UCC Research Profiles: Pedro Nilsson-Fernández

Biography

I am a lecturer at the Department of Digital Arts and Humanities at University College Cork. I previously held a teaching position the Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies, where I completed my PhD entitled Mapping the works of Manuel de Pedrolo in relation to the post-civil war Catalan landscape (2019) and MRes entitled The Figure of the Last Man in Manuel de Pedrolos Mecanoscrit del segon origen.

I obtained my Bachelor degree on English Philology at the Universitat de Barcelona (2011) and moved to Ireland in 2009 after an Erasmus stay at University College Cork.

Research Interests

I am a digital humanist looking at literary spaces in the context of Iberian minoritised languages and cultures, particularly through the use of text-mining and GIS to map post-war Catalan literary and cultural heritage. I am also interested in multilingual approaches to Digital Humanities, sustainability and the maker community, and the enhancing of learning and teaching through the ethical use of digital technologies.

I preside the Associació dHumanitats Digitals Catalanes, a private non-profit organization created with the aim of promoting digital scholarship and best practices within the field of Catalan Studies. I am also a co-convenor of the UK and Ireland Association of Digital Humanities' Community Interest Group Multilingual DH.

Research Grants

Project	Funding Body	Start Date	End Date	Award
implementation of OJS to the Journal of Catalan Studies (JOCS)		15-JAN-20	01-AUG-20	6,000.00
Mapping the Works of Manuel de Pedrolo in Relation to the Post-civil War Catalan Landscape. Combining traditional Spatial Humanities methodologies with Text Mining, Geoparsing and Data Visualisation	Irish Research Council			47,300.00
Mapping the Works of Manuel de Pedrolo in Relation to the Post-civil War Catalan Landscape.	University College Cork			5,770.00

Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	'Multilingual Digital Humanities' Nilsson-Fernàndez, Pedro & Dombrowski, Quinn (2023) 'Multilingual Digital Humanities' In: James OSullivan (eds). The Bloomsbury Handbook to the Digital Humanities. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing. [ Publisher's Version] [Full Text] [Details]
	(2018)	'Alba, mare eterna: espais de violència i lÚltima Dona a Mecanoscrit del segon origen' Nilsson-Fernàndez, Pedro (2018) 'Alba, mare eterna: espais de violència i lÚltima Dona a Mecanoscrit del segon origen' In: Sara Martín Alegre (eds). Explorant Mecanoscrit del segon origen: noves lectures. Tarragona: Orciny Press. [ Publisher's Version] [Details]
	(2017)	'Escrivim la terra: Spatial Allegories in Manuel de Pedrolos Aquesta matinada i potser per sempre' Nilsson-Fernàndez, Pedro (2017) 'Escrivim la terra: Spatial Allegories in Manuel de Pedrolos Aquesta matinada i potser per sempre' In: Pasqual Bernat López, Eduard Castanyo, Carlos Gámez Pérez, Víctor Martínez-Gil, Anna M. Moreno, A. Munné-Jordà (eds). Ciència i ficció: lexploració creativa dels mons reals i dels irreals. Palmanova (Calvià): Edicions Talaiots. [ Publisher's Version] [Details]

Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2024)	Multilingual DH in the UK and Ireland: Summary Report and Future Recommendations. Nilsson-Fernàndez, Pedro; Spence, Paul & Wells, Naomi (2024) Multilingual DH in the UK and Ireland: Summary Report and Future Recommendations. Zenodo, UK & Ireland. [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2017)	'Alba as Eternal Mother: Violent Spaces and the Last Woman in Manuel de Pedrolos Mecanoscrit del segon origen' Nilsson-Fernàndez, Pedro (2017) 'Alba as Eternal Mother: Violent Spaces and the Last Woman in Manuel de Pedrolos Mecanoscrit del segon origen'. Science Fiction Film and Television, 4 (2) [DOI] [Details]

Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	2022	XXXIV Premi Josep M. Batista i Roca	IPECC

Professional Associations

Association	Function	From / To
UK & Ireland Association of Digital Humanities	Multilingual DH CIG Convenor	15-FEB-23 /
Associació d'Humanitats Digitals Catalanes (AHDCat)	President	01-MAR-20 /
The Anglo-Catalan Society	Treasurer	01-NOV-20 / 01-NOV-23
Journal of Catalan Studies (JOCS)	Technical Editor	01-OCT-14 / 01-OCT-21

Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	University College Cork	Lecturer in Digital Arts and Humanities	01-SEP-23 /
	University College Cork	University Language Teacher	01-SEP-13 / 31-AUG-23

Education

Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
2019	University College Cork	PhD	Catalan Studies and Digital Humanities
2012	University College Cork	M.Res	English and Catalan Studies
2011	University of Barcelona (UB)	BA English Philology	English language history & literature, TESL, linguistics, translation

Teaching Interests

Current Role present and past teaching

· DH1001: Introduction to the Digital Humanities
· DH2001: Digital Humanities: Theories, Concepts, & Practices

· DH2009: Gender, Race and Digital Humanities

· DH6012/PG6010: Contemporary Practices in Publishing and Editing

· DH4001: Research Seminar

· DH2006: Curation and Dissemination in the Digital Age
· DH2007: Computer-assisted Text Analysis for the Arts and Humanities

Teaching in past roles

· HS1101:First Year Spanish Language for Beginners

· HS5015 Spanish Language for Post-Primary Teachers: B2 (CEFR)

· HS5018 Digital Technologies in the Spanish Language Classroom

· LL3102 European Cultural Identities: Cultural Capitals.

· HS2102 Second Year Spanish Language (Ex-Non-Beginners)

· HS3004 Translating Business, Culture and Society in the Hispanic World

University College Cork Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh

Pedro Nilsson-Fernández

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