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Marcel Vejmelka

Fachbereich Translations-, Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft

Orcid identifier0000-0002-8235-9724
  • Fachbereich Translations-, Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft
  • +49-(0)7274-50835855 (Work)
  • +49-(0)7274-50835118 (Work)
  • Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Fachbereich 06 (FTSK), An der Hochschule 2, Germersheim, 76726, Germany

BIO

Reader at the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Cultural and Translation Studies & Head of the International Office at Faculty 06 Translation, Linguistics and Cultural Studies, campus Germersheim.

Interested in topics of Literature, Culture and Translation, with a focus on Spanish and Portuguese; research on literary translation and Latin American literature, recently also on popular and pop culture (football, music and comics).

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Reader
    Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Cultural and Translation Studies, Germersheim, Germany2009 - present
  • Head
    Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, International Office Faculty 06, Germersheim, Germany2013 - present
  • Substitute Professor
    University of Giessen, Department of Romance Studies, Giessen, GermanyApr 2009 - Sep 2009
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
    University of Giessen, Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GSCS), Giessen, GermanyJan 2007 - Dec 2008
  • Workplace assistance
    University of Potsdam, Institute for Romance Studies, Chair of Prof. O. Ette, Potsdam, Germany2004 - 2007

DEGREES

  • Dr. phil., Latin American / Brazilian Studies
    Freie Universität Berlin, Latin American Institute, Berlin, Germany2000 - 2004
  • Diplom-Übersetzer
    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute for Romance Studies, Berlin, Germany1998 - 2000
  • Study exchange
    State University of Campinas, Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem (IEL), Campinas, BrazilFeb 1997 - Dec 1997
  • Diplom-Übersetzer (Vordiplom)
    Leipzig University, Institute for Applied Linguistics and Translation, Leipzig, GermanyOct 1995 - Jan 1997

LANGUAGES

  • Portuguese
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Spanish - Latin American
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • French
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review