Jonathan O’Conner
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Ph.D. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tomson 343
oconner@stolaf.edu
(507) 786-6042
Semester II Office Hours:
Monday – 12:00-1:00
Tuesday – 10:30 - 11:30 and 1:30 - 2:30
Jonathan O’Conner received his Ph.D. in Spanish Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May 2011. He specializes in the literature and culture of sixteenth-century Spain. Through the assistance of two research grants, he has conducted archival research in Madrid and Toledo, Spain, at the Biblioteca Nacional de España, the Archivo Histórico Provincial de Toledo and the Archivo Capitular de la Catedral de Toledo. His dissertation examines the vibrant intellectual and cultural life of sixteenth-century Toledo and its connection to the culture of Renaissance Italy. His research and teaching interests include Spanish Golden Age Literature, cultural histories and the history of the Spanish language.
