Katja Sindemann

Katja Sindemann (born July 17, 1969 in Münster ) is a German journalist , author , director and historian .

Life

Katja Sindemann attended elementary school in Worblingen and the Friedrich-Wöhler-Gymnasium in Singen, which she graduated with the Abitur. She received the Viktor von Scheffel Prize for her achievements in German. Her father was a doctor, her mother a teacher. She has two siblings. In 1989 she moved to Vienna and studied history, comparative religion and gender studies at the University of Vienna. She completed this course with a master's degree.

activities

During her studies she started working for ORF . From 1991 she worked as a designer and editorial assistant in the science department for the programs Wissen aktuell , Audimax , Schatzkammer Erde . From 1994 to 2000 she worked as a TV editor for the Religion Department for the programs Kreuz & Quer , Orientation , Christ in Time , Religions of the World , Meeting Point Culture . In 1995 she designed the image film "The Oesterreichische Nationalbank. A company introduces itself", which has been used at trade fairs for years. Since 2000 she has worked as a writer and director for ORF / BR-alpha , HR and 3sat and designs documentaries on religious and cultural topics. In 2007 she headed the TV magazine "AVIDA - the wellness and thermal spa magazine" on Sat1.Österreich . From 2009 to 2013 she was editorially responsible for the program: Ethics in Conversation , which is produced by ORF and broadcast on BR-alpha. From 2012 to 2013 she is also editorially responsible for the show Austria's Universities - Rectors in Conversation , which is also produced by ORF and broadcast on BR-alpha. In 2013, she also headed the editorial team for the show WikiTV - Understanding Knowledge in the channel alpha-Austria (ORF-BR-alpha). From 2014 to 2015 she was the editor of the culture magazine Highlights on ATV.

In 2001 she directed a film festival in Vienna. From 2008 to 2010 she produced the theater newspaper theaterWal for the StadtTheater walfischgasse .

From 2004 to 2005 she had a project assignment from the religious studies seminar at the University of Lucerne , which ended with the exhibition Religious Pluralism in the Canton of Lucerne . In 2001 and 2007 she taught at the University of Bayreuth at the Institute for Religious Studies.

In 2006 her first book was published: Wiener Orte der Stille. Where there is peace and quiet in Vienna , the Zillen, Mixen & blue Danube the following year . Where Vienna is incredibly refreshing followed. In 2008 she published Das Wiener Café. The story of an eternal passion . In 2009 the Mazzesinsel cookbook was published. Culinary forays through Jewish Vienna . In 2010 she published the book Götterspeisen. Cookbook of world religions . In 2014 Wiener Orte der Stille was published. The most beautiful big city oases to relax .

In 2015 she wrote the staged reading "Question not!", Which premiered on November 8, 2015 in the Volkstheater Vienna, at the event to commemorate the November pogroms in 1938, in cooperation with the Austrian Parliament. The play is about the unknown Nazi propaganda film in the Theresienstadt ghetto in 1942, fragments of which were found. The director was Irena Dodalová, who was deported to the Theresienstadt ghetto because of her Jewish descent .

Publications

• with Hubert Christian Ehalt ( editor ), discussions currently. WUV-Univ.-Verlag, Vienna 1996, ISBN 3-85114-302-7 .
• Japanese Buddhism in the 16th century. Letters of the Jesuit Missionaries. In: Bulletin of Portuguese / Japanese Studies. Ed. Centro de História de Além-Mar, New University of Lisboa, Vol. 2, June 2001, ISSN  0874-8438 .
• The Sermon on the Mount from the perspective of Buddhism. In: Josef Pichler, Peter Trummer (Ed.): Can the Sermon on the Mount move mountains? Graz 2002, ISBN 3-222-12970-3 .
• Violence in Hinduism. Ahimsa, the principle of non-violence, between religious ideal and realistic pragmatism. In: Community work of Protestant journalism (ed.): Terror for God's sake? Religions and violence. Frankfurt 2002, ISBN 3-932194-63-2 .
• Japanese Buddhism in the Jesuit Letters of the 16th Century. On the trail of early modern Buddhism reception in Europe. In: Peter Schalk (ed.): Religion in the mirror cabinet. Asian religious history in the area of ​​tension between orientalism and occidentalism. Uppsala 2003, ISBN 91-554-5620-0 .
• Viennese places of silence. Where there is peace in Vienna . Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-902517-12-3 .
• Viennese Mermaids, Zillen, blue Danube: where Vienna is on the water . Metroverlag, Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-902517-12-8 .
• Monks, mantra, meditation. Buddhism in Switzerland In: Martin Baumann, Jörg Stolz (Hrsg.): One Switzerland - many religions. Risks and opportunities of living together. Transcript Verlag, Bielefeld 2007, ISBN 978-3-89942-524-6 .
• The Viennese Cafe: the story of an eternal passion . Metroverlag, Vienna 2008, ISBN 978-3-902517-74-6 .
• Mazzesinsel Cookbook - Culinary forays through Jewish Vienna . Metroverlag, Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-902517-89-0 .
• Jellies. Cookbook of world religions . Metroverlag, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-99300-020-2 .
• Viennese places of silence. The most beautiful big city oases to relax. Metroverlag Wien, Vienna 2014, ISBN 978-3-99300-166-7 .

Filmography

• 2001: Buddha in Austria (documentary 45 min)
• 2002: Three Buddhists, four truths (documentary 45 min, with Michael Cencig)
• 2002: Kalachakra in Graz. The diamond vehicle (documentary 45 min)
• 2002: Kalachakra in Graz. On the way to enlightenment (documentary 45 min)
• 2003: The Archive of Susi Nicoletti (documentary 45 min)
• 2004: life dance and passion. Tango in Vienna (documentary 45 min)
• 2004: Edith Kraus. Pianist. Theresienstadt (documentary 45 min)
• 2007: Martini meets Marlene. A homage to Marlene Dietrich (documentary 45 min)
• 2008: prayer on a chain. The Rosary Returns (documentary 45 min)
• 2009: Wiener Frauenspuren (documentary 45 min)
• 2012: education for everyone. 125 years VHS Vienna (documentary 45 min)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ OeNB exhibition video
2. ↑ Ethics in Conversation in alpha Austria ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Austria's universities in alpha Austria ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ WikiTV - Understanding Knowledge in alpha Austria ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ Highlights - the culture magazine on ATV
6. ^ Exhibition and website of the religious pluralism project in the canton of Lucerne
7. ^ Website of the Volkstheater Wien
8. ↑ alpha Austria: Buddha in Austria ( Memento of the original from February 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
9. ↑ IMDB: Three Buddhists, Four Truths
10. ↑ alpha Austria: Kalachakra in Graz 1 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
11. ↑ alpha Austria: Kalachakra in Graz 2 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
12. ↑ alpha Austria: The archive of Susi Nicoletti ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
13. ↑ alpha Austria: Life Dance and Passion ( Memento of the original from February 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
14. ↑ alpha Austria: Edith Kraus ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
15. ↑ alpha Austria: Martini meets Marlene ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
16. ↑ alpha Austria: Prayer on a Chain ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
17. ↑ alpha Austria: Wiener Frauenspuren ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
18. ↑ alpha Austria: Education for All ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Web links

• Literature by and about Katja Sindemann in the catalog of the German National Library
• Katja Sindemann's website