Jennifer Smith

Jennifer Smith is a Professor of Spanish at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she also serves as Associate Dean for Research, Budget, and Personnel. Her academic journey began with a Ph.D. in Hispanic Literature from Indiana University.

• Research Interests: Late 19th- and early 20th-century Iberian literature, medical discourses on gender/sexuality, race/class intersections, and Emilia Pardo Bazán's works.
• Key Contributions: Authored four books, including Women, Mysticism, and Hysteria in Fin-de-siècle Spain (2021) and Modern Spanish Women as Agents of Change (2018). Extensive publications on gender, colonialism, and literary theory.
• Awards: No specific awards mentioned in the text.
• Teaching: Offers undergraduate/graduate courses in Spanish language, literature, and culture.

Publications span journal articles, book chapters, and edited collections, focusing on topics like feminist reinterpretations of medical hysteria, gender performance in Pardo Bazán's fiction, and intersections of race/class/gender/nation in fin-de-siècle Spain. Her work often employs Foucauldian frameworks to analyze power structures. She is active on her website and Academia.edu.