Rowena Galavitz, M.A.

Biography

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Editing and Translation

I mastered the art of typography and proofreading at type shops in New York City where I helped to create art books for museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and educational books for publishers such as Scholastic as I enjoyed the art and punk rock scene of the city in the 80s.

 

When I moved to Oaxaca, Mexico, in the early 90s I edited, translated, or oversaw the production of a plethora of coffee table art books and art catalogues for museums and galleries.

 

In Mexico City, I worked as a subtitle editor doing closed captioning for films and TV series from 2010-2016 until I returned to graduate school in the States.

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For my current editing and translation work, I focus broadly on the arts and humanities and specifically on contemporary Mexican and early modern Spanish culture, including the colonial Spanish world. I also edit fiction and translate literature.

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My literary translation focuses on Latin America, especially Mexico, and more specifically on women writers and writers from Oaxaca. Find out more about my literary translation 

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Research

I study literary, religious, and artistic aspects of the sixteenth and seventeenth century Spanish-speaking world, especially convent writers. My scholarly pursuits have entailed archival research in Mexico, Spain, and Peru where I investigated the work of two female writers. See more 

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Teaching

I have taught classes at the university level in English literature and composition, English as a Second Language, intermediate Spanish, and religious studies. I love to teach students about how languages and literatures work, and I am particularly at ease when I teach about a wide range of texts on a single theme from different historical periods. See more 

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Art

Parallel to my editorial and educational work, I created literature-inspired art in a variety of media for three decades, mostly in Mexico, where I held five one-woman exhibits, and I participated in over 60 group shows in museums and galleries. Because of this, I am knowledgeable about art history and a wide range of art-making techniques. See more 

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Education

• Certificate, literary translation, Indiana University, 2023 (expected)

• M.A., comparative literature, Indiana University, August 2022

• M.A., religious studies, Indiana University, August 2022

• M.A., European studies, Indiana University, 2016

• Certificate, figurative art, New York Academy of Art, 1986

• B.S., studio art, New York University, 1983

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