Dr. Charlie Jorge Fernández is an Assistant Professor at the University of the Balearic Islands, specializing in Spanish Philology and Modern and Classical English Philology. His academic work focuses on Gothic literature, particularly the works of Irish Gothic authors and the concept of the uncanny in literary and cultural contexts. PhD in English Philology (2018), with a thesis on the hero figure in Charles Robert Maturin's Melmoth the Wanderer (1820). Member of the research group Estudios Culturales Británicos y Comparativos (BRICCS). Collaborates with the London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on uncanny themes. His teaching spans multiple disciplines, including English language instruction for hospitality and tourism programs, as well as literature and research supervision for English and Primary Education degrees.
Natalia Álvarez Méndez serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Hispanic and Classical Philology at the University of León's Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, specializing in contemporary Hispanic literary theory with emphasis on gender studies and fantastic narrative traditions. Education: Ph.D. in Literature, University of León (2001). Dissertation: "La dimensión espacial en la novela. El espacio en la novelística de Severiano Fernández Nicolás" supervised by Dr. José Enrique Martínez Fernández. Research Focus: Her scholarship pioneers the analysis of "monstruosidad insólita" (unusual monstrosity) as a non-mimetic strategy for destabilizing reality and identity constructs in 21st-century Hispanic narrative. She examines spatial representation in authors like Luis Mateo Díez and José María Merino, while advancing feminist critiques of postfeminist subversion in writers including Almudena Grandes and Patricia Esteban Erlés. Her work consistently bridges literary geography with gender theory. Publication Trends: Recent output (2023-2025) reveals concentrated exploration of monstrous figurations as tools for ideological critique, particularly in Spanish women's writing. She has edited seminal volumes mapping monstrosity across Hispanic narrative (1980-2022) while analyzing civil consciousness in Antonio Pereira's literary territories and the structural innovations of contemporary Spanish short fiction. Research Affiliation: Active member of GEIGhd (Estudios Literarios y Comparados. Insólito, Género y Humanidades Digitales), directing collaborative projects on digital humanities applications in literary studies of the uncanny.
Rosa Maria Diez Cobo is an Assistant Professor in English within the Department of Philology at the University of Burgos, where she teaches English for Applied Purposes. She also holds an Honorary Associate Professor position in the Department of Literature at the Department of Hispanic and Classical Philology at the University of León, where she teaches in the Master's Program in Spanish and Comparative Literature. Her academic journey began with degrees in English Philology (2000) and Hispanic Philology (2006) from the University of León, where she later earned her European Doctorate Cum Laude in English Philology with specialization in English-Spanish Comparative Literature (2005). Her research primarily focuses on contemporary Hispanic and North American narrative, approached from an individual or comparative perspective. She has specialized in analyzing literary genres and strategies such as satire, parody, metafiction, and fantasy and science fiction, with particular expertise in haunted house narratives and gothic literature. Her work demonstrates consistent engagement with spatial analysis in literary contexts, especially regarding how architecture and space function as narrative elements in fantastic literature. Her publications reveal a clear trajectory toward increasingly specialized work on haunted houses and monstrous spaces in Hispanic literature, with her most recent articles (2020-2022) forming a cohesive body examining architectural metaphors in contemporary Spanish and Latin American fiction. This research culminated in her 2022 book 'Arquitecturas inquietantes. Antología de relatos de casas encantadas' (Disquieting Architectures. An Anthology of Haunted House Stories). Extraordinary End-of-Degree Award (2000) Extraordinary Bachelor's Award (2003) Extraordinary Doctorate Award (2008) European Doctorate Cum Laude Her international research experience includes postdoctoral work funded by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science (2008-2010), with teaching positions at the National University of Mar del Plata (Argentina) and the University of California-Riverside (USA). She has also taught at the University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia) as a MAEC/AECID lecturer. Currently, she is a member of the research groups 'Identity and Change in the English Speaking Countries and their Literatures (ICCLAS)' at the University of Burgos and the 'Group of Literary and Comparative Studies of the Unusual and Gender Perspectives (GEIG)' at the University of León.
Dr. Charlie Jorge Fernández is an Assistant Lecturer with a PhD in English Philology at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB). He specializes in 18th- and 19th-century Gothic literature, particularly Irish Gothic authors and literary production. His research focuses on themes such as the 'Uncanny' in literature, language, and culture. Education: BA in English Philology, University of the Basque Country MA in Literary Theory and Comparative Literature, University of the Basque Country PhD (2018), thesis on the hero figure in Charles Robert Maturin's Melmoth the Wanderer (1820) He collaborates with the London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, leading a project on the 'Uncanny.' His work appears in journals like Caliban and Imaginaires . No scientific awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided information. Labs/Teams: Active with the London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on interdisciplinary literary projects.
Antonio Olivera-La Rosa is a Senior Researcher (Minciencias, Colombia) and Full Professor at Universidad Católica Luis Amigó in Medellín, Colombia. His research focuses on moral psychology, implicit cognition, social perception, and cyberpsychology. He holds a PhD in Cognition and Human Evolution from Universitat de les Illes Balears (Spain), receiving the Extraordinary Doctoral Prize (2011-2012). Key projects include investigations on Deepfake social evaluation (collaborating with University of Sussex and others), the Uncanny Valley and Moral Cognition (2018–present), and Social Perception during the pandemic. He has led over 10 research projects as Principal Investigator, collaborating with institutions like Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) and Universitat de les Illes Balears. His work spans moral judgment dynamics, facial perception effects, and the intersection of technology and social behavior. Notable findings include positive biases toward androgynous faces and the impact of sociosexuality on trustworthiness perceptions in digital interfaces. Education: PhD in Cognition and Human Evolution (Universitat de les Illes Balears), 2011 Awards: Extraordinary Doctoral Prize in Cognition and Human Evolution (2011–2012) Collaborations: University of Virginia (2010–2011), University of Sussex (UK), and multiple European and Latin American institutions. Publications emphasize experimental methodologies, with over 50 peer-reviewed articles in journals like European Journal of Social Psychology and PLoS ONE . His research bridges cognitive science and societal challenges, addressing modern issues such as digital identity and pandemic-era social behavior.
Carmen Moran Rodriguez is a researcher at the Universidad de Valladolid , affiliated with the Department of Spanish Philology and Literary Theory and Comparative Literature . She earned her PhD in 2006 from the Universidad de Valladolid with a thesis on Rosa Chacel's Homo Sapiens and was supervised by Dr. María Pilar Celma Valero. Currently, she focuses on Spanish literature, contemporary poetry, narrative identity, and postdigital literature. Education PhD in Spanish Literature, Universidad de Valladolid (2006) Thesis: Homo Sapiens: la formación de la conciencia del sujeto literario en la obra de Rosa Chacel Research Interests : Her work spans Spanish literature, with particular emphasis on contemporary poetry, narrative identity, and the evolution of literary forms in digital and postdigital contexts. She investigates intermediality in modern novels, psychoanalytic readings of microfiction, and the intersection of oral traditions with web 2.0 platforms. Article Trends : Her recent publications analyze Spanish narrative through stylometric tools (e.g., Borges and Bioy Casares collaborations), explore memory construction in Eduardo Fraile Valles' poetry, and examine the influence of consumer culture on 21st-century literature. She frequently collaborates on topics like folklore revival in digital networks and the role of historical events in fiction. Collaborations : She works with scholars such as Teresa Gómez Trueba and Luis Díaz Viana, contributing to anthologies and journals like Narraplus and Boletín de Literatura Oral . Her projects include the Ampliación del estudio de espacios reales e imaginarios en la narrativa castellana y leonesa (2009-2012), funded by Castilla y León's administration. Labs/Teams : She is part of the Estudios de Literatura Hispánica research group at the Universidad de Jaén and contributes to digital humanities initiatives at her institution.
Imelda Martín Junquera is an Associate Professor in the Department of Modern Philology at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, University of León, Spain. Her academic focus lies in English Philology, with a strong research commitment to posthumanist, gender, and environmental humanities. Her research interests are deeply interdisciplinary, bridging literary studies with critical theory, environmental ethics, and feminist thought. As the leader of the GEHUMECO research group, she promotes posthumanist inquiry in gender and environmental humanities. She was also previously involved in the GEIGhd research group, which explores literary and comparative studies, the uncanny, gender, and digital humanities. Dr. Martín Junquera earned her doctorate from the University of León in 2003 with a thesis titled Las raíces del realismo mágico norteamericano: estudio comparado de la literatura chicana y nativo-americana (The Roots of North American Magical Realism: A Comparative Study of Chicano and Native American Literature), supervised by Dr. Manuel Broncano Rodríguez. While no publications or awards are listed in the provided text, her scholarly trajectory reflects a sustained engagement with marginalized literatures, comparative methodologies, and emerging theoretical frameworks in the humanities. Research Groups: GEHUMECO – Posthumanist Research in Gender and Environmental Humanities (current) GEIGhd – Literary and Comparative Studies. The Uncanny, Gender, and Digital Humanities (former) She advises graduate students in literary and cultural studies, particularly in areas related to her expertise. Though specific grants are not mentioned, her leadership in research groups suggests active participation in funded academic projects. Her work contributes significantly to redefining literary studies through critical posthumanist and ecofeminist lenses.
Antonio Olivera-La Rosa is a Senior Researcher (Minciencias, Colombia) and Professor at the Universidad Católica Luis Amigó in Medellín, Colombia. He holds a PhD in Cognition and Human Evolution, awarded with the 'Premio extraordinario del Doctorado' (2011-2012). His research focuses on implicit cognition, moral psychology, social perception, emotions, cyberpsychology, and decision-making. Notable projects include collaborations on the social evaluation of AI-generated deepfakes (with University of Sussex and Università di Torino), the Uncanny Valley and moral cognition (since 2018), and the impact of the pandemic on social perception (2020-2023). He has served as Principal Investigator (IP) on multiple projects exploring topics like sexist attitudes in Colombia, aesthetic preferences, and implicit attitudes toward violence in young offenders. His academic contributions span over 50 publications, including studies on moral judgments influenced by sociosexuality, androgynous face bias, and the role of facial perception in culpability assessments. He has presented at international conferences such as the 33rd International Congress of Psychology and the IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience. His work bridges cognitive science, social psychology, and emerging technologies, emphasizing the intersection of moral reasoning and perceptual biases. Education: PhD in Cognition and Human Evolution (Universitat de les Illes Balears). Key Projects: Uncanny Valley & Moral Cognition (UIB/Universidad de los Andes), Social Perception & COVID-19 (UIB/Universidad de los Andes), Moral Foundations and Sexist Attitudes (Bielefeld University). Awards: The doctoral honor award for exceptional contributions to cognition and human evolution research (2011-2012).
Maria Dolores Sabate Planes serves as a Professor in the Department of English and German Philology at the Faculty of Philology, University of Santiago de Compostela. Her academic profile centers on German philological research, translation theory, and literary analysis with emphasis on cross-cultural narratives between German and Hispanic traditions. She earned her Doctorate from the University of Barcelona in 1995 with the dissertation The translation of the idiosyncratic language into German , supervised by Dr. Marisa Siguan. Her research spans: German Philology and literary history Translation methodologies for regional linguistic elements Cultural topography in travel literature Expressionist and esperpéntico typologies The uncanny in 20th-century German poetry Postcolonial discourse in African travelogues Analysis of her publications reveals sustained focus on Kasimir Edschmid's travel narratives, examining how cultural identity and inequality manifest in colonial contexts. She also pioneers studies on translating Galician cultural specificity into German and explores intersections between Spanish esperpento and German expressionism through character archetypes like marionettes and mad figures. No scientific awards were documented in the source material. Information regarding student supervision, grant funding, or advisory roles was not provided in the available texts. She actively contributes to the LitLin@ research group, which develops digital resources for contrastive literary and linguistic analysis across German, Spanish, Galician, and English language corpora.
Irene Achón Lezaun serves as Professor and Director of the Translation and Intercultural Communication Degree at San Jorge University's Faculty of Communication and Social Sciences since 2019. She teaches Literature and Text Analysis for Journalism, Advertising, Public Relations, Audiovisual Communication, and Spanish Language courses within the Translation program. Her research spans Romanticism, Gothic literature, and the uncanny, with emphasis on female gothic theory (drawing on Ellen Moers' work), monstrous identities in Tim Burton's cinema, and audiovisual representations of altered states. She examines intersections between reality/fiction, mass psychology, and individual heroism through literary and cinematic lenses. As principal investigator of the Cultural and Audiovisual Communication Research Group (CACRG) from 2018-2023, she led interdisciplinary projects connecting literary theory with contemporary media. Her publication trends reveal sustained focus on Gothic frameworks applied to modern audiovisual culture, with increasing attention to gendered perspectives in 2020-2021 works. Academically, she contributes to international scholarly discourse as member of the advisory board for Costa Rica's Revista Lenguas Modernas since 2020, and participates in research groups including Cultura y Comunicación Audiovisual and Visiones Interdisciplinares sobre el Patrimonio . Her methodological approach combines Hispanic philology with interdisciplinary cultural analysis.
