Maria Angeles Torras Frances

Maria Angeles Torras Frances is an academic at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), leading the Department of Spanish Philology. She holds a PhD in Spanish Philology (1998) and degrees in Catalan and Hispanic Philology (1991–1992). Her work focuses on literary analysis, gender studies, and cultural representation, with a particular emphasis on authorship, queer theory, and body politics.

Her research includes projects like Authorship on Stage (2016–2019) and Corpografías de la identidad (2010–2012), exploring cultural representations of gender, sexuality, and identity. Recent publications analyze contemporary works like Pola Oloixarac's and Brenda Navarro's narratives, addressing migration aesthetics and queer hybridity.

• Key projects: 15 funded initiatives since 1995, including grants from Spain's Ministry of Economy and Catalonia's Women's Institute.
• Supervised 56 academic works, though specific student names are not listed.

Publications span 145 entries, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to literature, gender, and cultural theory. Notable collaborations include studies on feminist epistolary traditions and queer cyborg theory.