Chiara Elefante

Chiara Elefante is a Full Professor at the University of Bologna's Department of Interpretation and Translation since 2014. She coordinates the Doctoral Course in Translation, Interpretation and Intercultural Studies and leads the MeTRa Research Center, focusing on translation by/for minors in healthcare, justice, and public administration.

• PhD in Francophone Literatures (1996, Unibo)
• 1990-2001: Researcher/Associate Professor at Unibo
• Co-editor of open-access journal mediAzioni

Research Focus:

• Translation-publishing nexus
• Self-translation (Nancy Huston)
• Poetic translation (Yves Bonnefoy's Shakespeare translations)
• Gender perspectives in children's literature
• Theatrical text translation
• Socio-editorial analysis of translated works

Notable Collaborations: PRIN 2022 project (Naples Federico II), UNESCO HESD cluster, UNA Europa alliance, Do.Ri.F research center. She also engages in cultural translation work for theatrical productions (Pascal Rambert plays) and educational initiatives like the METS exchange program.