Dr. Mirna Vohnsen, Department of Languages, Technological University Dublin, Ireland

Mirna Vohnsen is an Assistant Lecturer at Technological University Dublin. She holds a PhD in Hispanic Studies from University College Dublin on the representation of Jewishness in Argentine cinema. Her thesis was awarded a publication prize in 2017 and was published as a monograph titled Portrayals of Jews in Contemporary Argentine Cinema: Rethinking Argentinidad (2019). Her main research interest is the interplay between Jewishness and Latin American cinema. Other key interests include the figure of Eva Perón and women’s cinema. Her most recent publication is Eva Perón: A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works (2021). She is currently preparing an edited collection on Argentine women filmmakers.