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Controlled settings and beyond: Reception and action research studies on museum audio description

Published 2026-10-20

  • Celia Barnés-Castaño

Celia Barnés-Castaño
University of Granada

Abstract

Audio description, as an intersemiotic transfer between the verbal and visual modes, has been increasingly professionalised and researched over the last two decades. This article will focus on the study of museum audio descriptive practices through methodological approaches that amplify the voices of end users. We will investigate the most recent research and the methodological frameworks that have been applied thus far. In doing so, we will take stock of prevailing research trends while also providing insights on how both action research and reception studies can propel the field forward, ensuring that findings and outcomes extend beyond the confines of academia.

Keywords

audio description, research methodologies and approaches, knowledge transfer, reception studies, action research

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