Dr. Lina Ferreira Cabeza Vanegas

Assistant Professor

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Biography

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.

Research Interests

Courses

Advanced Essay Workshop Technical Seminar Arts Core

Requirements for University of Chicago

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:104
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Writing sample Candidate statement
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Specialization Notes

Department of Philosophy