Sergio Vidal

Sergio Vidal is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Humanities within the School of Arts & Humanities at Nottingham Trent University. He serves as Subject Leader for Spanish and Dissertation Coordinator, and teaches various modules on Spanish language, culture, and society, including Culture and Society in 20th Century Spain and final-year Spanish language courses.

Dr Vidal earned his PhD from the University of Nottingham in 2014, following prior teaching roles at Ukrainian institutions—University of Mechnikov in Odessa and University of Petro Moguila in Mykolayiv (2006–2009)—through the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation.

His research focuses on Contemporary Hispanic Narrative, Testimonial Literature, and Literary Journalism, with particular interest in hybrid narratives and interdiscursivity across genres. He explores cross-genre and cross-disciplinary dynamics in literary and cultural discourses.

His recent publications (2010–2016) reflect a consistent engagement with 20th-century Spanish literary and cultural history, genre theory, and narrative hybridity, often analyzing the intersections between journalism, testimony, and fiction. His works include a monograph, peer-reviewed articles, translations, and critical reviews.

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Dr Vidal advises undergraduate dissertations in Spanish and leads key curriculum components. He is an active researcher and external collaborator with the Studies on Contemporary Spanish Literature group at the University of Cádiz, Spain. No information is available about research grants or funded projects.

He is involved with the research group ‘Studies on Contemporary Spanish Literature’ at the University of Cádiz, contributing to collaborative scholarly efforts in contemporary Spanish literary studies.