Dr David Conlon

    Spanish & Latin American Studies, School of Modern Languages

    Lecturer / Assistant Professor

    Arts Building
    33A
    (01) 708 4725

    Biography

    Dr. David Conlon joined the Department of Spanish at Maynooth University in 2013, following completion of his PhD in 2012 at the National University of Ireland, Galway. His research focuses on Contemporary Latin American Literature and Culture, with particular emphases on Detective Fiction, Film Noir, and Adaptation, as well as Ecocritical approaches to Latin American Narrative. He is currently completing a monograph on Argentine Crime Fiction. 

    Book Chapters

      Year Publication
    2019 'Map-Maker Most Foul: Rodolfo Walsh's 'Cartas' and the Geography of Crime'
    David Conlon (2019) 'Map-Maker Most Foul: Rodolfo Walsh's 'Cartas' and the Geography of Crime' In: Crime Scenes. Latin American Crime Fiction from the 1960s to the 2010s. Oxford: Peter Lang. [Details]
    2012 'Space and the Argentine Republic: Two Lefebvrean Itineraries through the Fiction of Ricardo Piglia'
    David Conlon (2012) 'Space and the Argentine Republic: Two Lefebvrean Itineraries through the Fiction of Ricardo Piglia' In: Power, Place and Representation: Literary, Cultural and Socio-Political Sites of Independence in Latin America. Oxford: Peter Lang. [Details]

    Peer Reviewed Journals

      Year Publication
    2018 ''Discourse with the Incorporeal Air': Spectres of Walsh in Plata quemada'
    Conlon, D (2018) ''Discourse with the Incorporeal Air': Spectres of Walsh in Plata quemada'. Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, 95 :657-671 [DOI] [IR Link] [Details]
    2017 'The Trauma of Nature: Antonio Di Benedetto's Zama as Ecological Noir'
    Dr David Conlon (2017) 'The Trauma of Nature: Antonio Di Benedetto's Zama as Ecological Noir'. MODERN LANGUAGES OPEN JOURNAL, [IR Link] [Details]

    Other Journals

      Year Publication
    2011 '“Un estudio sobre lo irlandés en la obra de Rodolfo Walsh”'
    David Conlon (2011) '“Un estudio sobre lo irlandés en la obra de Rodolfo Walsh”' “Reflejos y miradas de la literatura hispánica, Actas del VII Congreso Internacional de ALEPH . [Details]
    2010 '“Cuerpo, espacio, y patria en Gelman y Zurita”'
    David Conlon (2010) '“Cuerpo, espacio, y patria en Gelman y Zurita”' “Diálogos Ibéricos e Iberoamericanos”, Actas del VI Congreso Internacional de ALEPH . [Details]

    Book Review

      Year Publication
    2018 New Documentaries in Latin America.
    David Conlon (2018) New Documentaries in Latin America. Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies, 2:1: Book Review [Details]

    Encyclopedia Entry

      Year Publication
    2018 Get Out.
    David Conlon (2018) Get Out. The Encyclopedia of Racism in American Films: Encyclopedia Entry [Details]
    2016 Rodolfo Walsh.
    David Conlon (2016) Rodolfo Walsh. Literary Encyclopedia: Encyclopedia Entry [Details]
    2015 Ricardo Piglia.
    David Conlon (2015) Ricardo Piglia. Literary Encyclopedia: Encyclopedia Entry [Details]