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Lina Ferreira Cabeza-Vanegas is an author and assistant professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago. Her works include the collection 'Drown/Sever/Sing' published by Anomalous Press, and 'Don’t Come Back,' set to be released by Ohio State University Press. She has contributed to numerous journals such as the Bellingham Review, Chicago Review, and Poets & Writers. As an educator, she has guided both undergraduate and graduate students through various writing projects, focusing on historical narratives, personal essays, and literary translations. Ferreira Cabeza-Vanegas's teaching includes advanced workshops and seminars that interrogate the essence of American literature, with a particular interest in how narratives adapt and resonate across time. She is recognized with several awards, including the Iron Horse Review’s Discovered Voices award and nominations for Pushcart Prizes. With a robust interest in the intersections of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and literary translation, she examines how writing processes engage both writer and reader in confronting complex societal themes. Her forthcoming anthology 'Essaying Americas' will further explore these themes in literary nonfiction.
Department of Philosophy