Academic editing, Translation, INDEXing, and project management
elizabeth-hughes [at] mailbox.org
About
I am an academic editor, translator, indexer, and project manager based in Berlin. I have a BA in art history and French from the University of Puget Sound and an MA in art history from the Freie Universität Berlin. My freelance clients include Nobel Prize winners, universities, professors, academic journals, and trade publishers. In addition to freelancing, I have worked at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science since 2019 and am currently a publications manager in Department Knowledge Systems and Collective Life.
English-language Editing, Translation (DE, FR to EN), Indexing
Thematic Subjects (selection)
animal studies | architecture | art history | colonialism | cultural studies | environmental studies | gender studies | history of agriculture | history of anthropology | history of knowledge | history of medicine | history of the natural sciences | history of psy sciences | history of science | history of technology | material culture | media studies | national socialism | philosophy | philosophy of science | political science | postcolonial studies | religious studies | visual culture
Past Clients (selection)
Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte | GNT Verlag | Journal of European Integration History | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München | Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts | Springer | transcript | Universität Bielefeld | Université de Bordeaux | Universität Greifswald | University of Indiana Bloomington | Universität Wien
Project Management
Along with working with words, I also offer selective or comprehensive project management in research and the arts, including:
artist and personal archive development | crowdfunding | image rights and acquisition | fact checking | collaborative art projects
exhibition planning | research communication methods and platforms
Publications and Events
ICI Berlin, 12 March 2026
Biomedical Visions: The Art of Science and the Science of Art
Click here to order a copy of Biomedical Visions: Epistemology, Medicine, and Art Practice (2025) or download the Open Access version.
Berlin Science Week, 9 November 2024
Patterns of Pathology and Biomedical Visions
Mosse Art Research Initiative, provenance research for Carl Ludwig’s Abend im Walde