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Laura Demaría is a Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Maryland’s School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, and an Affiliate Faculty member of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center. She holds a Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis and a bachelor’s degree from the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. Her research focuses on spatial configurations in Latin American literature, particularly the Southern Cone with emphasis on Argentina. She examines how 19th-century discourses resurface in 20th-century literature and contemporary culture, employing re-readings, archives, and mapping. Her creative works include novels, short stories, and microfictions, such as Prosa Chica (2021) and St. Louis Blues (2018). She is the author of Buenos Aires y las provincias: relatos para desarmar (2014), awarded the 2015 Premio Humanidades, and Argentina-s: Ricardo Piglia dialoga con la generación del 37 en la discontinuidad (1999).
Her research interests intersect critical theory, spatial narratives, and cultural studies, analyzing how geography and history shape literary expression. Current projects include Provincias Un-Idas: Una geografía conceptual para el presente, exploring conceptual geographies in contemporary Latin American contexts. Her creative writing explores personal and collective memory through fragmented narratives.
- Awards: Premio Humanidades (2015), UCLA Literary Prize, Premio Universidad (Argentina).
- Publications: Over 20 peer-reviewed articles, multiple creative works, and academic monographs.
Demaría’s work bridges academic and creative realms, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to literature and cultural production.
