Dr. María Fernández Utrera

Biography

María Soledad Fernández Utrera is a Professor in the Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies at the University of British Columbia. Her scholarly interests concentrate primarily on Peninsular Contemporary Literature and Culture, with a focus on the avant-garde movement and its relation to literature, performance, film, and art within socio-political contexts. She has worked extensively on nineteenth-century Spanish narrative and poetry, as well as explored Latin American narrative and Golden Age literature. Fernández Utrera's publications reflect her diverse interests, including museums, cyberculture, and the artistic works of avant-garde figures. Currently, she is researching the writings of Salvador Dalí, a project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Her teaching aims to connect students with cultural works through an interdisciplinary approach, emphasizing their social and political contexts. She teaches both graduate seminars and undergraduate courses on Spanish literary analysis, gender studies, and contemporary Spanish film. Fernández Utrera is committed to familiarizing her students with methods and analytical frameworks relevant to their academic disciplines.

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