Angela Acosta

Dr. Angela Acosta is an Assistant Professor of Spanish at the University of South Carolina's Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures, within the College of Arts and Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, specializing in Iberian Literary and Cultural Studies. Her research focuses on 20th-century Spanish women writers, feminist modernism, and the intersection of gender, avant-garde literature, and cultural preservation. She co-edited a 2024 Special Issue of Feminist Modernist Studies on Spanish Sapphic Modernity.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Spanish (2023), The Ohio State University
• M.A. in Spanish (2019), The Ohio State University
• B.A. in Spanish and English (2017), Smith College

Research Interests: Dr. Acosta’s work explores avant-garde modernism, queer feminist collaborations, and the material conditions of literary production. She examines the canon formation of Spain’s Generation of 1927 and its female counterparts ('las Sinsombrero'), emphasizing transatlantic networks and multimedia collaborations. Her creative work includes bilingual speculative poetry and flash fiction, often inspired by Spanish literary figures.

Awards & Grants:

• 2023 Creative Writing and Artistic Creation Prize (Feministas Unidas)
• 2022 Dream Foundry Contest Finalist
• 2021 Feministas Unidas Essay Prize
• 2024 Faculty Study Grant (University of South Carolina)

Teaching & Engagement: She teaches courses on Spanish culture during Francoism, women writers, and contemporary literature. Her pedagogy emphasizes inclusive practices and information literacy. She actively engages in community outreach, including Día de los Muertos events and mentorship programs for Latinx students.

Creative Works: Author of poetry collections Summoning Space Travelers (2022) and A Belief in Cosmic Dailiness (2023), her speculative poetry has been published in venues like Eye to the Telescope and Radon Journal. She is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA).