essays
The era of Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift cultivates community through storytelling, a quality in which she far exceeds her contemporaries...
Duncan WheelerJanuary 3, 2025
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Duncan Wheeler
Duncan Wheeler is Associate Professor of Spanish Studies at the University of Leeds, and Visiting Fellow of St Catherine's College, Oxford.
Articles by Duncan Wheeler
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essaysRewriting Spanish history, one song at a time
The popular appeal of Malinche, a musical that glorifies Hernán Cortés’ conquest of Mexico, is less a consequence of ideology than of nostalgia...
Duncan WheelerJuly 25, 2023 :filter(9)/https%3A%2F%2Fengelsbergideas.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2Fbullfighter-pvobk0xndc3lm303e0if28vqxiycuncif3fgegbzx4.jpg)
portraitsIgnacio Sánchez Mejías — sensationalist matador who brought celebrity to the corrida
Bullfighter, playwright and businessman — Ignacio Sánchez Mejías was constantly on the move...
Duncan WheelerOctober 7, 2022
essays
Rewriting Spanish history, one song at a time
The popular appeal of Malinche, a musical that glorifies Hernán Cortés’ conquest of Mexico, is less a consequence of ideology than of nostalgia...
Duncan WheelerJuly 25, 2023
portraits
Ignacio Sánchez Mejías — sensationalist matador who brought celebrity to the corrida
Bullfighter, playwright and businessman — Ignacio Sánchez Mejías was constantly on the move...
Duncan WheelerOctober 7, 2022