Carolina Orloff

Dr. Carolina Orloff is a scholar specializing in contemporary Argentinian literature, cinema, and socio-political dynamics. Currently affiliated with the Centre for Contemporary Latin American Studies at the University of Edinburgh, she has held roles including Undergraduate Teaching Fellow, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at IASH, and Visiting Scholar (2016) focusing on Guillermo Martínez and crime fiction's political implications in Argentina.

• Education: BA in English and Philosophy (University of York), MA in Literary and Film Translation (University of Leeds), PhD in Latin American Literature (University of Edinburgh, 2010)

Her research centers on the intersection of politics and culture in Argentina, with a focus on authors like Julio Cortázar. She has authored a monograph on Cortázar, translated it into Spanish, and contributed to literary anthologies such as Palabras Errantes. Her recent translation work includes Virginia Woolf's short stories and Mariana Docampo's fiction.

As a Visiting Scholar at the University of Edinburgh (2016), she explored crime fiction's socio-political dimensions in Argentina. Her publications span translation theory, Argentinian cultural analysis, and literary criticism.

For comprehensive details about her academic trajectory, grants, and ongoing projects, visit her website: Carolina Orloff.