Areas of academic specialization
arts and humanities | literature | religion | art and art history | Mexico | Spain and Spanish America (1600-1850)
I am an editor, translator, writer/researcher, and educator who works in English and Spanish. I also support cross-cultural relations through my MexRo project.
As an editor, I copyedit and proofread nonfiction texts in the arts and humanities, trade paperbacks, and novels. I also help academics with developmental editing and coaching for journal articles, dissertations, and scholarly books.
In my Spanish translation work, my focus is on academic material, art history texts, gastronomy, and literature, including poetry. I research and write about Latin American and Spanish culture as a scholar and a content creator.
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After teaching university courses in languages, literature, and writing, I now teach English to immigrants and advanced learners along with occasionally teaching Spanish.
My cross-cultural teaching foments understanding between Spanish and English speakers through courses about language and culture, including a self-paced course for English speakers called House and Apartment Stays in Mexico. ​​​
English/Spanish services​
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editing
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translation
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writing and research
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teaching
What clients say about my editorial work
Editing of an award-winning dissertation
“I successfully defended my dissertation. I wouldn’t have achieved this success without your help. I got wonderful compliments from my advisor, second reader, and other professor who saw the thesis. Thank you for everything, for your time, comments, great edits, patience, and kindness. . . . I am so happy with this achievement [of winning the best dissertation award in my department this year]. Thank you, Rowena. Your help improved my dissertation very much and allowed me to achieve this success.”
—A.I., PhD, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2020
Proofreading of an academic article
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“Rowena Galavitz ha sido la proofreader de varios artículos académicos de mi autoría. Su trabajo fue siempre enriquecedor a nivel de contenido y de limpieza textual. Además, su bilingüismo le permite no solo señalar asuntos a nivel de contenido, sino que también realiza aportaciones a nivel de corrección lingüística y de traducción. Siempre que he trabajado con ella, los resultados han sido excelentes.”
—Pablo Acosta García, Marie Curie Fellow, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 2020
Copyediting of a noir novella
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“Recently, Rowena copyedited a short novel by jazz composer and bandleader J.C. Hopkins for the Noir Nation imprint, part of a new book series. Her exacting developmental edits ensured adherence to our style sheet and helped the story considerably in terms of narrative flow. Additionally, she was helpful in researching the copyrights of certain popular Mexican songs and selecting passages that supported the author’s intended theme.”
— Eddie Vega, writer, etc., New York City, 2020
Translation of an art essay for a coffee table art book
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“Magnífico trabajo de traducción de Rowena. No tengo observaciones que hacer para tan espléndida versión del texto de la maestra Ingrid, que escribió como las grandes. En inglés se aprecia muy bien su conocimiento y pericia crítica. Encantado con esta versión de la maestra Rowena Galavitz.”
— Jorge Pech, writer and art critic, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2019
