Charlotte Bosseaux

Charlotte Bosseaux is a Professor in Audiovisual Translation Studies at the University of Edinburgh's School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures. She actively supervises PhD students in Translation Studies, with expertise in popular culture, theatre, and audiovisual translation (dubbing, subtitling, voice-over, audio-description).

• Licence in English (Université de Provence)
• Maîtrise in English Literature (Université de Provence)
• MSc in Translation Studies (UMIST)
• PhD in Comparative Literature/Translation Studies (University College London)

Her research spans audiovisual translation, trauma studies, gender-based violence, narratology, modernism (focusing on Virginia Woolf), popular culture, theatre, and music translation. Recent work explores ethical practices in trauma screen translation and multilingualism in media. She has published extensively, including monographs on Woolf’s translations and dubbing's impact on film performance.

Key trends in her publications include ethical translation frameworks, trauma narrative mediation, and multimodal approaches to audiovisual content. Her 2025 monograph addresses trauma documentaries, while 2023 work examines multilingual screen liminality.

Projects include AHRC-funded research on translating gender-based violence, EU grants for emotion reflection in translation, and collaborations with ARTIS (Advanced Research in Translation and Interpreting Studies). She has served as an external examiner for institutions like UCL, UEA, and SOAS, and consulted on doctoral theses internationally.

Media engagements include BBC World Service interviews and impact events like 'Whose Voice is it Anyway?'. Her work bridges academia and public discourse, emphasizing ethical translation practices in trauma contexts.