Toplumsal cinsiyet ve dil sinirlarinin ötesinde. “Sense8” dizisinin türkçe çevirisinde çoklu kimliklerin aktarimi

The developments in the film and TV industries since the 2000s and the emergence of digital broadcasting platforms increased the significance and visibility of audiovisual translation (AVT) both on a sectoral basis and in the eyes of the audience. Accordingly, contemporary themes including identity, gender, multilingualism, and multiculturalism in films and TV series gave rise to brand-new fields of study and the need for further research in AVT. To contribute to the literature in the field, this study aims to evaluate the transfer of multiple identities in AVT and takes the American science-fiction series Sense8 (2015-2018) as its main case, which centers upon the story of eight characters from different countries, mother tongues, genders, and sexual orientations. The characters’ ability to communicate and replace one another through their sensory links purifies the bond among the characters from the borders of gender and language and bestows them with multiple identities. Transferring these multiple identities created by the characters’ sexualities and languages to the target audience imposes a considerable responsibility on translation. Within this scope, this study will compare the subtitle and dubbing of the series, and based on the identified differences, the representation of sexual diversity and multilingualism will be discussed.