María do Cebreiro Rábade Villar

María do Cebreiro Rábade Villar is a full professor of Literary Theory and Comparative Literature at the Faculty of Philology of the University of Santiago de Compostela, where she works as a researcher in the Competitive Reference Group GI-1371. Her academic career centers on the intersection of literary theory, affect studies, and Galician literature, with a particular focus on the works of Rosalía de Castro.

Her research interests include the theory of the poem, the comparative study of poetry selections in the peninsular area, 19th century narrative, affect theory, gender studies, and the intersection of emotion and literature. She has developed a distinctive approach that combines close textual analysis with theoretical frameworks from affect studies and comparative literature, particularly in her extensive work on Rosalía de Castro's literary output.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a consistent focus on emotional expression in literature, particularly in Galician and Spanish works of the 19th and 20th centuries. Her scholarship demonstrates a sophisticated engagement with theoretical frameworks from Roland Barthes, Jacques Rancière, and contemporary affect theory, while maintaining a strong connection to historical and cultural contexts of Iberian literature.

• Honorable mention in the Margit Frenk Prize of the UNAM (2014) for 'Politics and Affect. The Sensitive Community in the Work of Rosalía de Castro'
• Dámaso Alonso Prize for Philological Research (2004) for 'As anthologies of poetry in Galicia and Catalonia. Poetic Representation and Logical Fiction'
• Ramón Piñeiro Prize for Essay (2021) for 'Maternidades virtuosas. A critique of professional parenting models'

Professor Rábade Villar has directed multiple funded research projects, including a significant project on the narrative work of Rosalía de Castro. Her research group GI-1371 focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to literary studies, combining textual analysis with cultural and historical contexts. She maintains active collaborations with scholars across Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, particularly in the field of Iberian comparative literature.