Análise da atuação da intérprete na série em formato reality-show Tidying Up with Marie Kondo (Ordem na Casa com Marie Kondo)

Abstract

Interpreters mediate communication between people who do not speak or do not use the same language. Based on Pöchhacker’s (2004) definition of interpreting, this senior thesis analyses the performance of an escort interpreter in the media, by focusing on the reality show Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. In this senior thesis, the interpreter is on-screen with the participants of the communication and has a similar status to the main character of the show (Marie Kondo), something that is not explored in Translation and Interpreting Studies. It discusses the interpreter's performance in scenes of certain episodes in the light of the Translation and Interpreting Studies literature. Scenes were selected for analysis based on this thesis author’s experience as the show’s viewer and her domain knowledge about the topic under scrutiny. The analysis shows that more than one mode of interpreting was used in the same communicative context. It identified remarkable characteristics of the interpreter’s role were identified, such as the use of sentences in the first person and of non-verbal communication. Besides, the interpreter performs atypical activities, i.e., activities usually not described in an interpreter’s job description, such as helping with clothes organization.