Jan Mennell

Jan Mennell is an Associate Professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Queen's University, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Science. Her research focuses on Latin American culture, with emphases on Jewish Latin American Literature, Latin American Women’s Literature, Film, Indigenous Issues, and minority identities in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Paraguay. She is currently completing a manuscript on Argentine Jewish women novelists and initiating a project on marginalized indigenous cultures in Argentina.

• Education:
• PhD in Spanish and Portuguese (1993), Stanford University
• AM in Spanish and Portuguese (1987), Stanford University
• MA in Spanish (1984), University of British Columbia
• BAH in French and Spanish (1978), University of British Columbia
• Teaching:
• LLCU 248: Spanish American Cultural Contexts
• LLCU 328: Gender, Development and Film in Latin America
• Cross Appointments: Associate Professor in Cultural Studies, School of Graduate Studies.

Her work explores identity politics, cultural heritage preservation, and the intersection of art, literature, and socio-political dynamics in Latin America. She maintains an office in Kingston Hall 401 and is accessible via email.