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Andrés Porras Chaves is a Romance Studies PhD Candidate and Teaching Fellow at the University of North Carolina. He specializes in contemporary Spanish and Latin American novels, short stories, and film. His research interests include memory studies, gender studies, decolonial thinking, metafiction, and the intersection of historical fiction with Spain’s colonial past post-2008 financial crisis.
- Education: M.A. in Romance Studies from the University of Colorado, Boulder; B.A. in Spanish Literature from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
His academic work critically engages with themes of historical reimagining, decolonial frameworks, and narrative experimentation. Through his doctoral dissertation, he explores how Spain’s post-crisis literature confronts its colonial legacy, blending historical analysis with literary critique. His publications focus on analyzing pivotal works in Latin American and Spanish literature, emphasizing revolutionary movements and cultural identity.
Andrés teaches advanced and intermediate Spanish courses (e.g., SPAN 261, SPAN 203, SPAN 105), contributing to language education while advancing his scholarly research. No scientific awards or lab affiliations are mentioned in the text.
