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Clara Calvo Lopez is a Professor of English Studies at the University of Murcia, Spain, affiliated with the Department of English Philology and the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Her research focuses on the afterlives of Shakespeare and Jane Austen, literary adaptation, and cultural memory. She has authored influential works such as Power Relations and Fool-Master Discourse in Shakespeare (1991) and co-edited volumes like Celebrating Shakespeare: Commemoration and Cultural Memory (2015). Her work bridges historical and contemporary analyses of literary texts, emphasizing their socio-political dimensions.
Calvo has held leadership roles, including President of SEDERI (2010–2018) and membership in the Executive Committee of the International Shakespeare Association. She served as a Short Term Fellow at the Folger Shakespeare Library (2013). Her funded projects explore topics like Shakespeare and the Great War, commemoration practices, and 20th-century literary biography. Her publications span articles in prestigious journals like Shakespeare Quarterly and editorial roles for Atlantis and Cahiers Élisabéthains. Her research often intersects with cultural history, examining how literary figures like Shakespeare are reinterpreted in war contexts, political agendas, and global commemorative practices.
Her academic contributions highlight interdisciplinary approaches, blending textual analysis with historical, cultural, and sociopolitical frameworks. Key themes in her work include the evolution of literary memory, the role of literature in wartime propaganda, and cross-cultural adaptations of classic texts.
