Kia ora koutou and welcome to Speedy Research & Consulting. My name is Karin Speedy and I have been an academic in France, Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand for nearly 20 years. I am excited to bring together my interdisciplinary expertise in history, French, literary studies, linguistics and translation as well as my extensive leadership, advisory, and mentoring skills that I gained in the academic world to my research and consulting business.
I offer a range of services – the writing and communication of histories, more general humanities and social sciences research, writing for different purposes and publics, editing, copy editing, consulting, French to English translation and teaching. I can help individuals, academics, students, companies, non-profits, universities and other institutes of learning, authors, film and documentary makers, and government agencies, for example.
I am bilingual in English and French, am an accomplished literary translator, and have excellent cross-cultural awareness. My own scholarship sits at the intersections of Pacific and Francophone colonial/postcolonial/decolonial history, writing, linguistics, and translation. In 2013 I was awarded the John Dunmore Medal by the New Zealand Federation of Alliances Françaises in recognition of my major contribution to knowledge of French language and culture in the Pacific. I have a particularly deep knowledge of Kanaky New Caledonia’s history, languages, and literature.
I invite you to explore the different skills, knowledge and services I can bring you below. You will also find a link to my blog and you can access my CV here. My contact details are at the bottom of this page. I look forward to hearing from you soon. À bientôt !
History Writing
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Research & Writing
To find out more about my research and writing services, please click here.
Consulting
How can my expert knowledge and advice help you achieve results? Click here to see some examples.
Translation
For more details on my translation services, please click here.
Teaching
Guest lectures, online teaching and private lessons. Click here for more information.
Editing & Proofreading
For academic editing/proofreading and thesis proofreading services, please click here.
For examples of my own history writing, research, creative writing and translation, please see my blog.
Speedy Research & Consulting
NZBN: 9429048875394 Founded in 2021 by Associate Professor Karin Speedy
PhD, MA (First Class Honours), BA (University of Auckland), Cert PR (AUT)
Please get in touch with me to discuss your project and get a quote:
contact@speedyresearchandconsulting.com
+64 20 4133 8717
Based in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand but available to work remotely worldwide
Affiliated to The University of Adelaide, Visiting Research Fellow (Honorary position)
Member of the Professional Historians’ Association of New Zealand/Aotearoa (PHANZA)
Member Translator French-English, New Zealand Society of Translators and Interpreters (NZSTI)
Member of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators (AUSIT)
Member of the New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA)
Deputy Editor of Shima
Member of the Editorial Advisory Committee for the Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages
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