Saverio Perrino, Foreign Language Versions Coordinator at BBC Worldwide, London, UK

“User-generated translation”

Date: Wednesday, 23^rd October 2013

Time:  4-5 pm

Location:  Medawar G02 Watson LT (map: www.ucl.ac.uk/maps?locationID=12)

Talk outline: The talk will focus on the phenomenon of User-generated Translation. We will analyse current models of online mass collaboration and explore how they can be applied to translation practices.

Biography: Saverio is a London-based TV professional, currently working at BBC Worldwide as Foreign Language Versions Coordinator. He holds a BA in Translation and Interpreting from Bologna University and an MA with distinction in Audiovisual Translation from Roehampton University.