Humor and Translation. Humor International Journal of Humor Research Special Issue

This Special Issue contains a selection of essays embracing various aspects of the much overlooked subject of humour and translation. Delia Chiaro, University of Bologna, provides an overview of the state of the state of research in this area both in the field of Humour Stidies and Tranlation Studies; Christie Davies, University of Reading (UK) examines the translation of ethnic jokes and how stereotypes travel transnationally; Dirk Delabastita, University of Namur (Belgium) tackles the issue of translating Shakespearean characters who create humour when speaking in languages other than their own; Parick Zabalbeascoa, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain provides guidelines for translating humour and Rachele Antonini, University of Bologna, presents empirical data on a subtitled sitcom.