Rashid Yahiaoui

Biography

Dr. Rashid Yahiaoui is currently an assistant professor and the coordinator of the MA program in Audiovisual Translation at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences of Hamad Bin Khalifa University. He has a PhD in Translation Studies from London Metropolitan University, UK, and a Master in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Salford, UK. Prior to joining HBKU, Dr. Yahiaoui worked at Yanbu University College, KSA, for eight years where he taught translation and interpreting, EFL, and academic writing. He also has extensive experience as a professional interpreter, as he worked for the Foreign Office and National Health Service in the UK for over 10 years. He is currently working on publishing his monograph and has two forthcoming papers on ideological and cultural manipulation in dubbing into Arabic and Arab women portrayal in AVT.

Research Interest

Audiovisual translation, Dubbing, Cultural studies