Dr Miquel Pomar Amer
- 971259536 (9536)
- Despatx 37primer pisBeatriu de Pinós
Curriculum
Brief CV
Miquel Pomar-Amer is a lecturer in the University of the Balearic Islands since 2015, where he teaches literature and English for Specific Purposes courses.He completed his PhD in the University of Manchester with a dissertation that compares a selection of novels and autobiographical works written by British-Pakistani and Catalan-Moroccan authors.His research interests include the representation of identity in literature, especially in postcolonial contexts of migration and diaspora, and the ethical and political relations between text and context. He has published several articles and book chapters on these topics.He has participated in the research project 'The politics, aesthetics and marketing of literary formulae in popular women's fiction: History, Exoticism and Romance' (2017-2020) analysing contemporary romantic novels set in the Balearic Islands. He is currently working on. acorpus of romantic novels by women writers of Pakistani descent within the research project 'Romance for Change: Diversity, Intersectionality and Affective Reparation in Contemporary Romantic Narratives'.He participates in the research groups Modern and Contemporary Anglophone Literatures (UIB), LiCETC (UIB) and MIGRA (University of Santiago de Compostela).
Academic background
| BA in English Studies, specialised in Contemporary Culture, Universitat de les Illes Balears, 2010. |
| MA in Comparative Literature: Literary and Cultural Studies, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2011. |
PhD in Spanish Studies with the dissertation Diasporic Narratives of the Household: A Comparative Study of Writings by Catalan-Moroccan and British-Pakistani Authors (2004-2014), University of Manchester, 2015. |
| MA in Teacher Training, UNED, 2016. |
| University expert in English for Specific Purposes, UNED, 2018. |
Teaching
Office Hours
| Start Date | End Date | Day | Start Time | End Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/09/2024 | 31/05/2025 | Wednesday | 10.00 | 11.00 | 37, Beatriu de Pinós |
Subjects taught. Academic Year 2024-25
- 22161 - Children's Language and Literature in English. Degree in Primary Education - Majorca.
- 29918 - English III. Degree in Hotel Management (Aff. Centre Hotel Management of the BI) - Majorca.
- 22117 - English Language and Teaching II. Double degree in Early Childhood Education and Degree in Primary Education (pla 2022) - Majorca.
- 21829 - Final Degree Project. Degree in English Studies - Majorca.
- 29933 - Final Degree Project. Degree in Hotel Management (Aff. Centre Hotel Management of the BI) - Majorca.
- 21841 - Postcolonial Studies: Texts and Contexts. Degree in English Studies - Majorca.
- 10883 - Complement to the Specialities of English and German 2: Contextualisation of the Speciality Subject Matter. Master's Degree in Teacher Training.
Teaching, 5 previous years
| Subject | Information |
|---|---|
| 10883 - Complement to the Specialities of English and German 2: Contextualisation of the Speciality Subject Matter | |
| 11140 - Research Techniques in Literary and Cultural Studies |
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| 20878 - English for Philology and Philosophy | |
| 21145 - Business English |
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| 21375 - English for Health and Behavioural Sciences | |
| 21804 - Cultural Insights into the English-Speaking World I | |
| 21810 - English Language IV | |
| 21821 - Literatures of The United States of America | |
| 21828 - English Literature IV: From the Origins to Shakespeare | |
| 21829 - Final Degree Project | |
| 22035 - English Language and Culture |
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| 22117 - English Language and Teaching II |
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| 22132 - Final Degree Project in Primary Education |
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| 22161 - Children's Language and Literature in English |
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| 22168 - Benchmark practicals: Foreign Language (English) |
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| 29918 - English III | |
| 29920 - English for Executives | |
| 29933 - Final Degree Project |
Research
Research groups
| Group | Membership type |
|---|---|
| Contemporary Anglophone Literatures (LITANGLO) | Member |
| Contemporary literature: theoretical and comparative studies (LiCETC) | Member |