Sergio Coto-Rivel

Sergio Coto-Rivel is a University Professor of Latin American Literature and Civilization at the University of Nantes and a 2024–2025 Fellow at the Nantes Institute for Advanced Study. He is affiliated with the Department of Hispanic Studies within the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Cultures, serving as Deputy Director of the ALL Pays de la Loire Doctoral School. His research focuses on contemporary Latin American literature, gender studies, ecocriticism, and the intersection of violence and subjectivity in Central American contexts.

• Education: PhD in Iberian and Latin American Studies (Université Bordeaux-Montaigne, 2014), HDR (Université de Toulouse-II-Jean-Jaurès, 2021).
• Research Themes: Contemporary Latin American Literature, Gender and Masculinities, Violence, Archives, Ecocriticism, Literary Theory, and Latin American Cinema.

His recent publications explore themes such as post-war violence in Central American literature, gender norms, and historical trauma. He has contributed extensively to journals like Revista de Filología y Lingüística and Amerika. Awards include a fellowship at the Nantes Institute for Advanced Study. He is actively involved in academic networks including the CRINI laboratory, RedISCA, RING, Gender Research Federation, French Society of Hispanists, and LASA.