Professor Niamh Thornton DPhil
Professor in Latin American Studies Languages, Cultures and Film
- +44 (0)151 794 2753
- Work email N.Thornton@liverpool.ac.uk
- Personal WebsiteBlog on Mexican culture and cinema
- ACADEMIAAcademia profile
Professional Activities
Conference Roles
- “Random Reconstructions: the Cinematic Adaptations of Los de abajo“, conference entitled, Mariano Azuela y la narración de lo urgente , Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Rice University, Houston, http://events.rice.edu/index.cfm?EventRecord=25306., 2015)
- “A Question of Taste: the cinematic adaptations of Los de abajo”, featured speaker at conference entitled, Mariano Azuela and the Novel of the Mexican Revolution , by Invitation (California State University, Los Angeles, http://marianoazuelaatcalstatela.blogspot.ie/, 2015)
- "Stars and Mexican Films of the Revolution", by Invitation (NUI, Galway, 2013)
- "Latin American Cinema on Demand", by Invitation (Queen's University Belfast, 2012)
- "Use of Blogs, Twitter and Facebook by Mexican and Chicana Writers", by Invitation (University of Aberdeen, 2012)
- "The Performance of the Networked Self: Mexican and Chicana Authors Online", Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Women in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies, 2011)
- “Marcos: Authority and Subalternity", by Invitation (Queens University Belfast, 2005)
Editorships
- Liverpool University Press (Hispanic Studies Series Editor, 2015 - present)
- Modern Languages Open, https://www.modernlanguagesopen.org (Hispanic Studies Section Editor, 2014 - present)
Event Roles
- Invited Talk: “Macario (Roberto Gavaldon, 1959) – Mexico’s Day of the Dead”, by Invitation (Ghost Hosting 15 – Day of the Dead, FACT Liverpool, 2016)
- Book launch of Revolution and Rebellion in Mexican Cinema and public talk on films of the Mexican Revolution, by Invitation (Museo de la Revolución, Mexico City, 2015)
Examination Roles
- National University of Ireland, Galway, UG External Examiner (2017)
- University of Glasgow, UG External Examiner (2016)
- University of Leeds, BA (UG, 2013)
- University of Manchester, BA (UG, 2013)
- University of Aberdeen, DPhil (PhD, 2012)
- University College Cork (National University of Ireland), DPhil (PhD, 2011)
- Universidad de Granada, DPhil (PhD, 2007)
Expert Opinions
- AUPresses conversations in Digital Humanities: Paul Spence and Niamh Thornton, Invited (Associated University Presses, 2018)
Internal Administrative or Committee Roles
- HLC lead for engage@Liverpool
- Digital Strategies Lead, HLC
Media Appearances
- Broadcast: Exploring Translation, Gender and Diversity (Invited, 2018)
- Interview on Brews and Brows project (Invited, 2018)
- Interview: Liz Greene and Niamh Thornton discuss Brews and Brows with Ngunan Adamu (Invited, 2018)
Professional Body Memberships
- Latin American Studies Association (Member, 2004 - present)
- Society for Latin American Studies (Member, 2002 - present)
- Women in Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin-American Studies (WISPS) (President, 2001 - present)
- Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland (Member, 2000 - present)
- Modern Language Association (Member, 1998 - present)