Jennifer Darrell, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Spanish who specializes in early modern Peninsular Literature. She earned her Ph.D. from Yale University in 2013, where her dissertation analyzed the trope of the "mundo al revés" in Golden Age literature. Prior to joining the King's faculty, she spent a year at Fairfield University as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish. In addition to courses on Spanish Peninsular literature, history, and culture, she also teaches Spanish for Heritage Speakers and offers a section of the College Seminar: Quest for Meaning. When she's not in the classroom, Jennifer can be found breaking out of escape rooms, curling up with a good book, or hiking the woods with her husband and son.
Education
B.A., Spanish and Chemistry, Sweet Briar College
M.A., Humanities, University of Chicago
Ph.D., Spanish, Yale University
Publications
"Reaching out to Draw Them In: Creating Community Through a Charitable Giving Project." The Language Educator, Summer 2023, pp. 26-28.
“The Significance of Acorns in Don Quixote.” The Explicator, vol. 78, no. 2, Feb. 2020, pp. 1-4.
“‘Dijo como el profeta’: La historia bíblica y el pueblo andino en el Primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno de don Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala.” Cincinnati Romance Review, vol. 46, Spring 2019, pp. 1-18.
“‘Contaré un caso’: La justicia y el poder en Lazarillo de Tormes.” Derecho y Literatura española e iberoaméricana. Spec. issue of Studi Ispanici, vol. 39, 2014, pp. 51-67.
Awards and Designations
The Multifarious Faculty Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusio
Rev. Donald J. Grimes Award for Service-Learning Teaching Excellenc
King's College Summer Research Grant
Delta Epsilon Sigma, Honor Society for Catholic Colleges and Universities
Alpha Mu Gamma, National Foreign Language Honor Society
