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Courses
Courses
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University Life
University Life
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About University of Galway
About University of Galway
Since 1845, University of Galway has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world. Find out what makes our University so special – from our distinguished history to the latest news and campus developments.
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Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
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Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation
University of Galway’s vibrant research community take on some of the most pressing challenges of our times.
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Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at University of Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at University of Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni & Friends
Alumni & Friends
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At University of Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.
Staff
People in Spanish & Latin American Studies
Head of Discipline: Dr. Kate Quinn
E-mail: kate.quinn@universityofgalway.ie
AMB-2008, Top Floor, Arts Millennium Building
Tel: +353 (0)91 49 2702
Lecturing staff
Dr Kate Quinn (kate.quinn@universityofgalway.ie)
Lecturer. AMB-2008. HoD; MA Coordinator; 4BA Coordinator
Research Interests: Latin American historical fiction (especially that dealing with the legacy of colonial encounters, and the establishment of the modern nations). Spanish-language crime narrative. Comparative studies in the crime genre. Chilean history, politics, and culture.
Dr Pilar Alderete Diez (pilar.alderete@universityofgalway.ie)
Lecturer. AMB-2032. 2BA Coordinator; FLA Coordinator; Academic Integrity Advisor for Spanish; Programme Co-Director for BA Global Languages (BLG).
Research Interests: Teaching and Learning of Spanish as a Foreign Language; Identity in Textual and Audiovisual translation (Spanish to English, English to Spanish and interest in Gaeilge); Development of Innovative Teaching and Learning Open Materials for Spanish and for Translation Studies.
Dr Lorraine Kelly (lorraine.kelly@universityofgalway.ie)
Lecturer. AMB-2009. Erasmus Coordinator until Sep 202;, Coordinator for Spanish Beginners 1BA from Sep 2025.
Research Interests: Latin American Literature, specifically women writers. Gender studies in a Latin American context.
Dr Ivan Kenny (ivan.kenny@universityofgalway.ie)
Lecturer. AMB-2016. 1BA Coordinator until Sep 2025; Coordinator for Outgoing Erasmus Students from Sep 2025; Academic Integrity Advisor for the SLLC; Chair of the Teaching & Learning Committee.
Research Interests: mid-twentieth century Mexican cultural production with a particular emphasis on spatiality and humour in the works of Luis Buñuel and Juan Rulfo. I am also interested in the spatial dimension of Julio Cortázar's short fiction.
Dr. Rachel Robinson (rachel.robinson@universityofgalway.ie)
Lecturer. AMB-2004. CÉIM Academic Lead; Coordinator for Intermediate Spanish 1BA & 1 BComm Students from Sep 2025.
Research Interests: Latin American 20th- and 21st-century experimental poetry, as well as its relationship to trends in global avant-garde and conceptual writing. In particular, I analyze the experimental poetry and poetics of the `Global South and the Western Hemisphere and their links to other poetries from around the world.
Dr. Tamara De Ines Anton (Tamara.DeInesAnton@universityofgalway.ie)
Lecturer. AMB-2025. Director MA in Translation Studies.
Research Interests: Sociology of Translation, Central American Literature, Translation Anthologies, Feminist Translation, Translation of Testimonio and other forms of Life Writing, Gender Identity in Literary and Audiovisual Translation, Translation Pedagogy.
Begoña Sangrador-Vegas (begona.sangrador-vegas@universityofgalway.ie)
Lecturer. AMB-2017. Coordinator of Spanish for BComm Int and B Law & Business (on sabbatical from Sep'25).
Research Interests: Economic and social issues in contemporary Spain. Basque identity, culture and politics. Translation.
Rosa Morey Rodriguez (rosa.moreyrodriguez@universityofgalway.ie)
Foreign Language Assistant. AMB-2046.
Laura Cama Arias (laura.camaarias@universityofgalway.ie)
Foreign Language Assistant. AMB-2046.
Administrator
Natalie R. Nevin
AMB-2006. T : 091 49 2226
spanish@universityofgalway.ie