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• Curriculum Vitae

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  Higher Education

  • 2000 Habilitation aus Geschichte der Neuzeit (= post-doctoral degree for obtaining university teaching credentials in modern history, awarded according to Austrian Higher Education Law)
  • 1988 Ph.D. in philosophy of history, at University of Vienna
  • 1987/88 Latin American Studies, Universidad Autónoma de México, Mexico
  • 1986 Pre-Doc research fellow at Iberoamerikanisches Institut Preussischer Kulturbesitz (eight month)
  • 1982—1988 University studies of philosophy of science, history, and Spanish at University of Vienna, FU Berlin, and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CDMX

   

  Current Positions

  • Since 2021 Director Erasmus+ Global Studies. A European Perspective at the University of Vienna
  • Since 2018 President of the Permanent Committee of the International Congress of Americanists (ICA)
  • Since 2005 Co-director, curriculum development, and organization of Erasmus-Mundus Master’s program „Global Studies. A European Perspective,“ at the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna, in collaboration with University of Leipzig, London School of Economics in UK, Roskilde University in Denmark, and University of Warsaw, Poland.
  • Since 2000 "a.o. Universitätsprofessor", this is a permanent professorship position for modern history at Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies at University of Vienna.
  • Since 1990 with interruptions (grants, visiting professorships, research fellowships, etc.) employee at University of Vienna

   

  Visiting Professorships

  • 2023 at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
  • 2018 at Sciences Po, Paris
  • 2016 at Continuing Studies, Stanford University 
  • 2015/16 Associate Visiting Professor at the Department of History, Stanford University
  • 2012 at the Institut des Hautes Etudes sur l'Amérique Latine, Universitée Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris 3 
  • 2010 at the Department of International Relations at Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica (UNA), Heredia, Costa Rica
  • 2009 at the Universidad de la Tierra (UNITIERRA), Oaxaca, Mexico
  • 2007 at the UNESCO Center for Peace Studies at University of Innsbruck 
  • 2001 and 2005 at UNESCO Centre for Peace and Development Studies, University Jaume I (UJI), Castellón, Spain
  • In 1996 and 2000 at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (=UAEM), Toluca, Mexico.

   

  Grants and Fellowships

  • 2017 Research Fellow at the Freedman Spogli Institute at Stanford University
  • 2016-18 Zukunftsfonds der Republick Österreich
  • 2010 and 2013 Global Studies Visiting Fellow at the Orfalea Center at UC Santa Barbara
  • 2008 Schumpeter visiting fellowship at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University
  • 2006 Global Studies Visiting Fellow at the Department of Modern History at the Macquarie University, Sydney
  • 2005 Research grant from the Culture and Science Department of the City of Vienna (MA 7) for carrying out research abroad for the biography on Ivan Illich
  • 1996—1998 Charlotte Buehler full grant for post-doctoral research in Mexico 
  • 1986—88 Mexican Government grant (Relaciones Exteriores) for studying the Master’s program of Estudios Latinoamericanos en la Facultad de Humanidades de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico
  • 1985/86 Austrian government eight-month pre-doc grant at the Ibero-American Institute (IAI) and auditor at the Freie Universität, both Berlin
  • 1980—1981 American Field Service (AFS) scholar to Bolivia and Argentina, completed with Bachilerato (=high school graduation) from Escuela Normal de San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina

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• Research Interests

  • Global food history
  • Latin American history 19c. and 20c.
  • Ivan Illich studies
  • Peace and development studies
  • Inter-disciplinarity in global history and global studies
• Projects

  Externally Funded Projects Direction

  • 2016-2018 “Ivan Illich on Conviviality” supported by the Zukunftsfonds der Republik Österreich. 
  • 2009—2012 President of the 54 ICA (=International Congress of Americanists) held in July 2012 at University of Vienna with more than 5000 participants.
  • 2008—2011 "Mobile Food. Essen in Zeiten mobiler Zutaten". Academic concept and curating of the exhibition at Schloßmuseum Linz, Austria supported by Oberösterreichische Landesmuseen. 
  • 2007—2008 "CIDOC-Social Network Analysis" supported by the Austrian Federal Chancellery. 
  • 2005—2011 Director of the Master’s Program in Latin American Studies at the University of Vienna, partly funded by Austrian Development Agency in collaboration with the Austrian Institute of Latin America 

   

  Project Collaboration

  • 2006—2008 "AMELAT XXI". ALFA (EU Regional Co-operation Program between Higher Education Institutions (HEI's) of the European Union and Latin America), directed by Heriberto Cairo at Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
  • 2001 Lecture series and conference on "Mexican Codices 15th to 18th Century" supported by the University of Vienna, Government of Niederösterreich, and Mexican Culture Institute at Vienna, plus exhibition presented at National Science Week, Vienna.
  • 2001—2003 Project coordinator for content pool History and Politics of Latin America of the project “Latin American Studies Online (LASON) – a blended learning platform”, supported by the Austrian Ministry of Education and Sciences. 
  • 1990—1992 Options for Austria in Central America funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) directed by Wolfgang Dietrich
• Links

  http://homepage.univie.ac.at/martina.kaller/php/index.php?id=19

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• Fellowships and Memberships

  Memberships

  • 2018-2021 president of the International Congress of Americanists

  • 2017 member of the Scientific Committee of the 56 International Congress of Americanists, Salamanca 2018

  • Since 2016 member of board of publisher Global South Press, USA

  • Since 2016 member of board of the journal Global Humanities. Studies in Histories, Cultures, and Societies, NY, USA

  • Since 2015 member of German Studies Association, USA

  • Since 2012 member of the Permanent Committee of International Congress of Americanists 

  • Since 2009 member of the Association of Food Studies, USA

  • 2004—2008 member of the jury for "The Historical Book" at H-Soz-u-Kult: Forum for online communication in historical sciences 

  • Since 2005 facilitator of political constellation work and until 2012 member of the International Forum Political Constellation Work (IFPA)

  • Since 2009 member of the International Congress of Americanists (ICA)

  • 2006—2010 member of the Commission on Development Issues (KEF) at the Austrian Academy of Sciences

  • 2002—2007 member of expert’s board for the European Union Program of High Level Scholarships for Latin America (ALßAN) 

  • Since 2002 faculty member of the UNESCO Centre for Peace and Development Studies at the University of Castellón/Spain

  • Since 1990 member of the Association of Austrian Researchers on Latin America (LAF)
• Editorship

  Editorial Boards

  • América Latina Hoy (USAL)
  • Global South Press, Washington, D.C.
  • Global Humanities. Studies in Histories, Cultures, and Societies, New York
  • Investigaciones. Forschungen zu Lateinamerika, Wien
  • International Journal of Illich Studies (online)
  • Educación comunal. Revista semestral oaxaquena para el diálogo intercultural, Oaxaca, Mexico 
• Reviewer

  Evaluations and Reviews

  Routledge Publishers, Universidad Autónoma de Ixtapalapa (Historia Global), Universidad Iberoamericana (Estudios Transatlánticos) in Mexico City, Latin American Comparative Studies of National Research Funds of Mexico (CONACYT), Development Studies at Chile, Global Studies (CISAC) at Stanford University, World History Chair at The University of Manchester, Food Studies Program at University of the Pacific San Francisco CA, shortlist decision at Universität Bremen, 

  International Congress of Americanists, Volkswagen Foundation,

  Einstein Foundation, Material Culture Master’s Program of Centro de Investigación y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social at Mexico City, Jury "Das historische Buch" bei H-Soz-u-Kult: Ein Forum für die historische Fachkommunikation im Internet, Jubiläumsstiftung der Österreichischen Nationalbank, Habilitationskommision aus Kulturgeschichte an der Historisch-Kulturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Wien, European Commission Program Alßan (= Scholarships program for Latin Americans in the European Union: PHD and MA assessments), Mitglied des Zeitgeschichtetags 2010 Review Committee, Schweizer Forschungsstiftung, Latin American Research Programs at Tel Aviv University, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAD),Kommission für Entwicklungsfragen (KEF) der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, etc.