Amit Thakkar

Dr. Amit Thakkar is a Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies at Lancaster University's School of Global Affairs. His teaching focuses on the history, culture, and cinema of Spain and Latin America, including courses like SPAN100/101, SPAN233, and DELE364. He advises PhD student Hajara Mohammed and engages in interdisciplinary research on Latin American and Spanish cinema, with a focus on masculinities, violence, postcolonial themes, and narrative structures.

His research projects include Border Masculinities (2014–2016) and Crash Cinemas in Spain, the Americas and Beyond (ongoing). He is affiliated with research groups such as the African Studies Group and the Centre for Gender Studies. His work analyzes films by directors like Alejandro González Iñárritu and Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, alongside literary figures like Juan Rulfo, exploring themes of power, resistance, and cultural identity.

Thakkar’s publications include The Fiction of Juan Rulfo: Irony, Revolution and Postcolonialism (2012) and articles on cinematic violence and postcolonial discourse. He holds office hours in academic terms, emphasizing accessibility to students.