Prof. Yohanan Bar Yafe Szemiñski (Jan Szemiñski) is an Ethno-historian, specialized in Andean (Inca) oral tradition, history of the Inca Empire, and colonial history of the Inca. His current research includes the geographical limits of the Inca world, the use of Andean languages as a historical source for cultural changes from the 15th to the 20th century, and the construction of a colonial Quechua database (at the present it includes 102,000 items).

Reseach Interests: Sephardic Studies, Communal regulations, Ladino
Supervisor:  Prof. Aldina Quintana

Research Interests: Socio-political and Ethnic History of Latin America

Research Interests: Latin American and Spanish History; Latin America’s Cold War; Transnational Fascism and Neo-fascism; Traditionalism and Hispanism; Argentine Nationalism and Populism; The Chilean Military Dictatorship; Francoism; Neoliberalism and Technocracy; Gender and Sexuality in Latin America; Democratization and Transitional Justice; Israel-Latin American relations; Antisemitism

Research Interests: Comparative Politics and Political Economy of Latin America, Federalism and Decentralization, Political Representation, Institutional Design, Clientelism and Patronage, European Union-Latin American Relations

Research Interests: Narrative, Reading theories, Contemporary Latin American narrative, Spanish Golden Ages narrative.
Title of the dissertation: Rereading: Historical and theoretical aspects, and their impact on the reading process.
Supervisor: Prof. Ruth Fine

Research Interests: Contemporary Argentinian Literature, Trauma Studies
Supervisor: Prof. Ruth Fine