Alison

Alison Ribeiro de Menezes is Professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Warwick. Her research focuses on literature and film, and in the relationship between history, memory, and culture in various regions of the Hispanic world. Alison specializes in modern Hispanic literatures and cultures, but also has interests in Portuguese narrative and film, and in the contemporary reception of Golden-Age authors. She has held visiting positions at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, and Brown University, Rhode Island. Her research has attracted awards from the Irish Research Council, the European Union, the Leverhulme Trust, the Arts and Humanities Research Council, and the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. She joined WISPS because it offers a unique and supportive forum for female academics and those interested in gender issues to exchange ideas, develop research, and establish a professional network.