Gudrun Rath

Gudrun Rath is a Senior Researcher in Cultural Studies at the University of Art and Design Linz, with a habilitation from the University of Konstanz and a Ph.D. from the University of Vienna. She was a fellow in the interdisciplinary graduate program "The Figure of the Third" at Konstanz and a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences' Young Academy (2017-2025).

• Key research areas: translation theory, memory politics, colonial history, and undead symbolism
• Labs/Teams: Building History Working Group, Research Board at Linz, Mission Control collaboration

Her recent work focuses on transatlantic zombie narratives, forensic methods in cultural analysis, and colonial infrastructures in Europe-America contexts. Publications include Intermediate Zones (2013) and Undead Memory (2022), with projects like the 2023 "Endstation" audio installation exploring urban mobility history.

Scientific Awards:

• 2016 Outstanding Artist Award (Interdisciplinarity) for "Gravity of History"

Active in collaborative research with institutions like Vienna Technical Museum, focusing on extractivism and colonial infrastructures.