A little celebration the fact that I am now officially Dr Katherine! 🥳 Was recently able to submit the final version of my thesis (Fan Culture and Retranslation: The Sailor Moon Franchise). Hopefully it will soon be available to read (I'll post a link here when that happens) 😊

Just about there...

Regarding Ghibli adaptations, I really like When Marnie Was There. I feel the switch to the Japanese location works well here (not sure it did quite so well in Arietty and have never read Howl) and the story lends itself well to the Ghibli style, visually and in terms of characters.

It's so cool how I can read so many kanji but only know how to write very few of them. I guess it's like how I can recognize many people's faces but wouldn't be able to picture most of them in my mind when they aren't right in front of me.

Psst! I am opening up to unagented children's book submissions *just for the month of October*! This is an exciting experiment. The email to send submissions to is [email protected]. You can find out about what I'm looking for at www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/me...

Registration for #IPCITI2025, the 18th International Postgraduate Conference in Translation and Interpreting, is now OPEN!! 🎉🎉🎉 🗓️ Register before 24 October to get our special early-bird fee. 🧠 We have a packed two-day programme with plenty of opportunities to network and decompress. (1/3)

I was looking at old magazines on Mandarake and now I'm kind of obsessed with these covers of "Teen Look" from the late '60s / early '70s.

The American Manga Awards is great starting point in bringing recognition to all the folks working on the localization, ESPECIALLY freelancers. I truly believe there should be more awards & more spotlight on these folks.

So grateful to live in a world where technology has allowed me to see a photo of a Sailor Moon window display in 1996

Came across a really cool kanji for the first time today: 閂 (means bolt of a door) Can't believe I've never seen this one before.

The value of dynamic lettering in manga translation is something that has become even more clear to me over the course of my PhD research on Sailor Moon retranslations. Happy Letterer Appreciation Day!

Haven't posted here in a million years but thought I'd pop in and say that a couple of weeks ago I had my PhD viva and I passed with minor corrections!

Call for Papers – Transnational Perspectives on Anime: A Symposium, in collaboration with Japan Foundation London Location: Lancaster University Date: July 4th 2025 www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-j...

Why was submitting my thesis kind of anticlimactic 😭

🌸 As we’re heading to the second edition of the Queer and Feminist Perspectives on Japanese Popular Cultures, don’t hesitate to follow speakers from last year ⬇️⬇️⬇️ (I’ll be slowly adding this year’s speakers too!)✨✨✨

Also, new this year by popular ask: an undergraduate track! We welcome undergraduate students working on fan- and fandom-related projects to present their work at the conference. For more, see: fsn-northamerica.org/2025/04/11/n...

Submissions for the FSNNA 2025 #fanstudies conference are now open! Our theme this year is Reputation: Influence, Power, & Capital. 🤔Pick from: poster OR poster + talk ✍️Due: Abstract, bio, keywords ⏰Deadline: Friday, May 16 Full CFP & form here: fsn-northamerica.org/2025/04/11/g...

New job at Oxford - do please share widely! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMS153/a...

What do you think of #subtitles? We want to hear your opinion! The UK #Subtitling #Audience 🎬 Survey is collecting information on #viewing habits and #perceptions of subtitled media. It should take about 10 minutes. We would love to hear from you 😊 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/arts/uk-su...

📢📢📢 CALLING ALL PGRS 📢📢📢 Check out the #CFP for our forthcoming conference: 'Disruption, Resistance and Change in Screen Media Industries' with Keynote speaker Prof. Diane Negra! Abstracts and bio to [email protected]. Deadline Friday 18th April.

Hopefully this includes the UK 🙏

This is really awesome! But did you know that this highly beloved game's out-sourced English translators were never credited for their work? The translation is attributed only to the company "Inbound Games". Credit the people who work on your game! #TranslatorsInTheCredits

oh no! @bristoluni.bsky.social has become number 92 on The List. Slashing thei Centre for Academic Language & Development Excellent letter outlining why the uni needs the centre (how else will you *actually support* international students, not just pocket their sweet sweet fees?) &alternative routes

The time has come! The Call for Papers for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - A Companion, the follow-up volume to our recent Looking-Glass Companion, is open! Please share widely! 🦤Full CFP here tinyurl.com/WonderlandCo... 🦤Abstract submission form here forms.gle/XUsmPfBsXju2... (due 15 May 2025)

I still think an anime I Capture the Castle would pop off

This might be the worst TL advice I've ever seen. The number one thing I tell students is to look everything up all the time. Look it up in monolingual dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, corpora, thesauruses, whatever! The ability to question your own knowledge is the mark of a good translator.

Refusing to let Word correct the word "outwith" in my thesis #scotlandforever

Interested in learning more about Manga titles or expanding your Manga collection and reading list? We’ve got just the thing for you! Join us 4/17 to learn about new titles from @viz.com, @yenpress.com, @square-enix-games.com, #TuttlePublishing, & @nakamapress.bsky.social! Register: bit.ly/4iEoJ9p

Really interesting lecture this afternoon! @books-borrowing.bsky.social Looking forward to exploring the website a bit more: borrowing.stir.ac.uk

Here's a list of independent journalism sites that have a focus on anime and manga. These sites pay all the folks involved. If you wish to support them financially, consider looking into their individual support options. go.bsky.app/RAafFwk

Interesting subtitle setup options on these ‘Maria Watches Over Us’ DVDs I picked up second hand recently

Apply Now: Translating World #Literature into #Finnish #Grant The Finnish Cultural Foundation’s Translating World Literature into Finnish grant for publishers provides a form of funding for publishers to translate high-quality world literature into Finnish. www2.fundsforngos.org/latest-funds... #xl8

Great seminar with @hseparker.bsky.social this afternoon - so interesting to hear about the cool contemporary developments in kabuki and gender performance

One for stateside based mutuals!

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but if you’re studying another language, listening to music in that language is immensely helpful

I've read some fantastic articles on media localization in the last year. Some on manga translation and lettering, on how some English-based games were handled in other languages, and even on how to criticise translation in media. Highly recommend all of these! j-entranslations.com/media-transl...

PhD Research Fellowships in #TranslationStudies at the University of Agder (Norway) UiA's Faculty of Humanities will soon put out a call for applications for 3-year PhD Research Fellowships in a range of disciplines, including Translation Studies. Read more here: express.adobe.com/page/52mGjTO...

📢 #CfP "Digital Pasts and Futures: Internet Histories, Digital Interculturality and Reimagining Digitality" - Online Conference Join us 23-24 June 2025 Submit by 28 Feb 2025 Keynotes: Valérie Schafer, @sesamescholar.bsky.social, @ethanz.bsky.social, Ramesh Srinivasan hub.redico.eu/call-for-pap...

Translating Gaelic Poetry 24 Feb @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social – free Niall O’Gallagher, Garry Mackenzie, & @taylor-strickland.bsky.social will discuss their methods & approaches to translating Gaelic poetry, & how it interacts with other languages www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/translatin...

Sei Shōnagon, the Relatable Queen of classical Japanese literature

Join us on 5 February 2025 for a PhD Showcase by two of our Translation Studies PhD candidates, David Hayes and Dongxuan Zhao, presenting topics on their respective specialisms. Time: 16:10–17:30 (GMT) Venue: G.04, 50 George Square, Edinburgh, or online. llc.ed.ac.uk/translation-...

Deadline extended until February 16th!!!

If February is the month of love, then I am LOVING all these upcoming #shoujo & #josei releases (as corny as that might sound)! 🤩😆 The shoujosei release calendar is here and is STACKED with so many #manga, #lightnovel, & #manhwa releases! 🥳 🧵(1/10)

New year, new Japanese to English translation competitions! The usual suspects are back again (with the JLPP just dropping their short stories for the year) and one new competition for a grant for a literary translation (deadline in February!) j-entranslations.com/japanese-to-...

Japanese studies friends, please sign. Sheffield University is where I got my MA in Advanced Japanese Studies under their excellent distance learning program (unfortunately since discontinued).

Sometimes I think I am relatively intelligent but then I have to google "should academic disciplines be capitalised?" for the 400th time

Another year here! 2024 was a little bit patchy but I am now getting close to finishing my thesis, which is exciting

Job advert! Lecturer in Digital Futures, with specialisms in art and humanities. Come and join us at Bristol Digital Futures Institute. 80% of your time for first five years will be research and further developing BDFI work across the university and with partners www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...