Dr Valdi Astvaldsson BA (Hons), PhD
Senior Lecturer Languages, Cultures and Film
- Work email A.Astvaldsson@liverpool.ac.uk
Professional Activities
Conference Roles
- ‘Un mundo sonoro: naturaleza, cultura y resistencia en la poesía maya’, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Universidad de Alicante, 2011)
- ‘La obra de Humberto Ak’abal en inglés: relevancia y recepción’, by Invitation (Universidad Católica de Milán, 2011)
- ‘Traducir la cultura: Reflexiones sobre la obra y el bilingüismo de Humberto Ak’abal’, by Invitation (Birkbeck College, London, 2011)
- ‘El poder se disemina: mito, memoria, voz, ritual y otras resistencias’, by Invitation (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2011)
- ‘¿Quién está legitimado para ser la voz de los pueblos indígenas latinoamericanos? Algunas reflexion, by Invitation (RedISCA (Red Europea de Investigaciones sobre Centroamérica), 2010)
- ‘Violencia, corrupción y género literario en La tía Sofi y los otros Cuentos de Waldina Mejía’, by Invitation (Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana (IILI), 2010)
- ‘The Reconstruction and Dignification of Memory and Language for the Cultural Recognition of the Ind, by Invitation (The Institute Vigdis Finnbogadottir of Foreign Languages at the University of Iceland, 2010)
- ‘Cultural Memory and Resistance in Latin American Narratives’, by Invitation (The organisers of the conference, 2008)
- Native Myth in Latin American Literature, by Invitation (The Institute Vigdis Finnbogadottir of Foreign Languages at the University of Iceland, 2007)
- Mito, paisaje y modernidad en la literatura Latinoamericana, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, 2006)
- Making Sense: Representations of Cultural Diversity in Latin America, by Invitation (The Institute Vigdis Finnbogadottir, Foreign Languages at the University of Iceland, 2005)
- Evolución temática y formal en la poesía de Manlio Argueta (1956-2004), by Invitation (Congress organisers, 2005)
Editorships
- Mitología hoy (Member of Editoral Board, 2010 - present)
- Bulletin of Hispanic Studies (Book Review Editor, 2008 - present)
- Bulletin of Hispanic Studies (Assistant Editor, 2002 - present)
Examination Roles
- University of Bergen, PhD (2010)
Organisations I have been associated with
- Organiser (2010)
- Organiser (2010)
Professional Body Memberships
- Society for Latin American Studies (Member, 2000 - present)
- Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland (Member, 1995 - present)
Other Administrative or Committee Roles
- ILAS 1995-2006 2000-06 Year Abroad in Latin America. 2005-07 Coordinator of ILAS Research Seminars. 2005-06 Programme Director, Latin American and Hispanic Studies. Hispanic Studies/School of Modern Languages 1995-2006 1995-01 Member of the HS Staff-Student Committee. 1995-06 Year Abroad in Latin America. 1997-06 Liaison with the Merseyside Association of Teachers of Spanish.
- 1999-01 Member of the SML Learning and Teaching Sub-Committee. 2004-06 Member of the SML Learning and Teaching Sub-Committee. 2005-06 Member of the SML and ILAS joint Curriculum Review Sub-Committee. 2001-04 Member of the SML Academic Practices Sub-Committee. 2001-03 Member of SML Staff-Student Committee. 2004-06 Programme Director, Hispanic Studies and English.
- (SO)CLAS 2006- 2006-13 Year Abroad in Latin America. 2006-13 Year Abroad Sub-Committee. 2006- Admissions Sub-Committee. 2006-07 Member of the Learning and Teaching Sub-Committee. 2007-09 Member of Academic Standards Sub-Committee. Chair from Semester 2, 2008-. 2006-13 Programme Director, Latin American and Hispanic Studies. 2013- CLAS PGT Lead.
- 2013- Director of the MA in Modern Languages. Bulletin of Hispanic Studies 2006- Assistant Editor 2008 Book Review Editor
- Faculty of Arts 1999-00 Member of the HGS Research Skills Course Steering Group. 1999-00 Member of the Faculty’s Learning and Teaching Sub-Committee. 2000-01 Member of the HGS Management Committee. 2000-01 Member of the Faculty’s Research and Postgraduate Sub-Committee. 2000-03 Member of the Faculty’s Academic Practices Sub-Committee. 2004-06 Member of the Faculty’s Learning and Teaching Sub-Committee. 2005-06 Member of two groups involved in the organisation of IFY and Study Abroad Programme. 2008- Member of the Faculty’s Academic Practices Sub-Committee.