Staff
Fernando León-Solís
PhD
Lecturer in Spanish
Joint Editor, International Journal of Iberian Studies (IJIS) www.iberianstudies.net
Tel: +(44) 141/ 848 3434
Fax: +(44) 141/ 848 3618
e-mail: fernando.leon-solis@uws.ac.uk
Dr Fernando León-Solís lectures in Spanish at the University of Paisley and his research expertise falls in the field of Cultural Studies, with a special focus on the construction of Spanish and Catalan identities in the Spanish media. He graduated in English Language and Literature at Granada University in Spain and was later awarded a PhD at Glasgow Caledonian University in 2001. Dr León-Solís has presented a number of papers in international conferences dealing with Spanish issues and has published extensively in the academic literature. In 2002 he was the programme organiser of the Annual Conference of Iberian Studies held in Valencia. His first book (partially based on his PhD thesis) is titled Negotiating Spain: Competing Discourses of National Identity and was published in 2003 by Intellect.
Publications
Monograph
‘Negotiating Spain and Catalonia: Competing Discourses of National Identity’, Intellect Books, Bristol, 2003.
Peer-Reviewed Articles
‘23-F :Redemption or Derailment of Spanish Democracy?’, in International Journal of Iberian Studies, Vol. 20, No. 3, 2007.
‘Spanish Monarchy: Leukemia of History and Politics?’ in Ámbitos, Revista Andaluza de Comunicación, Vol 13, 2007.
‘Operación Triunfo: Amusing Catalonia to Death’, in International Journal of Iberian Studies, Vol. 17 No. 2, 2004.
‘The Transition(s) to Democracy and The Discourses of Memory’, in International Journal of Iberian Studies, Vol. 16 No. 1, 2003.
‘Cataluña: víctima y redentora de España’, in International Journal of Iberian Studies, Vol 11, No 3, 1998.
‘El juego de las nacionalidades’, in International Journal of Iberian Studies, Vol 9, No 3, 1996.