María Teresa Vera Rojas

Dr. María Teresa Vera Rojas is a Professor of Spanish Philology and Literature at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) since 2021. She holds dual PhDs in Cultural/Gender Studies (UB, 2016) and Hispanic Studies (University of Houston, 2007). Her affiliations include ADHUC Research Centre (UB) and presidency of the Venezuelan Studies Section at LASA.

• Education:
  • Licenciatura en Letras (UCAB, Venezuela)
  • MA in Latin American Literature (USB, Venezuela)
  • Official MA in Gender Studies (UB)
• Research Focus:
  • Contemporary Hispanic Caribbean/Venezuelan literature
  • Interwar-era Latin American colonial communities in New York
  • Feminist and queer theoretical frameworks
  • Post/decolonial methodologies

Her teaching spans 20+ courses across Spanish/Hispanic American literature, feminist theory, and cultural studies. Recent publications include award-winning monographs on antiracist feminisms and modernist women’s writing.

• Awards: Victoria Urbano Prize (2020) for critical monograph excellence
• Grants/Leadership: Co-edited volumes on Caribbean studies and feminist historiography

Actively involved in LGBTQ+ theory and antiracist academic initiatives, she directs the UIB’s literature program and collaborates with international research networks.