Andrea Robin Ruthven

Dr. Andrea Robin Ruthven is a Senior Lecturer in Labor Studies at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB). She holds a BA and MA in English from the University of Guelph, Canada, and a PhD in Cultural Identity Studies from the University of Barcelona.

• Research Focus: Contemporary women's writing in English, particularly speculative fiction, analyzing gender, sexuality, representation, materiality, and intersections with the Anthropocene.
• Teaching: Courses in English Literature, U.S. Globalization studies, and final-year projects across English, Catalan, Tourism, and Medicine degrees.

Research Projects: Participated in 'Bodies in Traffic: Difference and Indifference' (FFI2017-84555-C2-2-P) and leads research on 'Cinema and Environment: Ways of Seeing Beyond the Anthropocene' (2024-2027), funded by Spain's Ministry of Science.

Publications: Co-edited Cinema of/for the Anthropocene (Routledge, 2024), with articles on The Hunger Games and Ms. Marvel, exploring cultural representation and ecological themes.

• Affiliation: Member of the BRICCS R&D group (British and Comparative Cultural Studies: Identities and Representation).
• Service: Tutoring requires appointments; active in curriculum design and academic advising.