A bad translation can ruin a film’s beauty, muddy its plot and turn any joke sour. Focusing on Japanese films, Prof. Markus Nornes will examine the history of subtitling (from its invention to recent anime fan subbing) to propose a new approach that tampers with convention and values experimentation. He calls these “abusive subtitles.”

Nornes is a candidate for the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Chair in Japanese Studies at the university’s Department of Asian Studies. He is professor of Asian cinema in the Department of Screen Arts and Cultures and the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan. He specializes in Japanese film and documentary.

Time: Monday, February 23, 3:30-5 p.m.
Location: Will C. Hogg Building, room 4.118, UT-Austin—map
Admission: Free and open to the public
URL: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/asianstudies/