Elba Tyanif Rico Rodriguez

Elba Tyanif Rico Rodriguez is a Professor (W3) for Comparative Literature/Romance Studies at the Faculty of History, Philosophy and Theology, Department of History, Universität Bielefeld. She leads research projects such as Global Comparison and Global Knowledge (subproject D04/B03 of CRC 1288) and contributes to initiatives like the Maria Sibylla Merian Centre for Advanced Latin American Studies (CALAS). Her work bridges interdisciplinary research areas including transnationalization, social anthropology, and historical studies.

• Education: Studied Romance studies, English studies, and Philosophy at the University of Bonn, LMU Munich, Université de Paris-Sorbonne, and École Normale Supérieure, Paris. Holds a Maîtrise from Paris-Sorbonne and Erstes Staatsexamen from Bonn.
• Research Focus: Explores intersections of literature, globalization, ethnographic travel narratives, visual studies, media theory, and cultural anthropology, with emphasis on early modern and contemporary Spanish/Hispano-American and French literature.
• Current Projects: Leading CRC 1288 subproject on comparative practices (1850–1950), co-editing From Ethnopoetics to Global Poetics (2022), and collaborating in DAAD-funded international academic partnerships.
• International Collaborations: Affiliated with institutions in Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, and the U.S., including Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Wesleyan University.