Rosi Song

Professor Rosi Song is a faculty member at Durham University's School of Modern Languages and Cultures, specializing in Spanish literature, cultural studies, and historical memory. She holds a full professorship and is affiliated with the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Her research focuses on Catalan identity, post-Franco Spain, migration narratives, and contemporary cultural movements like La Movida.

Education: Not explicitly stated in profile.

Research Interests: Professor Song examines the intersections of food culture, national identity, and historical trauma in Spain through literary and cinematic analysis. She explores how memory is constructed in post-dictatorship societies and the role of cultural archives in revisiting contentious historical periods such as the Spanish Civil War. Her work engages with detective fiction as a vehicle for political critique and investigates transnational migration's impact on gender and desire in contemporary film.

Publications Overview: Her work spans monographs, edited volumes, and peer-reviewed articles across decades, reflecting sustained engagement with Spain’s cultural and political landscapes. Recent scholarship highlights Catalan gastronomy's role in tourism and identity formation, while earlier works deconstruct conservative discourses and trace Francoist residues in contemporary thought.

Awards: No specific awards listed.

Advising & Grants: Supervised PhD students including Jie Xu and Rhodri Sheldrake Davies. Research projects have explored topics like visual archives of civil war memory and the cultural impact of la Movida movement in Madrid.

Labs/Teams: Active member of Durham's Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies, contributing interdisciplinary perspectives on cultural heritage and historical discourse.