Biography
I graduated from NUI Galway with a BA in Irish and Spanish and then undertook an MA by Research at University College Dublin with a thesis on the surrealist prose poetry of acclaimed Spanish poet, Vicente Aleixandre. In 1996 I was awarded a PhD from the University of Glasgow on the notion of the monstrous feminine in the work of Mexican writer, Rosario Castellanos. This was later revised for publication as The Monstrous Feminine in the Writing of Rosario Castellanos (2001). I was appointed as lecturer in Hispanic Studies in UCC in 1999 with responsibility for the direction of the newly established Centre for Mexican Studies. My previous academic appointments included two years as Head of Spanish at the University of Limerick and four years as lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. I am currently Head of the Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies having been Head of the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures from 2013-2016. As Professor of Spanish since 2008, my research is internationally recognized through my publications, my research supervision, project management experience, peer-esteem indicators, public engagement and as director of a successful research centre, Ireland’s only Centre for Mexican Studies. My teaching interests include Latino fiction, Latin American cinema, feminist theory as well as a final year module on Gender, Violence and Culture on the US-Mexican border. My research areas cover modern and contemporary Mexican and Mexican American cultural studies with a particular focus on gender. I am Director of the Centre for Mexican Studies where I have led a number of research projects including the Boom Femenino: Reading Contemporary Mexican Women’s Writing (2010) and Transitions and Continuities in Contemporary Chicano/a Culture (2011). Recent projects include an edited collection of essays on Juan Rulfo (Rethinking Juan Rulfo's Creative World: Prose, Fiction, Photography) with Dylan Brennan and a larger scale research project on cultural responses to femicide in the US-Mexico border city of Ciudad Juárez, Cultural Representations of Feminicidio on the US-Mexico Border (Routledge 2018). I work as a referee for numerous journals in my field including Bulletin of Hispanic Studies (BHS), Bulletin of Latin American Research (BLAR), Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies (JILAS), Bulletin of Spanish Studies, Journal of Feminist Research, Journal of Romance Studies, Modern Language Review, Journal of Inter-American Studies Association (FIAR), Hispanic Research Journal, Tesserae: Journal of Iberian and Latin American Studies and the Journal of Transnational American Studies. I am a member of the Executive Committee of the Society for Irish Latin American Studies (SILAS), a member of the Society for Latin American Studies (SLAS); the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland (AHGBI) and the Latin American Studies Association (LASA). As Head of School I oversaw the establishment of the Centre for Advanced Study in Languages and Cultures (CASiLaC) in September 2014 with founding director, Dr. Patrick Crowley.
Research Interests
My research interests span a number of areas but are primarily located in the area of Mexican cultural studies with a particular emphasis on literature and visual culture including film, photography and art. Most of these research activities are channelled through my direction (since 1999) of the Centre for Mexican Studies, based in the Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies. Established in 1997, the centre functions as a research and teaching focus for the department and as a wider university (and community) focus for interest in Mexico. It thus forms an important point of contact with other departments and faculties in U.C.C. and with the wider community of Irish and international organizations and institutions interested in Mexico.
At present the direction of the Centre involves all of the following activities:
- Co-ordination of series of research events – conferences, colloquia, symposia, readings and seminar series of visiting speakers, writers and artists
Preparation of applications for research funding to various bodies – funding of varying levels has been received from the Office of the President, U.C.C, E.I.L. and Volunteer Abroad, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Mexico, Embassy of Mexico in Ireland, Bank of Ireland, HLA Nathans Financial among others.
Development of academic links with Mexico. Currently overseeing signing of Cátedra John Huston de cine y literatura UDG-UCC to promote research collaboration (2014-2018); negotiating agreements with ITESM – Tecnológico de Monterrey and UNAM – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CESAN – Centro de Estudios de América del Norte – Claire Joysmith
Cátedra Juan Rulfo. Fundación Juan Rulfo, Mexico D.F.. Led by Victor Jiménez. Involves collaboration with Fundación and other international partners, Stanford and the University of Tokyo.
Liaison with Embassy of Mexico who offer vital support to the Centre’s activities.
Promotion of Centre nationally and abroad. In June 2007, I took part in major publicity exercise conducting an interview with journalists from Mexican major national daily newspaper, La Reforma and participating in a TV promotional segment for U.C.C. and the Centre for Mexican Studies. Extensive article on Higher Education in Ireland appeared in June 2007 in which major emphasis was placed on the activities and students of the Centre for Mexican Studies along with photographs of some of the Centre’s postgraduate students
Outreach activities including collaboration with external bodies such as E.I.L Intercultural Learning and their affiliated project, Volunteer Abroad with projects in Mexico.
Hosting of visual arts exhibitions on Mexico open to the public. The role played by exhibitions of this nature is integral to the work of the Centre in that they showcase excellent contemporary work on Mexico to the university and wider community and are also integrated into undergraduate teaching programmes thereby facilitating undergraduate and graduate understanding of Mexico and the wider cultures of Latin America: Exhibitions thus far have featured work by artists, Leonel Maciel and Nishizawa and photographers, Elsi Pérez Jarillo, Maeve Hickey, Tina Modotti, Graciela Iturbide among others. Recent exhibitions include Alma López, Celia Herrera Rodríguez (2011) Cora Murphy (2012); Rubén Ochoa (2012); Yamina del Real (2014)
Collaboration with external bodies such as Munster Literature Centre, Tigh Filí, Cork City Library, Fastnet Film Festival, Cork Film Festival, ISLA – Irish, Spanish and Latin American Literary Festival in association with the Instituto Cervantes, among others. The Aztec art prints on display in the O’Rahilly building are on permanent loan to the Centre for Mexican studies from the Munster Literature Centre.
Current Projects
Investigating Cultural Responses to femicide in Ciudad Juárez
I am currently completing a monograph provisionally entitled, The Meanings of Murder: Cultural Responses to Femicide in Ciudad Juárez with a particular focus on artistic and visual responses in the form of detective fiction, documentary cinema, art as well as gestures of commemoration and memorialisation. This project involves a major public engagement dimension and has included to date public lectures and interviews, film screenings, readings, documentary involvement, various grant applications, among other activities. The research project is ongoing since 2012 and thus far involves:
- monograph in progress: The Meanings of Murder: Cultural Responses to the Ciudad Juárez Femicides (3 chapters completed). For completion 2015;
- edited book chapter: ‘Moving Subjects: The Politics of Death in Narratives of the Juárez Murders’ in Catherine Leen and Niamh Thornton (eds.) "This World is My Place": International Perspectives on Chicana/o Studies. London: Routledge 2014: 88-108;
- documentary film: 'Mass Murder in Mexico', What in the World Series (broadcast RTE 4th Dec 2013) in collaboration with Peadar King;
- plenary or invited lectures in: Queen's University Belfast (Nov 2012);University of Nantes (April 2013); University of Groningen (Nov 2014); the Institute of Advanced Study, London (Sept 2014); the Allison Peers Memorial Lecture, University of Liverpool (Sept 2013);
- IRC advanced project grant application to lead the creation of a digital archive of materials relating to the femicides (deemed unsuccessful but very highly ranked just outside funded project threshold);
- research events hosted by the Centre for Mexican Studies: The Violent Border (Research Symposium, Feb 2013) and Violence, Trauma and Performance in the Hispanic World (Research Symposium and Graduate School Master Class 8th -9th May 2014);
- ongoing doctoral projects;
- research collaboration with colleagues at the University of Groningen, University of Nantes, New York University, University of California, Los Angeles and Queen’s University Belfast;
- public engagement activities including Death on the Border, a collaboration with Amnesty International involving a public lecture, readings and documentary screenings with invited activists and authors (7th Feb 2014) and A Stroll in the Abyss: The Life and Work of Roberto Bolaño (Making sense of the still unsolved killings of women in Ciudad Juárez ), Cork City Library (24th April 2014).
Re-thinking Juan Rulfo's Creative World
I am also co-editing a collection of essays on Juan Rulfo entitled, Re-thinking Juan Rulfo's Creative World: Photography, Prose, Film (Oxford: Legenda 2015) with Dylan Brennan. This collection gathers essays from established and emerging Rulfian scholars and counts among its aims the dissemination of work by Mexican scholars in translation.
Publications
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2006) | 'Contemporary Mexican Cinema (1989-1999): Nation, Space, Identity. Preface' Nuala Finnegan; (2006) 'Contemporary Mexican Cinema (1989-1999): Nation, Space, Identity. Preface' In: Contemporary Mexican Cinema (1989-1999): Nation, Space, Identity. Lampeter: Edwin Mellen Press. [Details] | |
| (2006) | ''So What's Mexico Really Like?': Negotiating the Global, Framing the Local in Y tu mama tambien by Alfonso Cuaron' Finnegan, Nuala; (2006) ''So What's Mexico Really Like?': Negotiating the Global, Framing the Local in Y tu mama tambien by Alfonso Cuaron' In: Latin American Cinema and the International Market (forthcoming). [Details] | |
| (2000) | 'The Harp in Latin America' Finnegan, Nuala; (2000) 'The Harp in Latin America' In: Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. [Details] | |
| (2000) | 'Corín Tellado' Finnegan, Nuala; (2000) 'Corín Tellado' In: Encyclopaedia of Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. [Details] | |
| (1996) | 'Claribel Alegría' Finnegan, Nuala; (1996) 'Claribel Alegría' In: Encyclopaedia of Latin American Literature. [Details] | |
| (2011) | '`La voz chica': Re-imagining the Family in Gustavo Loza's Al otro lado (2005)'' Finnegan, Nuala; (2011) '`La voz chica': Re-imagining the Family in Gustavo Loza's Al otro lado (2005)'' In: New Mexican Cinema. I.B. Tauris: I.B. Tauris. [Details] | |
| (2012) | '`Otro modo de ser: Rosario Castellanos'' Finnegan, Nuala (2012) '`Otro modo de ser: Rosario Castellanos'' In: Companion to Latin American Women Writers. London: Tamesis: London: Tamesis. [Details] | |
| (2007) | '`So What's Mexico Really Like?': Framing the Local, Negotiating the Global in Alfonso Cuarón¿s Y tu mama también¿' Finnegan, Nuala; (2007) '`So What's Mexico Really Like?': Framing the Local, Negotiating the Global in Alfonso Cuarón¿s Y tu mama también¿' In: Contemporary Latin American Cinema: Breaking into the Global Market. London: Rowman and Littlefield. [Details] | |
| (2006) | 'Time, Space, History: Contemporary Mexican Cinema (1989-1999). Preface' Finnegan, Nuala (2006) 'Time, Space, History: Contemporary Mexican Cinema (1989-1999). Preface' In: Time, Space, History: Contemporary Mexican Cinema (1989-1999). Lampeter: Edwin Mellen Press. [Details] | |
| (2003) | 'Isabel Allende's Self-Writing: Trespassing the Boundaries of Fiction and Autobiography. Preface' Finnegan, Nuala (2003) 'Isabel Allende's Self-Writing: Trespassing the Boundaries of Fiction and Autobiography. Preface' In: Isabel Allende's Self-Writing: Trespassing the Boundaries of Fiction and Autobiography. Lampeter: Edwin Mellen Press. [Details] | |
| (1999) | 'Isabel Allende and The Importance of Being Feminist in La casa de los espíritus' Finnegan, Nuala (1999) 'Isabel Allende and The Importance of Being Feminist in La casa de los espíritus' In: Viajes por España y América Latina: Essays in Honour of John C McIntyre. Glasgow: University of Strathclyde Press. [Details] |
Edited Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2015) | Rethinking Juan Rulfo's Creative World: Prose, Photography, Film Brennan, Dylan; Finnegan, Nuala (Ed.). (2015) Rethinking Juan Rulfo's Creative World: Prose, Photography, Film Rethinking Juan Rulfo's Creative World: Prose, Photography, Film. Oxford: Legenda. [Details] | |
| (2010) | The Boom Femenino in Mexico: Reading Contemporary Women's Writing Finnegan, Nuala; Lavery, Jane (Ed.). (2010) The Boom Femenino in Mexico: Reading Contemporary Women's Writing The Boom Femenino in Mexico: Reading Contemporary Women's Writing. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. [Details] | |
| (2005) | Reading Spanish and Latin American Literatures: New Directions in Research Finnegan, Nuala; Veiga, Martín (Ed.). (2005) Reading Spanish and Latin American Literatures: New Directions in Research Reading Spanish and Latin American Literatures: New Directions in Research. Cork: Department of Hispanic Studies. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | 'Staging Reconciliation: The Possibilities of Mourning in Rafael Bonilla's La carta (2010)' Finnegan, N (2018) 'Staging Reconciliation: The Possibilities of Mourning in Rafael Bonilla's La carta (2010)'. Bulletin Of Spanish Studies, 95 :331-344 [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2016) | 'Staging Reconciliation: The Possibilities of Mourning in Rafael Bonilla's La carta (2010)' Finnegan, Nuala (2016) 'Staging Reconciliation: The Possibilities of Mourning in Rafael Bonilla's La carta (2010)'. Bulletin Of Spanish Studies, XCIII (9-10) [DOI] [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Framing Childhood, mediating identity: Re-imagining the family in Gustavo Loza's Al otro lado (2004)' Finnegan, Nuala (2013) 'Framing Childhood, mediating identity: Re-imagining the family in Gustavo Loza's Al otro lado (2004)'. Transnational Cinemas, 4 (2):231-252 [Details] | |
| (2012) | 'Transitions and Continuities in Contemporary Chicano/a Culture' Nuala Finnegan, Wilfried Raussert (2012) 'Transitions and Continuities in Contemporary Chicano/a Culture'. Journal of International Association of Inter-American Studies, [Details] | |
| (2006) | ''En un pais come este: Contesting the Nation, Resisting Modernity in Demasiado amor by Sara Sefchovich'' Finnegan, Nuala; (2006) ''En un pais come este: Contesting the Nation, Resisting Modernity in Demasiado amor by Sara Sefchovich''. Bulletin Of Hispanic Studies, * (*):*-* [Details] | |
| (2005) | 'Order, Progress and Female Transgression in La insólita historia de la Santa de Cabora by Brianda Domecq' Finnegan, Nuala (2005) 'Order, Progress and Female Transgression in La insólita historia de la Santa de Cabora by Brianda Domecq'. Revista Canadiense De Estudios Hispánicos, 29 (2):413-429 [Details] | |
| (2001) | 'Reproducing the Monstrous Nation: A Note on Pregnancy and Motherhood in the Fiction of Rosario Castellanos, Brianda Domecq and Angeles Mastretta' Finnegan, Nuala (2001) 'Reproducing the Monstrous Nation: A Note on Pregnancy and Motherhood in the Fiction of Rosario Castellanos, Brianda Domecq and Angeles Mastretta'. Modern Language Review, 96 (4):1006-1015 [Details] | |
| (2000) | 'Light Women/Light Literature: Women and Popular Fiction in Mexico since 1980' Finnegan, Nuala; (2000) 'Light Women/Light Literature: Women and Popular Fiction in Mexico since 1980'. Donaire, * (15):18-23 [Details] | |
| (2000) | 'Feminine Dis-ease in Ciudad Real by Rosario Castellanos' Finnegan, Nuala; (2000) 'Feminine Dis-ease in Ciudad Real by Rosario Castellanos'. Journal of Hispanic Research, 2 (1):45-60 [Details] | |
| (1999) | 'At Boiling Point: Like Water for Chocolate and the Boundaries of Mexican Identity' Finnegan, Nuala; (1999) 'At Boiling Point: Like Water for Chocolate and the Boundaries of Mexican Identity'. Bulletin of Latin American Research, 18 (3):311-326 [Details] | |
| (2000) | 'Feminine Dis-ease in Ciudad Real by Rosario Castellanos' Finnegan, Nuala (2000) 'Feminine Dis-ease in Ciudad Real by Rosario Castellanos'. Hispanic Research Journal, [Details] |
Professional Activities
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Faculty of Arts, Department of Spanish, First Prize, Final Degree Results BA, NUI, Galway | National University of Ireland, Galway | |
| 1989 | Faculty of Arts Award for first-placed Arts Graduate, NUI, Galway | National University of Ireland, Galway | |
| 2011 | OHTLI Mexican Government Medal | Mexican Government | |
| 2010 | Teaching Fellowship - NAIRTL | National Academy for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning | |
| 2014 | Broadcasting the Americas: Academic Reflections and Media Practice on Politics and Culture | Erasmus IP Programme |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LASA, Latin American Studies Association | Member | 15-JUN-05 / | |
| Triskel Arts Centre Board of Management | Member | 16-JUL-14 / | |
| AHGBI, Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland | Member | 14-APR-08 / | |
| SLAS, Society of Latin American Studies | Member | 15-FEB-95 / 04-DEC-14 | |
| Irish Association of Mexican Studies | Chair and Founder Member | 12-APR-12 / 20-NOV-13 | |
| WISPs - Women in Spanish and Portuguese Studies | member | 01-FEB-05 / 01-DEC-14 |
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2011) | Transitions and Continuities in Contemporary Chicano/a Culture, Nuala Finnegan, Ana Cruz Garcia, Niamh McNamara, Catherine Leen, Wilfried Raussert; (2011) This conference explored the notions of transition and continuity as they are articulated in recent Chicano/a culture including drama, film, television, literature, theory, art, music, performance and theatre and other genres and narrative modes including corridos, mitos, folklore. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Transitions and Continuities in Contemporary Chicano/a Culture, Centre for Mexican Studies, University College Cork , 24-JUN-11 - 26-JUN-11. [Details] | |
| (2006) | *Tina Modotti: Meditations on Modernity, Nuala Finnegan; (2006) Lecture on exhibition of works by photographer, Tina Modotti. [Invited Oral Presentation], *Tina Modotti: Meditations on Modernity, Office of Public Works, Dublin, Ireland , 22-JUN-06 - 22-JUN-06. [Details] | |
| (2005) | (ILAS) Irish Latin American Studies Annual Conference, Nuala Finnegan; (2005) *. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], (ILAS) Irish Latin American Studies Annual Conference, University College Cork , 18-JUN-05 - 19-JUN-05. [Details] | |
| (2004) | Globalization and Marginality, Finnegan, Nuala; Bufacchi, Vittorio; (2004) The Value of Testimony: Philosophical and Literary Approaches. [Oral Presentation], Globalization and Marginality, University College Cork , 26-MAY-04 - 27-MAY-04. [Details] | |
| (2004) | Postcolonialism and Literature, Nuala Finnegan; (2004) Postcolonial Problems: Literature, Feminism and Power in Mexico since 1980. [Invited Oral Presentation], Postcolonialism and Literature, University of Liverpool , 10-NOV-04 - 12-NOV-04. [Details] | |
| (2004) | Reflections on Recent Mexican Fiction, Nuala Finnegan; (2004) Finding oneself: Love and Tourism in El amor que me juraste by Silvia Molina. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Reflections on Recent Mexican Fiction, University College Cork , 22-JAN-04 - 22-JAN-04. [Details] | |
| (2009) | Annual Conference: Latin American Studies Association (LASA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nuala Finnegan; (2009) Uncertain Stories: Ethnography, Autobiography and History in New Mexico', `The Transnational Imaginary in Mexican and New Mexican Culture, convened by Dr. Claire Lindsay, University of London. [Oral Presentation], Annual Conference: Latin American Studies Association (LASA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil , 07-JUN-09 - 12-JUN-09. [Details] | |
| (2006) | Meditations on Modernity: Tina Modotti, Nuala Finnegan; (2006) Meditations on Modernity: Tina Modotti. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Meditations on Modernity: Tina Modotti, . [Details] | |
| (2004) | Postgraduate Research Symposium in Hispanic Studies, Nuala Finnegan; (2004) *. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Postgraduate Research Symposium in Hispanic Studies, University College Cork , 18-NOV-04 - 19-NOV-04. [Details] | |
| (2003) | Hispanic Cinemas: The Local and the Global, Nuala Finnegan; (2003) 'Framing the Local, Negotiating the Global: Narrative Encounters in Recent Mexican Cinema'. [Oral Presentation], Hispanic Cinemas: The Local and the Global, Institute of Romance Studies, University of London , 28-NOV-03 - 29-NOV-03. [Details] | |
| (2003) | Irish Latin American Studies Association, Annual Conference, Nuala Finnegan; (2003) 'Love and tourism in Contemporary Mexican Fiction'. [Plenary Lecture], Irish Latin American Studies Association, Annual Conference, National University of Ireland, Galway , 27-MAR-03 - 27-MAR-03. [Details] | |
| (2003) | Latin American Studies: Legacies and Possibilities, Nuala Finnegan; (2003) 'In a country like this: Place, Nation and History in Sara Sefchovich's Demasiado amor'. [Oral Presentation], Latin American Studies: Legacies and Possibilities, National University of Ireland, Galway , 18-OCT-03 - 19-OCT-03. [Details] | |
| (2002) | Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland, Annual Conference, Nuala Finnegan; (2002) Dialogues with the Past: Brianda Domecq and La insolita historia de la Santa de Cabora. [Oral Presentation], Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland, Annual Conference, UCC , 10-APR-02 - 14-APR-02. [Details] | |
| (2001) | Sex, Violence, Nation: Reflections on Modern Mexican Fiction, Nuala Finnegan; (2001) Finding 'oneself': Love and Tourism in El amor que me juraste by Silvia Molina. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Sex, Violence, Nation: Reflections on Modern Mexican Fiction, University College Cork , 08-MAY-01 - 08-MAY-01. [Details] | |
| (2000) | WISPS (Women in Spanish and Portuguese Studies) Annual Conference, Nuala Finnegan; (2000) 'Light Women/Light Literature': Women and Popular Fiction in Mexico since 1980. [Oral Presentation], WISPS (Women in Spanish and Portuguese Studies) Annual Conference, University of London , 13-MAY-00 - 15-MAY-00. [Details] | |
| (1999) | Women's Studies Conference, University of Limerick, Nuala Finnegan; (1999) Problems with Feminism in the Work of Rosario Castellanos. [Oral Presentation], Women's Studies Conference, University of Limerick, University of Limerick , 15-JUN-99 - 16-JUN-99. [Details] | |
| (1999) | Crossing Boundaries: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Latin America, Nuala Finnegan; (1999) Isabel Allende and the Importance of Being Feminist in La casa de los espiritus. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Crossing Boundaries: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Latin America, University of Limerick , 29-JUN-99 - 02-JUL-99. [Details] | |
| (1998) | Dirty Women: Metaphors of Femininity in Some Short Stories by Rosario Castellanos, Nuala Finnegan; (1998) Dirty Women: Metaphors of Femininity in Some Short Stories by Rosario Castellanos. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Dirty Women: Metaphors of Femininity in Some Short Stories by Rosario Castellanos, . [Details] | |
| (1998) | SLAS (Society for Latin American Studies), Annual Conference, Nuala Finnegan; (1998) Monstrous Mothers: Representations of Pregnancy and Maternity in some Mexican Women Writers. [Oral Presentation], SLAS (Society for Latin American Studies), Annual Conference, University of Liverpool , 17-APR-98 - 19-APR-98. [Details] | |
| (1998) | Researching Women's Writing: Why Bother?, Nuala Finnegan; (1998) Researching Women's Writing: Why Bother?. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Researching Women's Writing: Why Bother?, . [Details] | |
| (1997) | Feminine Dis-ease in Ciudad Real by Rosario Castellanos, Nuala Finnegan; (1997) Feminine Dis-ease in Ciudad Real by Rosario Castellanos. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Feminine Dis-ease in Ciudad Real by Rosario Castellanos, . [Details] | |
| (1996) | Culture/History/Society, Nuala Finnegan; (1996) Greasers, Lovers, Senoritas and Whores: Reflections on the Success of Como agua para chocolate. [Oral Presentation], Culture/History/Society, University of Aberdeen, Scotland , 26-AUG-96 - 28-AUG-96. [Details] | |
| (1996) | Gender and Writing in Latin America, Nuala Finnegan; (1996) Gender and Writing in Latin America. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Gender and Writing in Latin America, . [Details] | |
| (1995) | SLAS (Society for Latin American Studies) Annual Conference, Nuala Finnegan; (1995) The Road to the Centre: Female Space in the Work of Rosario Castellanos. [Oral Presentation], SLAS (Society for Latin American Studies) Annual Conference, University of Wales, Swansea , 24-MAR-95 - 26-MAR-95. [Details] | |
| (1994) | AHGBI (Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland) Annual Postgraduate Conference, Nuala Finnegan; (1994) La palabra enemiga/The Enemy Word: Discourses of Power in Balun-Canan by Rosario Castellanos. [Oral Presentation], AHGBI (Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland) Annual Postgraduate Conference, University of Birmingham , 06-JAN-94 - 08-JAN-94. [Details] | |
| (2012) | After the Celtic Tiger: Irish Identities in Flux, Linda Connolly and Nuala Finnegan (2012) Co-organised one day symposium keynote Dr. Patrick Lonergan NUIG. [Conference Organising Committee Member], After the Celtic Tiger: Irish Identities in Flux, UCC , 03-MAY-12 - 03-MAY-12. [Details] | |
| (2011) | Understanding Identities, Linda Connolly and Nuala Finnegan (2011) CACSSS Identities Research Cluster Interdisciplinary Symposium. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Understanding Identities, UCC , 08-SEP-11 - 08-SEP-11. [Details] | |
| (2014) | New Directions in the Performance of Violence and Trauma in the Hispanic World, Helena Buffery; Nuala Finnegan; Cara Levey (2014) Symposium. [Conference Organising Committee Member], New Directions in the Performance of Violence and Trauma in the Hispanic World, Cork , 08-MAY-14 - 08-MAY-14. [Details] | |
| (2013) | Imaginaires et Inter-culturalité Europe-Amérique: réception et genres, Finnegan, Nuala (2013) Viajes Violentos: La adaptación teatral de 2666 de Roberto Bolaño. [Keynote Speaker], Imaginaires et Inter-culturalité Europe-Amérique: réception et genres, University of Nantes, France , 10-APR-13 - 12-APR-13. [Details] | |
| (2011) | Gender, Discourse, Identity: Symposium by Advanced Research Consortium on Gender Studies, Finnegan, Nuala (2011) Gender and the Violent Nation in Mexico. [Keynote Speaker], Gender, Discourse, Identity: Symposium by Advanced Research Consortium on Gender Studies, National University of Ireland, Galway , 09-MAY-11 - 10-MAY-11. [Details] | |
| (2010) | Inaugural Lecture as Chair of Spanish, Finnegan, Nuala (2010) Inaugural Lecture on the occasion of the appointment to the Chair of Spanish. [Plenary Lecture], Inaugural Lecture as Chair of Spanish, University College Cork , 24-FEB-10 - 24-FEB-10. [Details] | |
| (2014) | Echo Chambers, Gender Reverberations: XVth Annual WISPs Conference, Finnegan, Nuala (2014) Annual Conference of the Women in Spanish and Portuguese Studies Association. [Plenary Lecture], Echo Chambers, Gender Reverberations: XVth Annual WISPs Conference, University College Cork , 07-NOV-14 - 09-NOV-14. [Details] | |
| (2015) | Research Seminar Series, Department of Hispanic Studies, University of St Andrews, Finnegan, Nuala (2015) Invited lecture in School of Modern Languages Seminar Series. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Research Seminar Series, Department of Hispanic Studies, University of St Andrews, University of St. Andrews, Scotland , 26-FEB-15 - 26-FEB-15. [Details] | |
| (2013) | The annual E Allison Peers Symposium, hosted by the Department of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies, University of Liverpool, Finnegan, Nuala (2013) Remember Them?: Ethical Responses to Femicide in Ciudad Juárez. [Keynote Speaker], The annual E Allison Peers Symposium, hosted by the Department of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies, University of Liverpool, Victoria and Albert Gallery, University of Liverpool, UK , 27-SEP-13 - 27-SEP-13. [Details] | |
| (2015) | Research Seminar Series, Department of Hispanic Studies, University of St Andrews, Finnegan, Nuala (2015) Trauma and Renewal in two recent documentary narratives of the Ciudad Juárez femicides. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Research Seminar Series, Department of Hispanic Studies, University of St Andrews, University of St. Andrews, Scotland , 26-FEB-15 - 26-FEB-15. [Details] | |
| (2014) | Trauma and Performance in the Hispanic World, Finnegan, Nuala; Taylor, Diana; Buffery, Helena (2014) Multidisciplinary Workshop on Approaches to Trauma Studies in the Hispanic World. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Trauma and Performance in the Hispanic World, University College Cork , 08-MAY-14 - 09-MAY-14. [Details] | |
| (2015) | 5th Society for Irish Latin American Studies (SILAS) international conferenceconference conference, Finnegan, Nuala; Levey, Cara; Brehony, Margaret (2015) Entangled Histories and Cultures. [Conference Organising Committee Member], 5th Society for Irish Latin American Studies (SILAS) international conferenceconference conference, University College Cork , 25-JUN-15 - 27-JUN-15. [Details] | |
| (2014) | XVth WISPS (Women in Spanish and Portuguese Studies) Annual Conference: Echo Chambers, Gender Reverberations, Finnegan, Nuala (2014) Testimonial Screams: Reverberations of Gender Violence in the theatre adaptation of Robert Bolaño’s 2666. [Keynote Speaker], XVth WISPS (Women in Spanish and Portuguese Studies) Annual Conference: Echo Chambers, Gender Reverberations, University College Cork , 07-NOV-14 - 08-NOV-14. [Details] | |
| (2014) | Specular Ghosts: Memory and Trauma in Mexican Visual Culture, Finnegan, Nuala (2014) Trauma and Renewal in two recent documentary narratives of the Ciudad Juárez femicides. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Specular Ghosts: Memory and Trauma in Mexican Visual Culture, Institute of Latin American Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London , 12-SEP-14 - 12-SEP-14. [Details] | |
| (2001) | Centre for Mexican Studies, Mexican Week, Soledad Loaeza, Adrián Lajous (2001) Featuring readings and lectures by visiting Mexican academics. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Centre for Mexican Studies, Mexican Week, University College Cork , 30-OCT-00 - 03-NOV-00. [Details] | |
| (2014) | Mexican and Mexican American Studies: Pathways, Explorations, Approaches, Finnegan, Nuala (2014) International Conference on Mexican Studies. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Mexican and Mexican American Studies: Pathways, Explorations, Approaches, Centre for Mexican Studies, University College Cork , 03-JUN-14 - 05-JUN-14. [Details] | |
| (2012) | Las orillas de las cosas: Reflections on the Work of Juan Rulfo, Finnegan, Nuala; Brennan, Dylan (2012) Workshop with invited speakers from US, UK, Mexico, Italy and Ireland to address the visual aspects of Rulfo's work. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Las orillas de las cosas: Reflections on the Work of Juan Rulfo, Centre for Mexican Studies, UCC , 29-MAR-12 - 29-MAR-12. [Details] | |
| (2011) | Gender and the Violent Nation: Responses to the Ciudad Juárez femicides, Nuala Finnegan (2011) Analysis of recurrence of certain tropes in visual responses to the Ciudad Juárez femicides. [Plenary Lecture], Gender and the Violent Nation: Responses to the Ciudad Juárez femicides, National University of Ireland, Galway , 09-MAY-11 - 10-MAY-11. [Details] | |
| (2013) | Fronteras culturales y recepción Europa-América: La adaptación de las obras literarias en el cine y el teatro, Nuala Finnegan (2013) Examination of the transnational reception of visual art in the context of the Juarez femicides. [Plenary Lecture], Fronteras culturales y recepción Europa-América: La adaptación de las obras literarias en el cine y el teatro, University of Nantes, France , 12-APR-13 - 14-JAN-13. [Details] | |
| (2014) | Postgraduate Hispanic Studies Conference of Ireland and the UK, Finnegan, Nuala (2014) A stroll through the Abyss: Confrontation and Paralysis in Roberto Bolaño’s Encounter with Ciudad Juárez. [Keynote Speaker], Postgraduate Hispanic Studies Conference of Ireland and the UK, University College Dublin, Ireland , 23-JUN-14 - 24-JUN-14. [Details] | |
| (2012) | Latin American Research Forum, Finnegan, Nuala (2012) Altars in the Desert: Cultural Responses to the Ciudad Juárez Femicides. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Latin American Research Forum, Queen's University Belfast , 12-NOV-12 - 12-NOV-12. [Details] |
Committees
| Committee | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCEA - National Council of Educational Awards | Member of evaluation panel for new degrees. Subject specialist in Spanish. | 1998 / 2001 | |
| Irish Association of Mexican Studies | Chair | 2012 / | |
| Irish Research Council of Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) Interim Council | Member, Modern Languages panel of assessors | 1998 / 2001 | |
| Faculty of Arts Postgraduate Studies Committee | Member | 2004 / 2005 | |
| University Sabbatical Committee | Chair | 2009 / | |
| School Executive Management Committee | Member | 2011 / | |
| Visual Arts Committee | Membership of this committee is by Presidential nomination. | 2003 / 2007 | |
| Latin America Strategy Group | Chair | 2013 / 2014 | |
| Emeritus Professor Committee | Academic Council Nominee | 2012 / 2014 | |
| Academic Council, UCC | Elected Member of Faculty of Arts | 2005 / 2006 | |
| Board of Women's Studies | Member | 2005 / 2014 | |
| Faculty of Arts Research Committee | Member | 2003 / 2006 | |
| College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences Executive | Member | 2013 / 2014 | |
| Board of Film Studies | Member | 2002 / 2014 | |
| Royal Irish Academy, Sub-Committee on Languages | To advise on Spanish within an overall national policy on languages | 2004 / 1006 | |
| Triskel Arts Centre | Member of Board of Management | 2014 / 2014 |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| University College Cork | Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies | 01-OCT-03 / 15-SEP-08 | |
| University of Limerick | Lecturer and Head of Spanish | 01-JAN-98 / 30-SEP-99 | |
| University of Strathclyde, Glasgow | Lecturer | 01-OCT-93 / 31-DEC-97 | |
| University College Cork | Professor | 15-SEP-08 / | |
| University College Cork | College Lecturer | 01-SEP-99 / 01-OCT-03 | |
| Colby College, Maine, US | Visiting Professor | 01-JAN-03 / 30-JUN-03 |
Languages
| Language | Reading | Writing | Speaking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese | Fluent | |||
| Irish | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent | |
| English | ||||
| Spanish | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent |
Consultancy
| Client | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Reader for Peter Lang Publications | ||
| Member of Language Planning Conference Sub-Committee of the Royal Irish Academy Committee for Modern Language, Literary and Cultural Studies | ||
| University of Manchester Press | ||
| Cambridge University Press | ||
| University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | ||
| University of Calgary Press | ||
| Cork University Press | ||
| Reader for University of Toronto Press | ||
| Undergraduate Awards | ||
| University of Manchester Press |
Outreach Activities
| Description | |
|---|---|
Fastnet Film Festival, Schull, May 2013. Curation and Presentation of Programme of Mexican Short Cinema. | |
360 Degrees: A Photographic Exhibition by Rubén Ochoa. January-April 2011 | |
Public Debate and Film Screening Lives on the Line: Femicide in Ciudad Juárez Film Screening, Blood Rising Q & A with director, Mark McLoughlin author, Kama Gutier academic, Professor Nuala Finnegan 6 February 2014 | |
Curation and Art Exhibitions Exhibition of Photography by Daniel Weisenstock Exhibition of Multi-media art by Alma López Cork Vision Centre, North Main St, Cork, June 2014 Exhibition of paintings by Cora Murphy | |
Centre for Mexican Studies Public Readings Organized Alberto Blanco, September 1999 Carlos Fuentes, April 2000 Carmen Boullosa, February 2000 Pura López Colomé, November 2000 Alvaro Bravo, May 2000 Agustín Basave, September 2004 Ignacio Duran, March 2006. Francisco Segovia and Myriam Moscona, May 2007. Alicia Kozameh, October 2007 Ana García Bergua, October 2008 Juan Villoro, October 2009 Christopher Dominguez Michael, November 2012 Lorna Dee Cervantes, June 2014 | |
Centre for Mexican Studies. Public Lecture Series on Mexico. 2006-2007. | |
Fastnet Film Festival, Schull, Ireland. Introduction and Opening, 2011 | |
Public Interviews Public Interview with Mexican artist, Yamina del Real Centre for Mexican Studies, UCC 5 June 2014 Public Interview with Irish artist, Brian Maguire 14th April 2014 Glucksman Gallery, University College Cork Public interview with Director, Guadalajara Film Festival, Ignacio Trujillo Fastnet Film Festival, Schull, Co. Cork May 2013 Public Interview with Mexican actor, Diana Bracho Fastnet Film Festival, Schull, Co. Cork May 2013 Media Work TG4 - News Feature on "Our Lady and Other Queer Santas" June 2011 Newstalk - Morning Radio with Shane Coleman News feature on "Our Lady and Other Queer Santas" June 2011 TV3 - News Feature on "Our Lady and Other Queer Santas" June 2011 Feature on Day of the Dead in Mexico, RTE Arts programme, ARENA October 2008 RTE 1, Ryan Tubridy Show on Mel Gibson's Apocalypto January 2007 RTE 1, Ryan Tubridy Show on Elections in Argentina March 2007 BBC World, Literary Prizes in Latin America - Rómulo Gallegos June 1997 TV presenting Moondance Productions for TG4/BBC for documentary on William Lampart (Don Guillén de Lamport) | |
Film & Arts Festival Liaison Irish Film Institute, Eustace St, Dublin Lecture Series, Facing South: Films from Latin America October-November 2014 Ballymaloe Literary Festival July 2014 Book Club: Food and Mexico Ballymaloe Literary Festival July 2013 Cork Film Festival Introduction and Presentation of Mexican Short Film Series October 2008 Fastnet Film Festival Presentation and Introduction, Mexican Short Film Series May 2012 Kinsale Arts Festival Presentations and Introductions, Cuban Cinema July 2009 Kinsale Arts Festival Presentations and Introductions, Mexican Golden Age Cinema July 2008 | |
Public Lectures Después de Lucía: Screening Violence Irish Film Institute 4 November 2014 A Stroll Through the Abyss: Reflections on the Work of Roberto Bolaño Cork World Book Fest Cork City Library 17 April 2014 New Waves in Mexican Filmmaking Cork Film Festival Triskel Arts Centre, Cork 12 October 2008 Cuban Cinema: Past and Present Kinsale Arts Festival, Co. Cork 14 July 2009 Golden Age Cinema: Buñuel and Fernández Kinsale Arts Festival, Co. Cork 14 July 2008 Viva Mexico!: From the Golden Age to the Present Day Revival | |
Kinsale Arts Festival, July 2008, Public Lectures and Film Screenings: Panorama of Mexican Cinema | |
Corona Film Festival, Cork: Public Lecture on Mexican Cinema. October 2008 | |
My Inner World: An Exhibition of Photography by Daniel Weinstock. Boole Library, UCC: January-March 2013 | |
Schools & Community Liaison Dia de Muertos/Day of the Dead project. Annual Día de Muertos/Day of the Dead altar in UCC with members of the Mexican community and local schools. Involves workshops and public readings/events. Since 2005. | |
Cork City Library, Lectures on Cinema Series, 2007-2008: New Mexican Cinema |
Journal Activities
| Journal | Role | To / From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulletinetin Of Latin American Research | Referee | - | |
| Bulletin Of Hispanic Studies | Referee | - | |
| Journal Of Inter-American Studies | Referee | - | |
| Journal Of Iberian And Latin American Studies | Referee | - | |
| Journal Of Feminist Research | Referee | - | |
| Hispanic Research Journal | Referee | - | |
| Bulletin Of Spanish Studies | Referee | - | |
| Journal Of Transnational American Studies | Referee | - |
Other Activities
| Description | |
|---|---|
Visiting Appointments
University of Berkeley, California, U.S. Visiting Scholar, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 1994 | |
External Examining External Examiner, Undergraduate Programmes, University of Durham, 2011-present | |
Service on Appointment Panels at other Institutions: Vice-Dean of Research, University of Limerick, 2014 Lectureship in Spanish, National University of Ireland Maynooth, 2014 Lectureship in Spanish, University College Dublin, 2011 Lectureship in Spanish, University of Limerick, 2011 Lectureship in Spanish, Dublin Institute of Technology, 2009, 2010 Lectureship in Spanish, National University of Ireland, Galway, 2008. | |
Centre for Mexican Studies Public Readings Readings organized at the Centre for Mexican Studies include Mexico’s most eminent cultural figures, Carlos Fuentes and José Emilio Pacheco: Alberto Blanco, September 1999 Carlos Fuentes, April 2000 Carmen Boullosa, February 2000 Pura López Colomé, November 2000 Alvaro Bravo, May 2000 Agustín Basave, September 2004 Ignacio Duran, March 2006 Francisco Segovia and Myriam Moscona, May 2007 Alicia Kozameh, October 2007 Ana García Bergua, October 2008 Juan Villoro, December 2008 Ana Clavel, January 2008 Christopher Domínguez Michael, October 2012 Helen Blejerman, April 2013 Brian Maguire, January 2013 Josebe Martínez, February 2013 Peadar, King, January 2014 & 2015 Yamina del Real, May 2014 |
Teaching Activities
Teaching Interests
Recent Postgraduates
| Graduation Year | Student Name | Institution | Degree Type | Thesis Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Lorraine Kelly | University College Cork | Ph.D. (NUI) | Fenced in : the limits of the female self in the work of Brianda Domecq | |
| 2007 | Ana Cruz García | University College Cork | Ph.D. | Locura y feminidad : representaciones de las loca en la obra de Elena Garro, Susana Págano, Ana Castillo y María Amparo Escandón | |
| 2012 | Karolina Boczarska | University College Cork | M.Phil. | Making Testimonial Cinema: The Case of Federico Garía Hurtado | |
| 2015 | Donna Alexander | University College Cork | PhD | Chicano Poetics: Genre and Style in the Work of Gloria Anzaldú and Lorna Dee Cervantes | |
| 2012 | Sarah-May O'Sullivan | UCC | PhD | Versions of the Masculine: Representations of Masculinity in Recent Mexican and Canadian Cinema | |
| 2008 | Aileen Lee | UCC | M.Phil. | Ana Castillo: Political Visions from the Periphery | |
| 2002 | Teresa Hurley | University of Limerick | Ph.D. | Motherhood and Multivocality in Four Novels by Elena Garro, Rosario Castellanos, Elena Poniatowska and Nellie Campobello | |
| 2014 | Eoin Barrett | UCC | PhD | Campaigns and Counter-Campaigns: Borges and a Cultural History of Argentine Crime Fiction 1924-1976 | |
| 2014 | Niamh McNamara | UCC | PhD | Fiction Makes a Better job of the Truth: Dialogism and Oppositional Consciousness in the Novels of Helena María Viramontes | |
| 2009 | Orla Borreye | UCC | PhD | Identity, Gender and Performance in Recent Mexican Cinema | |
| 2014 | Cian Warfield | UCC | M.Phil. | Understanding Zapatista Autonomy: An Analysis of Healthcare and Education | |
| 2015 | Dylan Brennan | UCC | PhD | Muchos Méxicos’: Widening the Lens in Rulfo’s Cinematic Texts | |
| 2009 | Nicole Sigl | UCC | PhD | Globalization and Identity in recent Mexican and Canadian Cinema |
Modules Taught
| Term (ID)) | Title | Link | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | International Work Placement | HS3011 | International Work Placement | |
| 2019 | Spanish Minor Dissertation II | HS3063 | Spanish Minor Dissertation II | |
| 2019 | Politics and Culture in Latin America | HS6009 | Politics and Culture in Latin America | |
| 2019 | Dissertation | HS2007 | Dissertation | |
| 2019 | Spanish Minor Dissertation I | HS2063 | Spanish Minor Dissertation I | |
| 2019 | Gender, Violence and Power on the US-Mexico Border | HS3054 | Gender, Violence and Power on the US-Mexico Border |