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Member Directory

Jéssica Andrade Tolentino

Jéssica Andrade Tolentino

PhD Candidate, The Australian National University

childhood literary studies, Latin American literature and publishing cultures

Raquel Bra Núñez

Raquel Bra Núñez

AECID Visiting Lecturer, The University of Sydney

Spanish language, Latin American literature, literary translation

Paula Do Prado

Paula Do Prado

PhD Candidate, Sydney College of the Arts, The University of Sydney

charrúa, weaving, sentipensar, more-than-human

Nicola Gilmour

Nicola Gilmour

Senior Lecturer in Spanish at Victoria University of Wellington

historical fiction, Hispano-Muslims, Sephardic Jews, historical memory

Yomaira Herreño Contreras

Yomaira Herreño Contreras

PhD Candidate, The University of Auckland


traducción poética, poesía en prosa hispanoamericana, escritura académica

Glenda Mejía

Glenda Mejía

Senior Lecturer, Global and Language Studies, RMIT

migration/displacement, sensing-thinking pedagogy, community-based approach, art-based approach, memory

Thomas Nulley-Valdés

Thomas Nulley-Valdés

Lecturer in Spanish Studies, the Australian National University

20th/21st-C. Latin American literature, world literature theories, Latino literature

Robert Mason

Robert Mason

Associate Professor, Griffith University

heritage, museums, migration history, coloniality

Richard Stone

Richard Stone

Independent researcher


Latin America and Southern Africa; US-defence and security in the South Atlantic

Carlos Uxó

Carlos Uxó

Senior Lecturer in European Languages, Monash University

Cuba, crime fiction, subaltern Studies, Leonardo Padura, cultural policies

Kate Averis

Kate Averis

Lecturer in European Languages, The University of Western Australia

transcultural/translingual texts, translation, gender, feminism, ageing

Matthew Callaghan

Matthew Callaghan

Lecturer & Field of Study Leader for Spanish, Griffith University

Spanish sociolinguistics, Chile, Language variation and change, translation

Ana María Ducasse

Ana María Ducasse

Senior Lecturer and Spanish Program Coordinator, RMIT

discourse, feedback, oral interaction, reflective practice

Macarena Gordillo de Paz

Macarena Gordillo de Paz

Lecturer in International Studies and Languages at UTS

linguistics, cultural studies, gender and women studies, international studies, ELE

Alfredo Martínez Expósito

Alfredo Martínez Expósito

Redmond Barry Distinguished Prof of Spanish & Latin American Studies, the University of Melbourne

Queer/LGBTIQ+ studies; 20th/21st-C. Spanish and Latin American cinemas and literature; Spanish language in Australia

karo moret miranda

karo moret miranda

Lecturer in History, the Australian National University

African and Afro-Caribbean studies, religious studies

Laura Rodriguez Castro

Laura Rodriguez Castro

VC Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer, Souther Cross University

decoloniality; feminisms; radical pedagogies; arts methods; Colombia

Ralph Newmark

Ralph Newmark

Honorary Fellow & ILAS Chair, The University of Melbourne

Latin American history; Brazil, Getúlio Vargas, history through music and food

Lilit Thwaites

Lilit Thwaites

Literary Translator and Adjunct Prof of Spanish, La Trobe University


literary translation; contemporary Spanish literatures & cultures

Adelso L. Yánez

Adelso L. Yánez

Senior Lecturer in Spanish, University of Otago

Latin American literature, Pacific Francophone literature

Andrea Ballesteros

Andrea Ballesteros

Independent researcher, PhD from The Australian National University

archaeology, history, Oceanic history, Pacific history, Latin American history

Manuel Delicado Cantero

Manuel Delicado Cantero

Senior Lecturer in Spanish, The Australian National University

syntax, historical linguistics, Romance linguistics (sp. in Iberian languages)

Irma Enriquez Thompson

Irma Enriquez Thompson

Artistic director, Cultural Promoter and Pianist

art & culture, classical piano, Latin American heritage, women in arts

Lynette Grivell

Lynette Grivell

Independent researcher, PhD from the University of New England

fantastic literature, Central American, Caribbean and Mexican women’s writing

Consuelo Martínez Reyes

Consuelo Martínez Reyes

Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies, Macquarie University


Spanish Caribbean studies, gender and sexuality, decolonialism, creative writing

Federico Pérez Garrido

Federico Pérez Garrido

Lecturer in Hispanic Studies, Keio, Waseda, and Rikkyo Universities

Japan, applied linguistics, ELE, linguistic landscape, lexical availability

Stewart King

Stewart King

Associate Professor of Spanish and Catalan Studies, Monash University

Catalan Studies, memory, crime fiction, world literature

Peter Ross

Peter Ross

Honorary Senior Lecturer, UNSW


Argentina, Australia, societal capital, class development, wealth distribution

Fabricio Tocco

Fabricio Tocco

Lecturer in Spanish Studies, the Australian National University


Latin American literature and film, infrapolitics and affect, popular genres

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