Dr Italia Boliver Reynaud joined King’s College London Language CentreShe completed a BA in Hispanic Language and Literature (2003) at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, an MA in Transnational Studies (Language, Culture and Society) (2004) at the University of Southampton, and a PhD in Latin American Literature (2012) at King’s College London. She speaks Spanish, French, and English.

As a Lecturer in Spanish Language Education at King’s College London, Dr Italia Boliver designs and delivers seminars and lectures to undergraduate students, communicating complex cultural and historical material to diverse international audiences. Her teaching focuses on developing students’ critical understanding of literature and culture within a global and transnational context.

Her professional interests include Latin American literature, transnational cultural studies, and the development of teaching approaches that support student engagement with complex texts and ideas. She is particularly interested in fostering critical thinking and intercultural awareness in higher education.

Dr Italia Boliver contributes to curriculum development through the creation of structured teaching programmes and learning materials. She also organises academic events, talks, and student-led initiatives, and provides mentorship and support to students from a wide range of backgrounds.

Research Interests

Her research explores the role of joy as a central driving force in the process of learning, drawing a conceptual parallel between language acquisition and the creative methodologies developed by Ferran Adrià in the context of the Sapiens framework. Adrià’s construction of a comprehensive culinary vocabulary, alongside his epistemological approach to food, offers a compelling case study of how curiosity, experimentation, and personal meaning-making can shape innovative systems of knowledge. By examining these principles, she proposes an alternative perspective on language learning—one that prioritizes intrinsic motivation and intellectual play over conventional metrics of achievement.