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Series:   Elements in Language, Gender and Sexuality

Queering Sexual Health Translation Pedagogy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 November 2023

Piero Toto
Piero Toto
Affiliation:
London Metropolitan University

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Sexual health campaigns to tackle the rise in sexually transmitted infections in England are at the core of sexual health charities' and grassroots organizations' work. Some of them collaborated with the author's translation students to produce inclusive translations of their sexual health content (website and multimedia content). The role of translation and localization within multicultural contexts can be seen as 'social activism' promoting sexual health and community engagement, with a view to providing wider healthcare access and information using inclusive language. This Element presents students' approaches to sexual health translation, using language as a vessel for change and striking a balance between clients' expectations, translation industry best practices, and socio-educational needs. The data analysis of the students' experiences will make the case for wider embedding of queer pedagogy approaches into the translation curriculum.
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queer translationsexual healthtranslation pedagogyweb localizationsocial activism
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Series: Elements in Language, Gender and Sexuality
Online ISBN: 9781009221023
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication: 18 January 2024

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