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Languages, Literatures, & Cultures

Dr Ivan Kenny

BA, MA, PHD

Contact Details

Lecturer - Contract Type B
Languages Literatures & Cultures
University of Galway
E: ivan.kenny@universityofgalway.ie

Biography

Ivan Kenny PhD is a lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of Galway. His research interests are broadly focused on mid-twentieth century Mexican cultural production with a particular emphasis on gender and spatiality in the works of Luis Buñuel and Juan Rulfo. Other research interests encompass spatiality in Julio Cortázar's short fiction. He has published articles in the Hispanic Research Journal, the Bulletin of Hispanic Studies and the Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies.

Research Interests

My research interests are broadly focused on mid-twentieth century Mexican cultural production with a particular emphasis on spatiality in the works of Luis Buñuel and Juan Rulfo. I am also interested in the spatial dimension of Julio Cortázar's short fiction.

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2024)	'El México rojo: Entropic Humour, Naturalism and Death in Luis Buñuel's El río y la muerte and Ensayo de un crimen' Kenny, Ivan (2024) 'El México rojo: Entropic Humour, Naturalism and Death in Luis Buñuel's El río y la muerte and Ensayo de un crimen'. Revista Canadiense De Estudios Hispánicos, 46 (2) [Details]
	(2022)	'Urban Nomad: Spatiality, Exile and Political Engagement in Julio Cortázar's Press Clippings (1980)' Kenny, Ivan (2022) 'Urban Nomad: Spatiality, Exile and Political Engagement in Julio Cortázar's Press Clippings (1980)'. Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies, [DOI] [Details]
	(2020)	'The Right to Tlatelolco: Space, State and Home in Rojo amanecer, Directed by Jorge Fons' Ivan Kenny (2020) 'The Right to Tlatelolco: Space, State and Home in Rojo amanecer, Directed by Jorge Fons'. Bulletin Of Hispanic Studies (University Of Liverpool), [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	'Heterotopic Enclosures: Mexican National Spaces in Luis Buñuel's El ángel exterminador and Juan Rulfo's Pedro Páramo' Kenny, Ivan (2018) 'Heterotopic Enclosures: Mexican National Spaces in Luis Buñuel's El ángel exterminador and Juan Rulfo's Pedro Páramo'. Hispanic Research Journal-Iberian And Latin American Studies, 19 (1):72-88 [DOI] [Details]

Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2019)	'That Other Unreality: Place, Non-place and the Fantastic in Julio Cortázar's The Island at Noon [La isla a mediodía]' Kenny, Ivan (2019) 'That Other Unreality: Place, Non-place and the Fantastic in Julio Cortázar's The Island at Noon [La isla a mediodía]' In: Spaces of Longing and Belonging: Territoriality, Ideology and Creative Identity in Literature and Film, Spatial Practices Vol. 30. :64-82 Leiden: Brill. [DOI] [Details]

Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	AHGBI Annual Conference, Kenny, Ivan (2022) El México rojo: Entropic Humour, Naturalism and Death in Luis Buñuel's El río y la muerte and Ensayo de un crimen. [Conference Paper], AHGBI Annual Conference, IMLR University of London , 11-APR-22 - 13-APR-22. [Details]
	(2021)	AHGBI Annual Conference, Kenny, Ivan (2021) The Right to Tlatelolco: Space, State and Home in Rojo amanecer Directed by Jorge Fons. [Conference Paper], AHGBI Annual Conference, UCD , 29-MAR-21 - 31-MAR-21. [Details]
	(2019)	WISPS XX Annual Conference, Ivan Kenny (2019) That Other Unreality: Place, Non-place and the Fantastic in Julio Cortázar's 'The Island at Noon' [La isla a mediodía]. [Conference Paper], WISPS XX Annual Conference, Maynooth , 01-NOV-19 - 02-NOV-19. [Details]
	(2016)	AHGBI Annual Conference, Ivan Kenny (2016) Heterotopic Enclosures: Spatiality, Ritual and Religion in Luis Buñuel's El ángel exterminador and Juan Rulfo's Pedro Páramo. [Conference Paper], AHGBI Annual Conference, Newcastle , 04-APR-16 - 06-APR-16. [Details]
	(2015)	AHGBI Annual Conference, Ivan Kenny (2015) In Falsetto: Humour, Gender and Mexicanidad in Luis Buñuel's Ensayo de un crimen and Juan Rulfo's Pedro Páramo. [Conference Paper], AHGBI Annual Conference, Exeter , 13-APR-15 - 15-APR-15. [Details]
	(2015)	PhD Research Symposium at the Huston School of Film and Digital Media in NUI Galway, Ivan Kenny (2015) Castaways of Providence: Humour, Ritual and Heterotopia of Deviation in Luis Buñuel's El ángel exterminador. [Conference Paper], PhD Research Symposium at the Huston School of Film and Digital Media in NUI Galway, NUI Galway , 29-APR-15 - 30-APR-15. [Details]
	(2014)	AHGBI Annual Conference, Ivan Kenny (2014) Exterminating Murmurs: The Mythology of Death in the Works of Juan Rulfo and Luis Buñuel. [Conference Paper], AHGBI Annual Conference, NUI Galway , 14-APR-14 - 06-APR-16. [Details]
	(2014)	Research symposium in Mexican Studies, Ivan Kenny (2014) Excavating Consecrated Ground: Identity, Religion and Ritual in the Works of Luis Buñuel and Juan Rulfo. [Conference Paper], Research symposium in Mexican Studies, UCC , 04-JUN-14 - 05-JUN-14. [Details]

Honours and Awards

Year	Title	Awarding Body
2013	NUI Travelling Studentship in the Humanities	NUI
2012	First Prize in the Synergy Project, NUI Galway	NUI Galway
2004	University Scholarship	NUI Galway
2003	Dr. H.H. Stewart Scholarship in Spanish	National University of Ireland
2003	First place (ex. aeq.) in both Spanish and Philosophy	NUI Galway

Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	AHGBI	Full member	01-SEP-15 / 31-AUG-20

Education

Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
2016	NUI Galway	PhD in Spanish	Subversive Narrative and Mexicanidad in the Works of Luis Buñuel and Juan Rulfo
2007	NUI Galway	MA in Latin American Literature	Spanish
2006	NUI Galway	BA International in Spanish and English	Spanish and English

Languages

	Language
	English
	Spanish

Teaching Interests

I lecture in the areas of Hispanic Cultural Studies (Cinema & Literature), Translation Studies and Spanish language. My teaching approach is research-led, student-centered, with a strong emphasis on blended learning. I encourage students to think critically and independently. I design and deliver content in all years of the undergraduate programme in Spanish. I also contribute to the MA in Translation. I am currently the Coordinator of First Year Spanish.

Modules Taught

Term/Year	Module Title	Module Code	Subject / Desc
2018 - 2020	MA in International Contemporary Literatures and Media	MIC501
2019/2020	Translation Methodology, MA	SH571
2016 - 2019	Latin American Narrative	SH324	Final Year BA
2016 - 2018	Latin American Short Stories	SH233	Second Year BA
2015 - 2017	Placing the Writer: An Introduction to Ten Latin American Authors and Their Work	SH135	First Year BA
2015/2016	Cultural Debates in Latin America	SH236	Second Year BA
2018/2019	Mundo Hispano: An Introduction to the Hispanic World	SH1102	First Year BA
2011 - 2020	Second Year Spanish Language	SH2100, SH2101, SH2103
2011 - 2018	Intensive Beginners Spanish Language	SH1100	First Year BA
2014 - 2019	Exploring Hispanic Cinema: Spain and Mexico	SH336, SH337	Final Year BA
2016/2017	Latin America: Politics and Society	SH118	First Year BA
2016/2017	Representations of Latin America on Film	SH119	First Year BA