University of Dundee

Spanish Comics as a Reflection of Spanish Social, Cultural & Political History: From the Spanish Civil War to the End of the Franco Era

Academic History: 

2013-Present PhD Spanish Comics, University of Dundee

2011–12/2012 MLitt Comics Studies, Distinction, University of Dundee

2005–2009 MA (Hons) English with Spanish, First Class Honours, University of Dundee

Supervisors:

Dr Chris Murray

Mrs Mayra Crowe

Research Interests:

• Spanish comics and their relationship to Spanish history; with a specialisation in the 1930s – 1975
• War comics
• Humorous comics
• Graphic Novels
• Satire
• Spanish language translation
• Censorship & propaganda
• Comics and their relation to other media, such as cinema/film

Previous Research Projects:

MLitt Dissertation: ‘Dictatorship to Democracy: Spanish Comics as a Reflection of Twentieth Century Spanish Social, Cultural and Political History’

MA (Hons) English with Spanish Dissertation: 'In what ways did Anglo-Saxon cultural belief and society influence Old English literature?'

Scholarships/ Awards/ Publications:

2011: Carnegie Cameron Masters Scholarship Award

2014: AHRC DTP Training Programme

Contact Details: 

Address: English, School of Humanities, University of Dundee, Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4HN

Email: h.l.rose@dundee.ac.uk

First published: 1 October 2014