Tomislav Zelic

Curriculum Vitae

Tomislav Zelić, Ph.D.

Department of German

University of Zadar

Petra Krešimira IV. 2

HR-23000 Zadar, Croatia

Phone: +385-23-327400

Mobile: +385-95-9115078

Email: tzelic@gmx.com

tzelic@unizd.hr

Education

2009                Ph.D., Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), Columbia University in the City of New York, NY

Dissertation: The Paradox of Sovereignty in Modern German History Plays

2003                M.Phil., Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, GSAS

                        Columbia University in the City of New York, NY

2001                M.A., Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, GSAS,

                        Columbia University in the City of New York, NY

1998                B.A. (equiv.), Philosophy and German Philology,

Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany

Professional Experience

2010-present  Course Lecturer, Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik, Croatia

2009-present Senior Assistant Professor

2007-2009       Junior Assistant Professor, Theory and History of German Literature, Department of German Studies, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zadar, Croatia

2009-2011       Assistant Professor Representative, Academic Council, Department of German Studies, University of Zadar, Croatia

2007-present Freelance Translator

                        Fields of Specialization: Finance, Business, and Law, Humanities

Clients: TransPerfect Translations (New York/London), tolingo (Hamburg, Germany), Studio One Networks (New York), Atlas Translations (London), Quality Translation Services (New York), Deutsche Asset Management (New York), Vanenberg (Greece), KLEIO Academic Services (Netherlands),  tbd translations (Switzerland), Studium (Croatia), Aion (Croatia)

2000-2007       Freelance Translator

New York Times, Columbia University,  Jewish Theological Seminary, Cardozo Law Review, Speiser & Krause, DZ Film Productions, Sesame Workshop, Wyser-Pratte; Schlam, Stone & Dolan (New York)

2003                Proofreader, Richard A. Korb/Hubert Jannach, German for Reading Knowledge, Fifth Edition, (Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 2003).

Published Translations

Books

2009                [2] Theo Lieven, Brand Personality and Employee Behavior during Customer Telephone Calls (New York: Peter Lang), 304 pages (forthcoming).

2004                [1] William Rasch, Konflikt als Beruf, Die Grenzen des Politischen, (Berlin: Kulturverlag Kadmos, 2005), 226 Seiten.

Articles

2010                [5] Branislav Šutić: „Bereicherung durch kulturelle Alterität.“ Aus dem Kroatischen. In: Jure Zovko (Hg.): Tba (im Druck).

2006                [4] Reinhold Martin, „Die Bildprobleme der Architektur: Waren wir je postmodern?“  Aus dem Amerikanischen. In: Susanne Knaller/Harro Müller (Hg.), Authentizität, Diskussion eines ästhetischen Begriffs (Frankfurt/Main: Suhrkamp), S. 289-315.

2005                [3] Dirk Baecker, “Census,” Cardozo Law Review 26, no. 3 (2005), 869-886. (Aus dem Deutschen).

[2] Cornelia Vismann, “Two Critics of Law: Benjamin and Kraus,” Cardozo Law Review 26, no. 3 (2005), 943-956. (Aus dem Deutschen).

2002                [1] William Rasch: „Menschenrechte als Geopolitik: Carl Schmitt und die völkerrechtliche Form der amerikanischen Hegemonie.” Aus dem Amerikanischen. In: Dirk Baecker, Peter Krieg, Fritz B. Simon (Hrsg.), Terror im System, Der 11. September und die Folgen (Heidelberg: Auer, 2002), S. 130-158.

Languages

Croatian (native fluency)

German (native fluency)

English (near-native fluency)

French (reading knowledge)

Latin (reading knowledge)

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