Anna Sourdille, BA BA MA
University Assistant (predoctoral)
Main research areas
- LGBTQIA+ refugees
- Community interpreting
- Queer translation studies
- Workplace and (ethnographic) field research
- Activist and ‘non-professional’ translation/interpreting
Anna Sourdille
Anna Sourdille is a predoctoral University Assistant at the Centre for Translation Studies, University of Vienna. Her PhD, supervised by Prof. Sonja Pöllabauer, investigates interpreting for LGBTQIA+ refugees, with a focus on affect and interpreter positionality. She holds Bachelor’s degrees in Philosophy and Transcultural Communication and a Master’s in Translation (specialising in conference interpreting; working languages: German, French, Spanish and English), all from the University of Vienna. During her Master’s, she worked as a Student Assistant and as an Organisational Assistant at the Centre for Translation Studies and was involved in the research project Rethinking Translation Expertise: A Workplace Study (RETREX), led by Prof. Hanna Risku. Alongside her academic work, she delivers workshops on interpreting in LGBTQIA+ asylum and migration contexts.
Anna Sourdille (she/her)
BA BA MA
Department for Translation Studies, Kolingasse 14-16, 1090 Wien, Room 04.38
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Publications
Huber M, Sourdille A. Dolmetschen für LGBTIQ+ Antragsteller:innen. In Trainingshandbuch für DolmetscherInnen im Asylverfahren. 4. aktualisierte Auflage ed. Linz: Trauner. 2026. p. 196 Epub 2026.
Sourdille A, Poellabauer S. Queer Peers Only? Boundary Work and Belonging in Interpreting for LGBTQIA+ Refugees. In van Hest E, Jacobs M, de Wilde J, Maryns K, editors, Contextualising non-professional interpreting practices in public service provision. John Benjamins. 2026
Poellabauer S, Iacono K, Pasch H, Zwischenberger MB, Sourdille A. “‘If we’re lucky, we recognise potential.‘” A study of admission criteria and entrance screening practices in public service interpreter training. The Interpreter and Translator Trainer (ITT). 2024;18(1):95-113. Epub 2023. doi: 10.1080/1750399X.2023.2278318
Sourdille A. „They are like me“: Chancen und Grenzen des Peer-Dolmetschens für queere Geflüchtete. In Iacono K, Heinisch B, Pöllabauer S, editors, Zwischenstationen / Inbetween: Kommunikation mit geflüchteten Menschen / Communicating with Refugees. Berlin: Frank & Timme. 2024. p. 149-168
Sourdille A. ReTrans Taking off: Insights from the PSIT8 Conference ReTrans Blog. 2023.
Baumann A, Pasterk K, Risku H, Rogl R, Schlager D, Sourdille A. But what about the emic perspective? An ethnographic approach to investigating translation expertise. EST Newsletter. 2023.
Poellabauer S, Ahamer VS, Casetti S, Hagenlocher L, Haibe D, Sourdille A. Deeqa Haibe: Lehrgang Dolmetschen (Asyl- und Polizeibereich) 2022.
Poellabauer S, Ahamer VS, Ayoubi T, Casetti S, Hagenlocher L, Salamat A et al.. Video: Lehrgang Dolmetschen (Asyl- und Polizeibereich) 2022.
Poellabauer S, Ahamer VS, Casetti S, Hagenlocher L, Salamat A, Sourdille A. Abbas Salamat: Lehrgang Dolmetschen (Asyl- und Polizeibereich) 2022.
Poellabauer S, Ahamer VS, Casetti S, Hagenlocher L, Krainz K, Sourdille A. Klaus Krainz: Lehrgang Dolmetschen (Asyl- und Polizeibereich) 2022.
Kallhoff A, Sourdille A. Le concept d’intégrité dans l’éthique de la nature. Une discussion à partir de l’exemple de la vie végétale. La pensée écologique. 2022;2(9):59-68. doi: 10.3917/lpe.009.0059
Poellabauer S, Bergunde A, Griessner F, Sourdille A, Bahadır Ş, Behr M et al. Übersichtsdarstellung zu Qualifizierungs- und Sensibilisierungsinitiativen im Bereich Dialogdolmetschen in Österreich (2001-2021). 2021 Nov 4. doi: 10.25365/phaidra.297
Activities
Who counts as ‘us’? Peer interpreting and inclusion/exclusion in queer refugee counselling
History and Translation Network 2026 Online conference
7th International Conference on Non-Professional Interpreting & Translation
Queer peers only? Boundary work and belonging in interpreting for LGBTQIA+ refugees
Round table: NPIT in Austria – Young researchers and their commitment to society
Nicht nur "mitgemeint": Inklusiv und queersensibel dolmetschen
Dolmetschen im Dialog: Perspektiven aus Forschung, Ausbildung und Praxis
Ausbildung und Praxis