Bringing art closer to university translation students through audio description of Iberian heritage
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https://doi.org/10.17561/rtc.extra11.9916Keywords:
translation, audio description, didactics of art, didactics of translationAbstract
This article explores the potential of museum audio description as a teaching resource in higher education programmes in Translation and Interpreting, with a particular focus on the Iberian archaeological heritage of Jaén (Spain). Based on the simulation of an audio description assignment of the Double-Armoured Warrior (Guerrero de la doble armadura) from Cerrillo Blanco, it reflects on the artistic competences that students can develop in the classroom, such as visual literacy, creativity, multimodality and synaesthesia, as well as the critical understanding of art and its social dimension. The study proposes a theoretical framework grounded in the comparison of competences from Fine Arts degrees and their applicability to the field of Accessible Translation. The analysis integrates key stages of the audio description process, including information analysis, text production, multisensory enrichment and revision. The findings underline the relevance of incorporating art and accessibility into translation pedagogy, in order to foster both students’ holistic education and the democratisation of access to cultural heritage. Furthermore, future lines of research are identified, based on empirical studies aimed at assessing the acquisition of these competences.
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