Heike Scharm

Heike Scharm is an Associate Professor of Spanish Literature and Culture at the University of South Florida's Department of World Languages. Her research focuses on ecocriticism, globalization, science fiction, and post-national approaches to European and Latin American literatures. She has authored *El tiempo y el ser en Javier Marías* (2013) and edited *Postnational Perspectives on Contemporary Hispanic Literature* (2017). Current projects include a manuscript on transcorporeality and the Anthropocene in Spanish eco-fiction.

Her scholarship bridges philosophy, environmental studies, and literary analysis, exploring themes like climate change, decolonial thought, and narrative temporality. She has published widely on Javier Marías, post-2008 Spanish literature, and cross-cultural dialogues between Iberian and Latin American texts. Scharm’s work emphasizes interdisciplinary critiques of globalization and environmental degradation through a post-national lens.

• Key Works: *El tiempo y el ser* (2013), *Postnational Perspectives* (2017)
• Research Interests: Ecocriticism, science fiction, identity politics, transatlantic studies
• Recent Focus: Anthropocene narratives, eco-fiction, and post-humanist theory

Her teaching spans Spanish literature, cultural theory, and global environmental humanities. Current research integrates climate crisis narratives with philosophical inquiry, reflecting her commitment to cross-cultural and transdisciplinary scholarship.