Alejandra Gutierrez

Alejandra Gutierrez is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics at Florida State University, affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia (2011). Her research focuses on contemporary Hispanic literature and theater, with specialties in postmodern authorship representation, autofiction, and literary media analysis. She also leads the Tallahassee Hispanic Theater as its founder and director.

Education: Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2011.

Research interests emphasize 20th/21st century Hispanic literature, theater performance studies, and critical discourse around authorial identity. Her work bridges textual analysis with cultural context, often examining how narrative forms reflect societal power structures.

Publications span academic journals like La nueva literatura hispánica and Bulletin of Spanish Studies, focusing on authors such as Enrique Vila-Matas and José Donoso. Her scholarship explores themes like collaborative writing practices and spatial symbolism in literature.

Awards: None explicitly listed. Advising/Grants: No specific grants mentioned, but teaches advanced Spanish courses including theater and literature seminars. Lab/Team: Directs Tallahassee Hispanic Theater, integrating academic research with community cultural initiatives.