Dr. Julian Gutierrez Albilla

Biography

Julián Daniel Gutiérrez-Albilla is a Professor of Latin American and Iberian Cultures at the University of Southern California. He specializes in Comparative Literature and Gender Sexuality Studies. His research expertise encompasses Iberian Latin American cinema, literature, performance, and cultural studies. Professor Gutiérrez-Albilla's notable publications include the books 'Aesthetics, Ethics, Trauma Cinema Pedro Almodóvar' (2017) and 'Queering Buñuel: Sexual Dissidence and Psychoanalysis in Mexican Spanish Cinema' (2008). He has also contributed numerous articles and chapters, and co-edited volumes such as 'Companion to Buñuel' (2013) and 'Hispanic Lusophone Women Filmmakers: Theory, Practice and Difference' (2013). His current research focuses on the representation of fragility in Iberian cinema and performance, arguing that the history of modern Spain and Portugal is embodied in memory and the fragile body. His work examines the concept of the body as a living archive of history, exploring themes such as exhaustion, displacement, relationality, and self-shattering.

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