Wykład otwarty p. Kryštofa Herolda pt. „Illusion, Translativity, and Distance in Dubbing” 6 października 2026 r.

Serdecznie zapraszamy na wykład otwarty Kryštofa Herolda z Instytutu Translatoryki Uniwersytetu Karola w Pradze pt. „Illusion, Translativity, and Distance in Dubbing”, który odbędzie się we wtorek 6 października 2026 r. w godz. 14.15–15.00 w sali 3.110. Wykład zostanie wygłoszony w języku angielskim.

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Dubbing has long been one of the two major modes of film and TV translation in the Czech Republic. Unlike subtitles, it strives to preserve the illusion that we, as viewers, understand the film as a whole. Eager to fall under its spell, we willingly accept that foreign characters in foreign settings speak our mother tongue fluently. But is it really that simple? Do we, as viewers, expect a complete illusion 100% of the time, or do we also enjoy moments when the illusion is slightly disrupted?

In this talk, I bring together discussions on illusion and aesthetic distance in film studies and Czechoslovak translation scholar Jiří Levý’s concept of “translativity” (překladovost) to explore how certain anti-illusionist features of full-cast dubbing may contribute to – rather than diminish – the value of the viewing experience.