Category: Culture and Appreciation
Captioning and Subtitling: Ethical Considerations and Cultural Sensitivity
Introduction Have you ever watched a movie in a language you don’t speak or relied on subtitles in a noisy environment? Imagine how different your experience would be if the captions or subtitles were inaccurate or culturally insensitive. In our diverse and connected world, captioning and subtitling are crucial for making media accessible to everyone….
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Language Spotlight: Aymara
Every once in a while, we like to highlight the languages supported on Amara. New languages can be requested by emailing our support team at support@amara.org and telling them the language name, typing direction, and ISO language code if you have it! Our mission is to make content accessible across language barriers. The more languages…
Localization as a gateway for cultural appreciation
The existence of the internet has made it possible for us to be in contact with people from all over the world, people that we might never have had the chance to interact with otherwise. We can be in contact with so many different people and their cultures. The exponential growth in the internet community…
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Working with translators and subtitlers from around the world: fun and challenges
This year I’m completing 6 years working as a project manager with Amara On Demand. Over those years, I had and continue to have the pleasure of working with people from all around the world – both from the internal Amara team and from our team of linguists. Today I want to share a little…
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Why translation and localization are important parts of my path in life
Making media content available and accessible gives people like me the choice to explore and learn regardless of language barriers. It makes us all more connected, because when we can understand each other’s media, we are closer to understanding each other too.
Delightful memories and accidental tomato plant, or cooking with kids as education for cultural immersion
The other day, my nephew who is almost 2 years old, visited us with his mom, and was obsessed over the tomato plant I have at the front of my house. This tomato plant was accidental, meaning it just showed up on my snake plant vase, after I used some home made compost on it….