Having earned an MA in English and Spanish Literature and Linguistics from VUB, along with an Advanced BA in Applied Audiovisual Communication from Thomas More, Alexandra Sanchez’s doctoral research delved into the representation of migration in documentary film as a form of audiovisual translation. After completing her PhD in Translation Studies at KU Leuven, she combined a fellowship at KU Leuven’s Translation Studies Research Unit with advisory work in politics and public administration. Now an Assistant Professor of Audiovisual Translation at the department of Translation, Interpreting and Communication (VTC), where her research approaches audiovisual media as cultural artifacts that translate complex ideologies, with a particular focus on subtitling, dubbing, and audio description.