Subjectivity of Chinese fansub: Autonomy placed under structural pressures

Keywords: digitisation, translation, subjectivity, virtual community

Abstract

Desde la llegada de la era digital a principios del siglo XXI, los fansubs chinos, entusiastas de la traducción y adaptación de los diálogos de producciones audiovisuales a su propio idioma, han resurgido como un tema de interés para los investigadores debido a los acontecimientos recientes en la sociedad china. Este artículo tiene como objetivo examinar la relación entre la impronta política de la tecnología y las comunidades fansub chinas. A través de un estudio netnográfico, exploramos la lógica de su pericia técnica, la paradoja de la subjetividad y la naturaleza en constante evolución de estas comunidades virtuales. Planteamos que el fenómeno de los fansubs puede contribuir a nuestra comprensión del trabajo digital, ya sea en forma de equipos organizados o esfuerzos individuales.

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Minghua Xu, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Xu Minghua is a professor at the School of Journalism and Information Communication School at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. She specializes in international communication and AI technology innovation. The National University of Singapore awarded her master's and doctoral sociology degrees. She is the chief expert on major projects of the National Social Science Fund of China, the head of the Central China Region of the Chinese Communication Association (CCA), and the executive director of the Computational Communication Research Committee of the Chinese Association for the History of Journalism and Communication.

Boyi Deng, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Deng Boyi is a doctoral candidate at the School of Journalism and Information Communication School at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. She specializes in international communication and discourse communication. She holds a double bachelor's degree in literature and law from China University of Political Science and Law, and a master's degree in literature from Communication University of China. She has worked for the Chinese mainstream media People's Daily and CCTV, and served as an international volunteer at New Gateway Station in California, USA and the Korean Culture & Language Immersion Program, South Korea. She organized and led a team to conduct practical research in Russia and receive awards.

 

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2023-11-08
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Xu M. y Deng B. (2023). Subjectivity of Chinese fansub: Autonomy placed under structural pressures. Teknokultura. Journal of Digital Culture and Social Movements, 20(Special Issue), 45-56. https://doi.org/10.5209/tekn.87158

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