Daniel Attala

Daniel Attala serves as a Lecturer in Spanish at the University of South Brittany, affiliated with the Heritage and Creation in Text and Image research unit (HCTI, EA 4249). His academic profile bridges Hispanic literary studies, philosophical inquiry, and biblical scholarship within Latin American contexts.

Education:

• Doctorate in Philosophy from Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona), 2001. Thesis: Skepticism, Comedy and Irony in GWF Hegel.
• Doctorate in Spanish American Literature from Université Grenoble III – Stendhal, 2006. Thesis: Anti-mimesis. Critique and practice of representation in the work of Macedonio Fernández.

Attala's research centers on intertextual relationships between biblical narratives and literary production, with sustained focus on Argentine modernism. His work examines how figures like Macedonio Fernández deconstruct aesthetics through avant-garde practices while exploring Borges' engagement with theological concepts. This manifests in analyses of metaphysical frameworks in literary creation, biblical reworkings in Hispanic literature, and philosophical underpinnings of narrative structures.

Recent publications (2023–2011) reveal consistent thematic trajectories: biblical motifs in Borges' fiction (particularly The Aleph), comparative studies of One Thousand and One Nights and biblical traditions, and systematic investigations into Fernández's artistic metaphysics. These works demonstrate methodological breadth spanning close textual analysis, philosophical hermeneutics, and cultural history within Latin American intellectual frameworks.

Attala coordinates research initiatives including the MSHB project on Intertextualities and Biblical Imaginaries (2010–2013) and presents regularly at academic forums such as the Biblical Fratries Seminar (UBS–HCTI) and Kitsch Seminar (UBO–HCTI), focusing on intersections of literature, psychoanalysis, and political theory.