Nuala Finnegan

Nuala Finnegan is Professor in Spanish and Latin American Studies in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at University College Cork, Ireland. Her research is in the field of Mexican cultural studies with a particular focus on gender. Leading the Centre for Mexican Studies for many years with its dynamic seminar and symposium programme, she has organized multiple international conferences and an extensive cycle of symposia, readings, workshops and community engagement events. Her work has been funded by IRC/Research Ireland, North-South Research Programme (HEA), EU Commission, CONACYT (Mexican Research Council) among others. She has just concluded an award-winning North-South Research Programme-funded project which pioneered an interdisciplinary approach that brought case studies of Latin American and Caribbean art practice and feminist collective organizing into conversations about women and constitutional futures on the island of Ireland. Her latest book (co-authored with Jane Lavery) Changing Configurations of Day of the Dead during the COVID-19 Pandemic is published in 2025. She is a recipient of the OHTLI award from the Federal Government of Mexico, an honour that recognizes individuals who have enhanced the development and empowerment of Mexican communities abroad.