Paula Marques Hernandez

Paula Marques Hernandez is a Lecturer at the Department of Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Studies of Ca' Foscari University of Venice. She specializes in Catalan language instruction and contemporary Catalan-Italian cultural interactions.

• Contract Lecturer since at least 2020
• Teaches all levels of Catalan Language (1-3) in the Languages, Civilizations and Language Sciences degree program
• Office hours available via hybrid format

Her research focuses on:

• Genealogies of subaltern motherhood in Iberian literatures
• Queer theory applications in Catalan fiction
• Contemporary Catalan-Italian literary dialogues
• Hypertextuality in Western literatures
• Gendered bodily representations
• Translation studies between Mediterranean cultures

Recent publications reveal specific interests in:

• Environmental narratives in Eva Baltasar's works
• Embryonic metaphors in non-motherhood discourse
• Cultural paradoxes in bodily representations
• Queer reinterpretations of traditional myths
• Transnational literary networks
• Postmodern societal critiques

She has contributed to various academic journals and publications including Caràcters, Italian Journal of Catalan Studies, and Revista de la Societat d'Ensenyament i Recerca del Català com a Llengua Estrangera.