MARGARITA ESTEVEZ SAA

Margarita Estévez Saa is an Associate Professor in English and American Literature at the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, accredited for Full University Professorship. She holds a PhD from the same institution (2001) with a thesis on characterisation in James Joyce's work. Her affiliations include the Department of English and German Philology, Faculty of Philology, and the Instituto de Investigación de Humanidades (iHUS). She leads the research group 'DI-1924 Discurso e identidade', focusing on interdisciplinary studies of language, literature, and culture in English.

Her research interests center on James Joyce's oeuvre, contemporary Irish women's fiction, and transcultural perspectives in literature. Notable works include studies on immigration narratives in post-Celtic Tiger Ireland, ecofeminist critiques, and analyses of trauma in post-9/11 fiction. She co-edited *The Ethics and Aesthetics of Eco-caring* (Routledge, 2019) and guest-edited special issues on ecofictions and Irish studies.

Estévez Saa serves as Secretary of the Spanish James Joyce Society and Editor-in-Chief of *Estudios Irlandeses*. Her publications span over 60 articles and chapters, with recent focuses on ecofeminism, contemporary Irish novels, and Joyce's literary legacy. She has held editorial roles with *Papers on Joyce* and AEDEI, and her work bridges Irish literature with global cultural and environmental discourses.