Dr Dimitris Asimakoulas is an
Associate Professor in the School of English Language and Literature at
the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has obtained a BA in English
Language and Literature (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) and a
PhD in Translation Studies (University of Manchester). He has 22 years of
teaching experience in UK Higher Education institutions (University of
Manchester; University of Salford; University of Surrey) and 3 years in
research posts (University of Manchester; University of Newcastle upon
Tyne).
His principal research interests
include: sociology of translation, comic-book translation, audiovisual
translation, media accessibility, and, more recently, creativity skills and the
integration of generative artificial intelligence into translation practice and
training.
He is the author of the monograph Rewriting Humour in Comic Books: Cultural Transfer and Translation of Aristophanic Adaptations (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019) and co-editor of Translation and Opposition (Multilingual Matters, 2011). He has published his research in leading international journals, such as: Meta; The Translator; Target; Hermes: Journal of Language and Communication in Business; TTR: Traduction, Terminologie, Rédaction; Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics; The Interpreter and Translator Trainer.
