This paper investigates fansubbing, as one of the most significant prac tices of post-cinematic mediascape as an example of the crucial role played by audiences in the informal distribution of films and TV series. More specifically, we intend to answer the following research questions: can fansubbing be conceived as a resistant practice compared to mainstream distribution policies? Can it over come the constraints imposed by geo-blocking, censorship, and restrictions on the international circulation of films? How does fansubbing foster transcultural and transnational processes based on multilingualism and the dissemination of daring content? What kind of media object are the files associated with fanmade subtitles? How does formal distribution interact with the work of the fansubbers communities? Is there a distribution ecology, in which formal and informal apparatuses coexist?
The Same Film or Another One? Fansubbing as Resistant Transcodification Practice in the Postcinema Age
Tirino, Mario
2025
Abstract
This paper investigates fansubbing, as one of the most significant prac tices of post-cinematic mediascape as an example of the crucial role played by audiences in the informal distribution of films and TV series. More specifically, we intend to answer the following research questions: can fansubbing be conceived as a resistant practice compared to mainstream distribution policies? Can it over come the constraints imposed by geo-blocking, censorship, and restrictions on the international circulation of films? How does fansubbing foster transcultural and transnational processes based on multilingualism and the dissemination of daring content? What kind of media object are the files associated with fanmade subtitles? How does formal distribution interact with the work of the fansubbers communities? Is there a distribution ecology, in which formal and informal apparatuses coexist?I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
