Daniel Hartnett joined the Kenyon faculty in 2009. Prof. Hartnett received his PhD in Spanish from the University of Virginia with his dissertation focusing on the political and social uses of Dante in 15th century Iberia. He has lived and studied in Paris and St. Malo, France; Salamanca and San Sebastian, Spain; and Coimbra and Lisbon, Portugal. Prof. Hartnett's primary research interests involve the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Literature of Spain and Portugal. He travels often and encourages his students to do the same. In his free time, Dan is an avid cellist and cook. He is from rural Western New York.

Areas of Expertise

Medieval court poetry, early modern Iberian gender studies, transcultural Mediterranean exchanges

Education

MA, PhD, University of Virginia
AB, Wabash College

Courses Taught

SPAN 111-112 - Intensive Intro Spanish
SPAN 213-214 - Spanish Conversation and Composition
SPAN 343 - Don Quijote
SPAN 361 - Golden Age Literature of Spain
SPAN 391 - Baroque Short Fiction
SPAN 392 - Origins of Spanish Language and Literature