Eric Pennington

Eric Pennington, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Languages Literatures and Cultures at Seton Hall University, specializing in Spanish literature with a focus on 20th-century drama, colonialism, and religious themes. His research emphasizes authors such as Antonio Buero Vallejo, Leopoldo Alas (Clarín), and Blasco Ibáñez. He holds an office in Fahy Hall (Room 251) and can be reached via university contact channels.

Pennington’s academic work spans structuralist to postmodern critical approaches, analyzing biblical motifs, historical allegory, and gender dynamics in Spanish literary texts. His publications investigate themes like silenced identities in colonial narratives, the interplay between empire and personal morality, and the role of art/music in dramatic works. Notable works include Approaching the Theater of Antonio Buero Vallejo (2010) and analyses of San Manuel Bueno, mártir (2009).

His articles consistently engage with literary theory, demonstrating expertise in contrapuntal readings of Borges (1998) and deconstructive methods applied to Buero Vallejo’s plays (1987–2006). His scholarship reveals a sustained interest in how Spanish texts negotiate religious doubt, political power, and cultural identity through narrative form.