Maria Elisa Fina

Maria Elisa Fina is a Researcher (RtdB) at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, affiliated with the Department of Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Studies and the Interdepartmental School of Economics, Languages and Entrepreneurship for International Exchanges. Her work focuses on multimodal analysis of cultural heritage communication, translation studies, and audiovisual translation. She teaches courses in translation technologies, post-editing, and audiovisual translation at both undergraduate and master's levels.

Education:

• Bachelor's in Literary and Technical-Scientific Translation (University of Salento, 2011)
• PhD in Linguistic, Historical-Literary, and Intercultural Studies (Ca' Foscari University, 2016)

Research Interests: Multimodal analysis of audio guides, intersemiotic translation, museum communication for children, digital storytelling, and accessibility in cultural mediation. She has contributed to projects like DIETALY (PRIN 2020) and iNEST Tourism, exploring translation in cultural heritage contexts.

Notable Achievements:

• Winner of the AIA/Carocci PhD Prize 2017 for best PhD thesis in Anglistica
• Published Investigating Effective Audio Guiding (Carocci, 2018)
• Recipient of the 2021 Ca' Foscari Excellence Award

Teaching: Courses include Translation and Post-Editing Technologies, Audiovisual Translation and Audiodescription, and Translation Technologies: Tools and Methods. She emphasizes practical skills in translation technology and digital tools.

Lab/Team Affiliations: Collaborates with research groups on accessibility in cultural heritage, digital humanities, and language mediation. Active in editorial boards of Trans-Kata and Le Simplegadi.