Alba Knijff Massip

Alba Knijff Massip is a predoctoral researcher at the University of Barcelona, affiliated with the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and English Studies. She is a co-investigator for the research project 'Gender, Affect and Care in Twenty-First Century British Theatre' (PID2021-126448NA-I00) under Principal Investigator Clara Escoda. Her work bridges contemporary British theatre with Gilles Deleuze's philosophy of difference and feminist theory.

• Education: BA in Modern Literatures and Languages (English and German) from the University of Barcelona; MScR in Critical Theory with Distinction from the University of Edinburgh.

Her research emphasizes intersections of gender, materiality, and ontology in 21st-century British theatre. She is affiliated with ADHUC—Centre de Recerca Teoria, Gènere, Sexualitat—and the UNESCO Chair on Women, Development, and Cultures.

• Scientific Awards: FPI Fellowship (PRE2022-101691) from Spain's Ministry of Science and Innovation.