Maurer-Lausegger Herta Dr. phil.

Curriculum vitae

Profession: Ass.-Prof., Univ.-Ass. at the Institute of Slavic Studies, University of Klagenfurt, film producer. Business address: Universitätsstrasse 65-67, A-9020 Klagenfurt, Austria. Born: Klagenfurt, 30 November 1953. Education: 1972 school leaving examination, 1972-80 Slavic Studies and Ethnology at the University of Graz, 1980 Doctorate.

Career: 1981-83 Participation in research project "Inventarisierung der slowenischen Volkssprache in Kärnten - Inventory of the Slovene dialects in Carinthia" at the  Institute of Slavic Studies at the University of Graz, from 1984 Univ.-Ass. at the Institute of Slavic Studies at the University of Klagenfurt, from 1995 Ass.-Prof., from 1984 Participation in research project "Erforschung der slowenischen Dialekte in Kärnten – Research on Slovene dialects in Carinthia" at the Institute of Slavic Studies at the University of Klagenfurt, from 1994 project leader of the above project, from 1994 leader of the film project "Dokumentation alter Volkskultur im Dialekt“ – Documentary records of past folk culture in dialect" at the Institute of Slavic Studies at the University of Klagenfurt, 1988 catering trade examinations.

Special achievements: Introduction of a new methodology in approaching dialectological field work. Publications: numerous articles in scholarly magazines, monographs, reviews, adaptations and editing old folk texts, ascertaining authorship (1992), more than 85 scholarly presentations at home and abroad, 120 video presentations at home and abroad (A, SLO, I, D, Japan), books: Andrej Šuster Drabosnjak. Zbrana bukovniška besedila I-II (1990, 1992), Drabosnjakova komedija od zgubleniga sina (1992), from 1994 editor of the "Dialektdokumentationen - Documentaries in dialect" series, i.e. dialectal video films, two or three versions each with accompanying pamphlets: "Dialekt unter der Vertatscha, "Mühlen und Sägen – The dialect in the shadow of the Vertatscha. Mills and Sawmills" (1994), "Barbara, Luzia, hilf ... Wassermühlen – Barbara, Luzia, help us ... Watermills" (1995), "Schafzucht ohne Grenzen (1996; ein Beitrag zur Kärntner Landesausstellung 1997) – Sheep breeding without borders (1996; A contribution to the Carinthian District Exhibition 1997), "Bauerngerät von Kärntner Dachböden – Farm Implements from Carinthian Lofts"  (1999), "Über Schlitten ... – About sledges ..."  (1999, 2000), "Brot aus der Rauchküche – Bread from the black kitchen" (1999, 2000). Award: ScienceWeek @ Austria 2000.

Membership: Österreichischer Slawistenverband, Society for Slovene Studies, Ed.-Board of Studia Savica Savariensia (Hungary), Geschichtsverein für Kärnten, Klagenfurter Sprachwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft.  Hobbies: film production, skiing, hiking, photography.