María Sebastià Sáez

María Sebastià Sáez is a visiting researcher at the Department of Literature and Rhetoric, Uppsala University, holding a postdoctoral position with a current project funded by the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) titled "Paradigm of Bad Motherhood: Phaedra as a Madrastra in Spanish Contemporary Drama".

Her research focuses on Classical Reception, Comparative Literature, and Gender Studies, specializing in Motherhood Studies—particularly non-motherhood and unconventional motherhood models within classical reception frameworks. She examines how classical themes are reinterpreted in contemporary Spanish literature and drama, with emphasis on infertility, surrogacy, and maternal desire.

Her 2025 publication on Miguel de Unamuno's "Dos madres" exemplifies her analytical approach to non-motherhood narratives, revealing consistent thematic patterns across Spanish literary works that intersect gender theory, classical allusion, and reproductive discourse.

Dr. Sebastià Sáez's primary active grant comes from the Swedish Research Council for her Phaedra project, though no student supervision roles or additional funding sources are documented in available materials.

She operates within Uppsala University's Department of Literature and Rhetoric without specified laboratory affiliations or dedicated research teams mentioned in institutional records.