital paratexts of Twitter. 

Funding sources

King Khalid University

Teaching

• English Courses for BA degree (2014-2019) at the Faculty of Languages and Translation, King Khalid University. 
• Introduction to Translation Theory (2022-2023) at the School of Modern Languages, Cardiff University. 

Biography

Professional memberships

Member of the International Association for Translation and Interpreting Studies (IATIS). 

Academic positions

• 2013-2014: Teacher at a private primary school.
• 2014-2019: Lecturer at the Faculty of Languages and Translation, King Khalid University.
• 2022-2023: PGR Tutor at the School of Modern Languages, Cardiff University.

Speaking engagements

• 2023: Conference Paper at Media for All Conference, University of Antwerp, Antwerp.
• 2022: APTIS's 4th Annual Conference​, University of Leeds, Leeds. 
• 2022: 10th European Society for Translation Studies Congress, University of Oslo, Oslo.
• 2022: 34th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Translation Studies (online).
• 2022: MLANG's PGR Showcase, the School of Modern Languages, Cardiff (online).

Committees and reviewing

• 2021-2023: deputy research theme lead for Transnational Cultural and Visual Studies at the School of Modern Languages, Cardiff University. 

Supervisors