María Soledad Fernández Utrera

María Soledad Fernández Utrera is Professor of Spanish at UBC's Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies. Her research focuses on Peninsular Contemporary Literature with emphasis on avant-garde movements and interdisciplinary connections between literature, performance, film, and art within socio-political contexts.

Her scholarly work explores cultural intersections in 19th-21st century Spanish narratives, including museum studies and cyberculture. She has published extensively on avant-garde aesthetics and Spanish cultural identity.

Key awards include the Best Book by a Canadian Hispanist (2000-2002). She has supervised multiple graduate students in Hispanic literary and cultural studies.