Kathleen Kaess

Dr. Kathleen Kaess serves as a Lecturer (Education) in the School of Arts, English and Languages at Queen's University Belfast, where she teaches on the MA Translation and MLiberal Arts programmes with expertise in legal translation, community interpreting, and audiovisual translation. She convenes the first-year Liberal Arts module 'Understanding Now: The Climate Crisis' and maintains an office in Room 01.003 - 10 University Square.

Her research centers on translation's role in education and knowledge production, critically examining English's global hegemony and its impact on knowledge dissemination systems. She investigates translation as an instrument for access and equality, with specialized focus on translation ethics, German language/culture, and audiovisual translation modalities including dubbing, subtitling, and video game localisation.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent exploration of power dynamics in transnational knowledge frameworks. The 2022 book chapter and 2018 journal article dissect standardization biases in PISA for Development through cross-Atlantic comparative lenses, while the 2017 OECD-focused study interrogates English's dual identity as both transcultural conduit and symbolic power vehicle.

Dr. Kaess actively supervises postgraduate projects in audiovisual translation and welcomes PhD co-supervision opportunities in translation education, knowledge systems, internationalization, global English dynamics, and translation ethics, particularly with German cultural connections.