Yairen Jerez Columbié
Research Profile
Biography
I work as Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies and serve as Director of the Centre for Mexican Studies. I re-joined UCC in 2023 after working as Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin, where I coordinated and co-designed the MPhil, Diploma and Certificate in Applied Intercultural Communications. Previously, I carried out interdisciplinary research at the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine Research and Innovation (MaREI), coordinated by the Environmental Research Institute (ERI) at UCC between 2019 and 2021, and taught at the Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies from 2015 to 2019. I grew up in Havana, where I studied journalism before obtaining a BA in Cultural Communication / Journalism and an MA in Communication and Cultural Studies at Universitat de Girona. I completed a PhD in Hispanic Studies at UCC in 2018.
I am working on my
second monographic book, which focuses on developing the concept of "hurricane culture", and is under contract with University of Toronto Press. My first academic book, titled Essays on Transculturation and Catalan-Cuban
Intellectual History (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021), revisited Fernando Ortizs
concept of transculturation to interrogate nationalisms through archival documents, as well as journalistic and literary texts published by the Centre Català de l'Havana
and the Catalan-Mexican publisher Xaloc. I have published peer-reviewed
articles, encyclopedia entries, newspaper articles and poems. The research
interests reflected in my publications include the role of subaltern
epistemologies and the arts in communicating climate change, supporting climate
justice, and shaping responses to environmental challenges; childrens and womens
environmental stewardship; as well as
the role of co-creation and participation in inclusive policymaking. I
co-edited the open-access interdisciplinary volume titled Creating Resilient Futures: Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction,
Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change Adaptation Agendas (Palgrave Macmillan, 2022).
My
book of eco-poetry Fósiles de
lluvia [Fossil Rain] (Betania, 2022) was published through a Trinity
Association & Trust Grant, and my second poetry collection, De corales [Made of Corals], is awaiting publication.
Research Interests
With a publication track-record within Cultural and Media Studies, Cultural History and Theory, as well as in the Environmental Humanities and Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, my work focuses on the regions of the Caribbean and Central America, in dialogue with North American, European and African cultures. I draw upon both my
experience as a journalist in radio, TV and printed press, and my expertise in
cultural and media theories to produce research outputs that explore how
socio-ecological processes are constructed by and represented across a range of
media, including written, visual, audio-visual, and performative forms of
communication. My multimodal-communication training and transmedia approach are
reflected in my specific research experience and interests, which include although are not limited to: Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian literatures and cultures; creative responses to intertwined forms of gender-based, racist and environmental violence; creative writing and translation as scholarship; eco-poetry; eco-feminist knowledge-making; multidisciplinary art
activism; subaltern epistemologies; decolonising climate
empowerment initiatives;
and inclusive co-creation.
Research Grants
Project | Funding Body |
Start Date | End Date | Award | |
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Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Benefaction Fund, Trinity College Dublin for the research project Hurricane Culture | 28-JAN-22 | 19-NOV-23 | 1,500.00 | ||
A Small-Island Archipelagic Eco-Poetics of Relations: Re-signifying Disasters in the Hispanic Caribbean, Central America and the Philippines | Enterprise Ireland | 01-MAY-23 | 01-MAY-25 | 15,932.00 | |
Trinity Association and Trust Grant for the publication of the book of eco-poetry Fósiles de lluvia [Fossil Rain] | 29-MAR-22 | 29-JUL-22 | 1,500.00 | ||
Connecting People to Climate Change Action: Longitudinal Analysis for Informing Participatory Frameworks in the NDCA (C-CHANGE) | Environmental Protection Agency | 01-JUL-19 | 30-JUN-20 | 100,000.00 |
Books
Year | Publication | |
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(2024) | De corales.
Jerez Columbié, Yairen (2024) De corales. Madrid: Betania. [Details] |
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(2022) | Fósiles de lluvia.
Jerez Columbié, Yairen (2022) Fósiles de lluvia. Madrid: Betania. [Details] |
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(2021) | Essays on Transculturation and Catalan-Cuban Intellectual History.
Jerez Columbié, Yairen (2021) Essays on Transculturation and Catalan-Cuban Intellectual History. London: Palgrave Macmillan. [DOI] [Details] |
Book Chapters
Year | Publication | |
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(2022) | 'Introduction: Can the Sendai Framework, the Paris Agreement, and Agenda 2030 Provide a Path Towards Societal Resilience?'
Flood, Stephen and Jerez Columbié, Yairen and Le Tissier, Martin and O'Dwyer, Barry (2022) 'Introduction: Can the Sendai Framework, the Paris Agreement, and Agenda 2030 Provide a Path Towards Societal Resilience?' In: Creating Resilient Futures: Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction, Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change Adaptation Agendas. London: Palgrave Macmillan. [DOI] [Details] |
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(2022) | 'Adapting to Climate Change Through Disaster Risk Reduction in the Caribbean: Lessons from the Global South in Tackling the Sustainable Development Goals'
Jerez Columbié, Yairen (2022) 'Adapting to Climate Change Through Disaster Risk Reduction in the Caribbean: Lessons from the Global South in Tackling the Sustainable Development Goals' In: Creating Resilient Futures: Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction, Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change Adaptation Agendas. London: Palgrave Macmillan. [DOI] [Details] |
Edited Books
Year | Publication | |
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(2021) | Creating Resilient Futures - Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction, Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change Adaptation Agendas
Flood, Stephen; Jerez Columbié, Yairen; Le Tissier, Martin; O'Dwyer, Barry (Ed.). (2021) Creating Resilient Futures - Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction, Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change Adaptation Agendas Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
Year | Publication | |
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(2024) | 'Earthquake relief. Mexico. 2051: escrituras geológicas en un relato especulativo de Malka Older'
Jerez Columbié, Yairen (2024) 'Earthquake relief. Mexico. 2051: escrituras geológicas en un relato especulativo de Malka Older'. Modern Languages Open, [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details] |
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(2023) | 'An Atlantic eco-poetics of relations: Intercultural communication and Caribbean decolonising approaches to face the climate crisis'
Jerez Columbié, Yairen (2023) 'An Atlantic eco-poetics of relations: Intercultural communication and Caribbean decolonising approaches to face the climate crisis'. PLoS Climate, 2 (4) [DOI] [Details] |
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(2022) | 'Language, Performance, Memory and Transculturation in the Jocs Florals Catalans of Cuba'
Jerez Columbié, Yairen (2022) 'Language, Performance, Memory and Transculturation in the Jocs Florals Catalans of Cuba'. Journal of Catalan Studies, 1 (23):55-81 [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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(2021) | 'People of the Mangrove: A Lens into Socioecological Interactions in the Ecuadorian Black Pacific'
Columbie Y.J. (2021) 'People of the Mangrove: A Lens into Socioecological Interactions in the Ecuadorian Black Pacific'. Etropic, 20 (2):74-94 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2021) | 'Prudenci Bertrana: periodista a Barcelona, escriptor-periodista a LHavana (19191920)'
Jerez Columbié, Yairen (2021) 'Prudenci Bertrana: periodista a Barcelona, escriptor-periodista a LHavana (19191920)'. Journal of Catalan Studies, 2 (21):219-237 [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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(2020) | 'Subaltern learnings: climate resilience and human security in the Caribbean'
Jerez Columbié, Yairen;Morrissey, John (2020) 'Subaltern learnings: climate resilience and human security in the Caribbean'. Territory, Politics, Governance, [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
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(2020) | 'Sketches of Black People by White Catalan-Cuban Intellectuals: Transculturation in Fernando Ortizs and Jaume Vallss Afrocubanismo in 1920s Havana'
Jerez Columbie, Yairen (2020) 'Sketches of Black People by White Catalan-Cuban Intellectuals: Transculturation in Fernando Ortizs and Jaume Vallss Afrocubanismo in 1920s Havana'. Journal of Caribbean Studies, 16 (2) [DOI] [Details] |
Published Reports
Year | Publication | |
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(2022) | Research 425: Connecting People to Climate Change Action: Informing Participatory Frameworks for the National Dialogue on Climate Action (C-CHANGE).
Nyhan, Marguerite; O'Dwyer, Barry and Jerez Columbié, Yairen (2022) Research 425: Connecting People to Climate Change Action: Informing Participatory Frameworks for the National Dialogue on Climate Action (C-CHANGE). Environmental Protection Agency, Wexford, Ireland. [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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(2022) | Co-production of Climate Services: A diversity of approaches and good practice from the ERA4CS projects (20172021).
Máñez Costa, M.; Oen, A.M.P.; Neset, T.S.; Celliers, L.; Suhari, M; Huang-Lachmann, J.T.; Pimentel, R.; Blair, B.; Jeuring, J.; Rodriguez-Camino, E.; Photiadou, C.; Jerez Columbié, Y.; Gao, C.; Tudose, N.C.; Cheval, S., Votsis, A.; West, J.; Lee, K.; Shaffrey, L.C.; Auer, C.; Hoff, H.; Menke, I.; Walton, P.; Schuck-Zöller, S. (2022) Co-production of Climate Services: A diversity of approaches and good practice from the ERA4CS projects (20172021). Linköping University Electronic Press, Linköping. [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details] |
Encyclopedia Entries
Year | Publication | |
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(2018) | José Martí.
Jerez Columbié, Yairen (2018) José Martí. The Literary Encyclopedia. Encyclopedia Entries. [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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(2018) | Fernando Ortiz.
Jerez Columbié, Yairen (2018) Fernando Ortiz. The Literary Encyclopedia. Encyclopedia Entries. [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
Poems
Year | Publication | |
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(2023) | Mal agüero/Bad omen (bilingual publication) translated by Matthew Geden.
Jerez Columbié, Yairen (2023) Mal agüero/Bad omen (bilingual publication) translated by Matthew Geden. The Four Faced Liar, Cork, Ireland: Poems [Details] |
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(2022) | Poetry dossier with four poems.
Jerez Columbié, Yairen (2022) Poetry dossier with four poems. Revista Temporales, New York University, New York, USA: Poems [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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(2022) | Poetry dossier with poems Keloid and Over a Map of the Atlantic.
Jerez Columbié, Yairen (2022) Poetry dossier with poems Keloid and Over a Map of the Atlantic. Anthropocene Poetry: Poems [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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(2022) | Eclipse anular.
Jerez Columbié, Yairen (2022) Eclipse anular. Altavoz Cultural, Madrid, Spain: Poems [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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(2022) | Moonrise.
Jerez Columbié, Yairen (2022) Moonrise. The Poetry Review, The Poetry Society, London, UK: Poems [Details] |
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(2018) | Munster Landscape.
Jerez Columbié, Yairen (2018) Munster Landscape. Aigne Journal: Poems [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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(2015) | Desertores de la claridad.
Jerez Columbié, Yairen (2015) Desertores de la claridad. Eñe Revista para Leer, Madrid, Spain: Poems [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
Journalism
Year | Publication | |
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(2018) | Hurricanes: Against monsters in the Caribbean and Ireland.
Jerez Columbié, Yairen (2018) Hurricanes: Against monsters in the Caribbean and Ireland. Ireland: Journalism [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
Honours and Awards
Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
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2023 | Trinity Sustainability Leadership Award for Excellence in Research | Trinity College Dublin | |
2022 | Winner of the magazine Altavoz Culturals permanent poetry prize (publication and interview) | Altavoz Cultural | |
2020 | Road Books literary residency for environmental writing (disrupted by Covid-19) | Road Books and UCC Library |
Teaching Interests
Both my
teaching experience and research activity, in Trinity College Dublin,
University College Cork and Universitat de Girona, have prepared me to identify
topics, perspectives and methodologies to successfully communicate with
undergraduates, postgraduates and Adult Continuing Education (ACE) students. My
experience as Programme Coordinator for the new Trinity Master,
Diploma and Certificate in Applied Intercultural Communications allowed me
to further develop my experience in writing programme and syllabus proposals,
while carrying out core administrative activities enabling teaching and
learning. I have designed, coordinated, and delivered a wide range of modules
in the fields of Hispanic Studies, Intercultural Communication, and the Environmental
Humanities. I invite students to consider sociohistorical relations and wider
cultural transfers between communities that shape cultures, institutions, and
policies. Student feedback has shown that, in general, they appreciated my
intercultural and interdisciplinary experience, my focus on subaltern
communities and people (migrants, Afro-descendants, Indigenous people, women
and children), and my willingness to adapt the topics discussed in class to
their interests whenever possible. Due to my work with researchers from
diverse disciplines, industry partners and policymakers, I am interested in designing and delivering teaching that is aligned
with the increasing demand for intercultural, transmedia, and interdisciplinary
skills for ethical and inclusive socio-ecological innovations.
Current teaching
● UG HS1030: Introduction
to Spanish and Latin American Studies (team-taught module)
● UG HS2046 US Latino
Literatures
● UG HS3054 Gender, Violence
and Power in the US Border
● PG HS5021 Understanding
Lain America: Texts and Contexts
● UG LL3102: European
Cultural Identities II (team-taught module)
Teaching
experience
Trinity College Dublin (20212023)
Postgraduate (PG)
● PG ICP11001-202223:
Introduction to Intercultural Communication
● PG ICP11011-202223:
Communicating in A Culturally Diverse Workplace: A Practical Toolkit
● PG ICP11031-202223:
Language, Culture and Communication
● PG IC11042-202223:
Multimodal Communication
● PG ICP11051-202223:
Research Methods and Design (Online)
Undergraduate (UG)
● UG SPU22102 Hispanic
Texts II (Team-Taught Module)
Adult Continuing
Education/Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
● CPD in Intercultural Communication
for the Global Workplace (Online)
University College Cork (20152019)
● UG HS1030: Introduction
to Spanish and Latin American Studies (team-taught module)
● UG HS3023: Catalan
Cultural Studies
● UG HS2014: Understanding
Latin America
● UG HS2008: Business,
Culture and Society in the Hispanic and Lusophone Worlds (team-taught module)
● UG LL3102: European
Cultural Identities II (team-taught module)
● UG HS6017: Intensive
Catalan Language and Culture (MA module)
● UG HS1101, HS1102,
HS2102: Spanish Language
● UG HS2022, HS2023,
HS3022, HS3123: Catalan Language
Universitat de Girona (20132014)
● UG 3102G01028: Transformacions del món global [Global
transformations] (team-taught module).
External Collaborators
Name | Organisation / Institute | Country | |
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Horizon Europe project Verity (deVEloping scientific Research with ethIcs and inTegritY) | Funded by the European Union | ||
European Research Area for Climate Services [ERA4CS] Co-production Working Group | The ERA-NET Consortium European Research Area for Climate Services" |