Azucena Trincado Murugarren

Azucena Trincado Murugarren is a Lecturer in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the State University of New York at Binghamton. She specializes in contemporary Spanish peninsular literature and culture, with a focus on queer theory, gender studies, and trans studies. Her research intersects with film and media analysis, exploring marginalized identities in modernist and postmodernist contexts. She can be contacted at atrincadomur@binghamton.edu.

Education:

• PhD in Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of California, Santa Barbara
• M.A. in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
• B.A. in Hispanic Philology with a Minor in Basque Studies, University of the Basque Country

Research Overview: Her interdisciplinary work bridges literary criticism with gender and trans theories, emphasizing contemporary Iberian narratives. She has presented at major conferences like the Modern Language Association (MLA), and her 2022 publication explores lesbian representation in Eva Baltasar’s novels through feminist and queer frameworks.