Martin Fernandez Fernandez

Martin Fernandez Fernandez is an Assistant Professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela, affiliated with the Department of English and German Philology within the Faculty of Philology. He is a member of the Humanities Research Institute (iHUS) and leads the DI-1924 research group focused on Discourse and Identity in English language, literature, and culture.

Education:

• PhD in English Philology from the University of Santiago de Compostela (2021), thesis on the Emmett Till case in US fiction

Research Focus: His work explores racial trauma, waste theory, identity construction, and the Black Atlantic. Key themes include the intersection of critical race theory with literary analysis, examining how historical trauma manifests in narrative forms across genres like psychological realism and magic realism. His recent publications analyze James Baldwin, Richard Wright, and John A. Williams through frameworks of necropolitics and environmental racism.

Collaborative Networks: Engages with interdisciplinary research on cultural identity, particularly in American literature and postcolonial contexts. His work connects civil rights movement legacies to contemporary movements like Black Lives Matter.