Translation, Globalization and Younger Audiences: The Situation in Poland

Translating for younger audiences is in need of critical investigation, as children�s and teenagers� literature and media products are being increasingly globalized and glocalized, with translation playing an important role in the process.Media phenomena such as Harry Potter and animated Disney films travel across continents through hundreds of local cultures. These productions exert a homogenizing effect whilst at the same time undergoing transformation to adapt to new audiences.This book distinguishes between textual glocalization, anglophone foreignization and large-scale adaptation, illustrating them with examples of translations of animated films by Pixar/Disney and Dream Works, locally produced versions of the Horrible Histories series, Harry Potter translations and transmedial adaptations as well as film tie-ins. The book argues that global exchanges largely depend on the creative efforts of local agents � professional translators, adapters, retellers, publishers, writers, editors � and sheds light on the initiatives of non-professional translators, including scanlators, fansubbers, hip-hop fans and harrypotterians. By examining globally distributed titles translated at the turn of the twenty-first century, the volume aims at filling a gap at the intersection of translation studies, globalization research and the study of children�s literature and culture. Additional ISBNs 9781787074736, 9781787074743, 1787074730, 1787074749Translation, Globalization and Younger Audiences: The Situation in Poland 1st Edition is written by Michal Borodo and published by Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers. ISBNs for Translation, Globalization and Younger Audiences are 9781787074750, 1787074757 and the print ISBNs are 9781787074736, 1787074730. Additional ISBNs include 1787074730, 1787074749, 9781787074736, 9781787074743.