Kindred Spirits Representations of Alcohol in Literature and Film

José Díaz-Cuesta studied English at the Universities of Oviedo (Spain) and Leeds (UK).
He completed his MA in film studies at the University of Valladolid (Spain). He holds
a PhD from the University of La Rioja (Spain), where he is a senior lecturer of English
literature and film. His teaching and research interests are mainly in Anglo-American
and Irish film and literature and the relationships between both disciplines, particularly
in their representations of masculinities. He has directed and produced several short
films as part of the courses he has been teaching.
Anthony Palmiscno is a PhD candidate of Spanish at The Ohio State University (USA),
specializing in contemporary Iberian cultural studies. His primary research interests
include cultural branding and identity performance through wine events and festivals
in the Spanish autonomous community of La Rioja, and how such gastronomic
expressions sustain regional identity within the larger context of Spain. Other academic
interests include representations of wine in contemporary Spanish literature, cultural
sustainability through culinary practice and ritual, language pedagogy, performance
pedagogy, and technology-enhanced learning in the foreign language classroom.