Dr. phil. Gisella M. Vorderobermeier

Certified translator for Russian and Spanish (diploma 2005 at IALT Leipzig). As a passionate and versatile “text worker”, I have more than seven years’ experience in university research and teaching (Ph.D. 2011), most recently in the position of assistant professor at the Department of Translation Studies at Karl-Franzens-Universität, Graz. During this time, I authored a number of essays, articles for encyclopaedia and reference books and reviews in the field of translation sociology in addition to a monograph on literary translators’ career development in German-speaking countries (Budrich UniPress 2013). I also presented papers at various international academic conferences (Leipzig, Skopje, Mons, Berlin and Premuda island, amongst others).

As (Co-)Editor of three collective volumes (one of which was published by Rodopi, Amsterdam / New York 2014) I have been able to gather profound experience with the “other side” of book production processes, in addition to which I have repeatedly acted as a peer-reviewer for prestigious international academic journals and book projects and have shared or had the sole responsibility for the conception and realization of a number of international academic events, of which the most recent was the symposium Remapping "Habitus” in Translation Studies with participants from eight different countries.

I also have extensive experience as supervisor of thesis writing (BA, diploma and MA) in relation to audio-visual translation, the sociology of translation, translation and politics and the analysis of translations of literary works by selected authors.

I have been working as a freelancer in cooperation with Konrad Vorderobermeier since 2014.

Memberships: Bücherfrauen e.V. (Women in Publishing), BDÜ (Bundesverband der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer / National Association of Translators and Interpreters in Germany), DNI (Deutsches Netzwerk der Indexer / German Indexers’ Network).

Also visit me on: LinkedIn and Academia.edu

Dr. phil. Konrad Vorderobermeier

Studied Philosophy, Political Science and German Philology at the Universities of Munich, Tübingen and Vienna. Visiting student at the University of Wellington in New Zealand.

Doctorate on Kant at Humboldt-Universität, Berlin with a scholarship from the State of Berlin (Ph.D.; summa cum laude).

Publications: Sinnlichkeit und Verstand. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter 2012.

Main interests: philosophy, politics, German and English literature, history of art and music, cultural history

Numerous internships and other work experience, as well as further training in the realms of press, publishing and media design. Freelance copy editor and layouter since 2012, including work for the publishing house De Gruyter.

In 2014, foundation of the Textbüro together with Gisella M. Vorderobermeier.