Sharon Black
@sharonblack.bsky.social
Lecturer in Interpreting and Translation • audiovisual translation • arts & media accessibility • interpreting • President of ESIST • own views
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A phenomenal turnout for the UEA UCU day of action. Staff and students are making their voice heard, striving for a future for Higher Ed that doesn't look as bleak as it does right now. #SaveUEA #UKHE #StopTheCuts @ucu.org.uk
March 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A phenomenal turnout for the UEA UCU day of action. Staff and students are making their voice heard, striving for a future for Higher Ed that doesn't look as bleak as it does right now. #SaveUEA #UKHE #StopTheCuts @ucu.org.uk
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Congratulations to @stavroulasokoli.bsky.social, #ESIST vice president, who has been named one of MultiLingual Media Influencers in the Language Industry for 2025! We are so proud 💙
multilingual.com/magazine/feb...
multilingual.com/magazine/feb...
Language Industry Influencers | MultiLingual
While their influence is sourced from different experiences, their common skills of effective communication and leadership make them industry luminaries.
multilingual.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Congratulations to @stavroulasokoli.bsky.social, #ESIST vice president, who has been named one of MultiLingual Media Influencers in the Language Industry for 2025! We are so proud 💙
multilingual.com/magazine/feb...
multilingual.com/magazine/feb...
“On or off skis – and I would prefer him to sod offski – the vice-president can be judged successful in his deliberately adopted mission to become mesmerisingly awful.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There are 1,000 grotesque memes of JD Vance – and they’re all more likable than the real thing | Marina Hyde
Angry, rude and addicted to web troll-ery, the vice-president has the Make America Awful Again portfolio. Seems a perfect fit, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
“On or off skis – and I would prefer him to sod offski – the vice-president can be judged successful in his deliberately adopted mission to become mesmerisingly awful.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Tickets now available for a riotous evening of theatrical deception in Boris Vian’s comédie musicale: Le Chasseur français by Boris Vian.
Wed 26 March 3pm
Thur, Fri, Sat 27-29 March 7.30 pm
UEA Drama Studio. Tickets here store.uea.ac.uk
Wed 26 March 3pm
Thur, Fri, Sat 27-29 March 7.30 pm
UEA Drama Studio. Tickets here store.uea.ac.uk
February 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Tickets now available for a riotous evening of theatrical deception in Boris Vian’s comédie musicale: Le Chasseur français by Boris Vian.
Wed 26 March 3pm
Thur, Fri, Sat 27-29 March 7.30 pm
UEA Drama Studio. Tickets here store.uea.ac.uk
Wed 26 March 3pm
Thur, Fri, Sat 27-29 March 7.30 pm
UEA Drama Studio. Tickets here store.uea.ac.uk
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SUBTLE has submitted a response to the UK government's consultation on copyright and AI, which closes today: ipoconsultations.citizenspace.com/ipo/consulta... (1/6)
Consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
- Intellectual Property Office
- Citizen Space
Find and participate in activities run by Intelluctual Property Office
ipoconsultations.citizenspace.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
SUBTLE has submitted a response to the UK government's consultation on copyright and AI, which closes today: ipoconsultations.citizenspace.com/ipo/consulta... (1/6)
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Word of the day is ‘arsle’ (19th century): to have a distinct sense of going backwards.
February 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Word of the day is ‘arsle’ (19th century): to have a distinct sense of going backwards.
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Confirmamos: los subtítulos de los #Goya2025 no eran IA, era tener que apañárselas con unas circunstancias bien jodidas.
elpais.com/cultura/prem...
elpais.com/cultura/prem...
February 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Confirmamos: los subtítulos de los #Goya2025 no eran IA, era tener que apañárselas con unas circunstancias bien jodidas.
elpais.com/cultura/prem...
elpais.com/cultura/prem...
"The global examination of culture is not possible without languages at degree level." An excellent article on the threatened closure of #languages and #translation at Cardiff and on the importance and value of degree courses in languages for UK HE. www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/card...
Cardiff’s closure of modern languages will tongue-tie its humanities
The global examination of culture is not possible without languages at degree level, say Wendy Ayres-Bennett, Charles Burdett and Emma Cayley
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"The global examination of culture is not possible without languages at degree level." An excellent article on the threatened closure of #languages and #translation at Cardiff and on the importance and value of degree courses in languages for UK HE. www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/card...
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This is a national scandal. When will the government wake up and realise they are presiding over the rapid implosion of the UK's world-renowned university sector?
Cardiff: University confirms plans to cut 400 jobs
Vice-chancellor Wendy Larner says
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This is a national scandal. When will the government wake up and realise they are presiding over the rapid implosion of the UK's world-renowned university sector?
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Cardiff University has announced it will axe its teaching of modern languages and merge four of its schools, cutting staff numbers by 50%.
Please sign and share this petition in support of the wonderful School of Modern Languages at Cardiff!
www.change.org/p/save-mlang...
Please sign and share this petition in support of the wonderful School of Modern Languages at Cardiff!
www.change.org/p/save-mlang...
Sign the Petition
Save MLANG at Cardiff University!
www.change.org
January 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Cardiff University has announced it will axe its teaching of modern languages and merge four of its schools, cutting staff numbers by 50%.
Please sign and share this petition in support of the wonderful School of Modern Languages at Cardiff!
www.change.org/p/save-mlang...
Please sign and share this petition in support of the wonderful School of Modern Languages at Cardiff!
www.change.org/p/save-mlang...
Have you shared your views on #subtitles yet by filling out the The UK #Subtitling #Audiences Survey? If not, now’s your chance! uksubtitlingaudiences.wordpress.com/2024/11/21/l... Please also share widely with friends, family - anyone you think may be interested. Your views are valued!
🎞🎬 What’s your view on subtitles? We would love to hear from you! The UK #Subtitling #Audiences Survey is collecting information on viewing habits and #perceptions of subtitled media in the UK. Only 10 mins to complete: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/arts/uk-su...
Please share widely-thank you!
Please share widely-thank you!
January 28, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Have you shared your views on #subtitles yet by filling out the The UK #Subtitling #Audiences Survey? If not, now’s your chance! uksubtitlingaudiences.wordpress.com/2024/11/21/l... Please also share widely with friends, family - anyone you think may be interested. Your views are valued!
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Interested in understanding what brain activity during movies means from the perspective of the viewer? Then you absolutely need check out this amazing study by @ravenwallace.bsky.social from THinC Lab out now in @elife.bsky.social
A thread 🧵
elifesciences.org/articles/97731
A thread 🧵
elifesciences.org/articles/97731
Mapping patterns of thought onto brain activity during movie-watching
Decoding brain activity using a novel paradigm unveils distinct neural signatures of subjective experiences during movie-watching.
elifesciences.org
January 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Interested in understanding what brain activity during movies means from the perspective of the viewer? Then you absolutely need check out this amazing study by @ravenwallace.bsky.social from THinC Lab out now in @elife.bsky.social
A thread 🧵
elifesciences.org/articles/97731
A thread 🧵
elifesciences.org/articles/97731
Have you been accepted to present your work at Media for All 11? Why not apply for the ESIST conference grant👇 Please also share the news with anyone you think may be interested!#M4All11
We are joining forces again with #media4all11 to offer a conference grant to support one of our members in presenting their work at Media for All 11 in Hong Kong, 28-30 May: www.m4all11.org
Deadline to apply is by midnight on 28 February
esist.org/media-for-al...
Deadline to apply is by midnight on 28 February
esist.org/media-for-al...
January 28, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Have you been accepted to present your work at Media for All 11? Why not apply for the ESIST conference grant👇 Please also share the news with anyone you think may be interested!#M4All11
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SubComm, our community of professional subtitlers and academics, has moved to Bluesky. Please follow if you are interested in all the interesting and useful things researchers and practitioners could do together, or if you'd just like to chat with some very lovely people. Next chat, 24 January!
Hello, Bluesky! We have arrived, and we hope to keep building this community of subtitling professionals and academics here. Please join us!
January 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
SubComm, our community of professional subtitlers and academics, has moved to Bluesky. Please follow if you are interested in all the interesting and useful things researchers and practitioners could do together, or if you'd just like to chat with some very lovely people. Next chat, 24 January!
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Brilliant satirical cover from Private Eye, mocking spineless media organisations and journalists who submit and cower in the face of power 👏
January 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Brilliant satirical cover from Private Eye, mocking spineless media organisations and journalists who submit and cower in the face of power 👏
Congratulations to the shortlisted candidates! 👏👏 The winner of the ESIST Outstanding PhD Thesis Award 2025 will be announced in May at Media for All 11 in Hong Kong 🤩 esist.org/awards/esist... @stavroulasokoli.bsky.social @dorrego.bsky.social @serenellamassidda.bsky.social
January 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Congratulations to the shortlisted candidates! 👏👏 The winner of the ESIST Outstanding PhD Thesis Award 2025 will be announced in May at Media for All 11 in Hong Kong 🤩 esist.org/awards/esist... @stavroulasokoli.bsky.social @dorrego.bsky.social @serenellamassidda.bsky.social
Opportunity alert! The project led by the wonderful Dr Sara Ramos Pinto with Dr Carol O'Sullivan 'From Lab to Screen: a response to AI’s threat to the media localisation industry' is seeking a research assistant for 6 months from March 2025:
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Deadline to apply: 30 Jan
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Deadline to apply: 30 Jan
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Assistant in Impact Translation Project
Are you a PhD student or an early career researcher looking for a challenge? Do you have a background in subtitling, audiovisual translation or translation studies? Do you want to further your career ...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk
January 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Opportunity alert! The project led by the wonderful Dr Sara Ramos Pinto with Dr Carol O'Sullivan 'From Lab to Screen: a response to AI’s threat to the media localisation industry' is seeking a research assistant for 6 months from March 2025:
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Deadline to apply: 30 Jan
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Deadline to apply: 30 Jan
ESIST is now on Bluesky! 🤩
ESIST wishes all of our members and friends a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
We are now on Bluesky ✨ ✨ ✨
Thank you all for such a great year together. See you soon in 2025...
We are now on Bluesky ✨ ✨ ✨
Thank you all for such a great year together. See you soon in 2025...
December 20, 2024 at 9:10 PM
ESIST is now on Bluesky! 🤩
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www.monabaker.org/2024/12/10/s... @luisperezgonzalez.bsky.social @fruela.bsky.social @nvp-tdi.bsky.social @bowkerl.bsky.social @sharonblack.bsky.social @neilsadler.bsky.social @transla-tian-ology.bsky.social @mattvaller.bsky.social @andreaciribuco.bsky.social @cmymtl.bsky.social @jossmo.bsky.social
Study Grants for Students from Gaza, Mona Baker
The university of Bologna is offering grants to students from Gaza to study in Bologna.
www.monabaker.org
December 10, 2024 at 8:38 PM
You can tell it’s the end of term because today we threw an elf around the room as part of an interpreting vocab game 🎄
You can tell it’s the end of term because I just said to a room of students wanting essay advice ‘you need to be like thirsty dogs’
December 5, 2024 at 6:13 PM
You can tell it’s the end of term because today we threw an elf around the room as part of an interpreting vocab game 🎄
🎞🎬 What’s your view on subtitles? We would love to hear from you! The UK #Subtitling #Audiences Survey is collecting information on viewing habits and #perceptions of subtitled media in the UK. Only 10 mins to complete: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/arts/uk-su...
Please share widely-thank you!
Please share widely-thank you!
December 5, 2024 at 4:03 PM
🎞🎬 What’s your view on subtitles? We would love to hear from you! The UK #Subtitling #Audiences Survey is collecting information on viewing habits and #perceptions of subtitled media in the UK. Only 10 mins to complete: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/arts/uk-su...
Please share widely-thank you!
Please share widely-thank you!
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Alt text? Don’t worry, Santa’s elves have your back! Writing great alt text is simpler than you think.
Got questions? Ask our alt text elves!
Got questions? Ask our alt text elves!
December 4, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Alt text? Don’t worry, Santa’s elves have your back! Writing great alt text is simpler than you think.
Got questions? Ask our alt text elves!
Got questions? Ask our alt text elves!
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Our first post on BluSky celebrates Jorge Díaz-Cintas, Rocío Baños, Soledad Zarate of CenTraS-UCL and Visiting Professor Frederic Chaume Varela, who developed dubbing training for Netflix. More information about this exciting collaboration here: www.ucl.ac.uk/consultants/...
UCL helps Netflix enhance global and local dubbing, translation and adaptation practices
Academics from UCL’s Centre for Translation Studies have been working with Netflix across the world to drive higher alignment on global and local translation and adaptation practices for dubbing.
www.ucl.ac.uk
December 2, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Our first post on BluSky celebrates Jorge Díaz-Cintas, Rocío Baños, Soledad Zarate of CenTraS-UCL and Visiting Professor Frederic Chaume Varela, who developed dubbing training for Netflix. More information about this exciting collaboration here: www.ucl.ac.uk/consultants/...