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Spanish Studies

Summary

Rubén Pérez-Hidalgo holds a PhD in Hispanic Studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago. His research focuses on the representation of popular subjects from a comparative as well as a transatlantic angle. He’s also interested in working-class culture of the early 20th century in Latin America and Spain, about which he has published several articles. He’s specially interested in analyzing how radical politics shape and form discourses, and how those are received by wider audiences.

Supervisor

Dr Ruben Perez-Hidalgo.

Research location

Spanish and Latin American Studies, School of Languages and Cultures (SLC)

Synopsis

Research interests

  • social justice
  • anarchism
  • Marxism
  • working-class culture
  • radical politics
  • populisms
  • popular culture

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Opportunity ID

The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is 3299