معرفی
Minerva Peinador is a Researcher at the University of Regensburg's Department of Interdisciplinary and Multiscalar Area Studies (DIMAS), affiliated with Prof. Anne Brüske's chair. Her work examines gender-based violence narratives, postmemory, and docufiction in Ibero-American and Francophone contexts. She holds a PhD in Romance Philology from the University of Rostock and an interdisciplinary doctorate from the University of La Plata, Argentina.
Education
- PhD in Romance Philology (2021), University of Rostock
- Double PhD in Interdisciplinary Social Studies (Europe/Latin America, 2019), Universities of Rostock and La Plata
- M.A. in Literary Studies (2010), Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- German Philology degree (2007), Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Research Focus
Her Habilitation project investigates feminist and gender-dissident narratives addressing machista violence in contemporary Ibero-American and Francophone literature. Key themes include decolonial theory, cultural memory, and transnational migration. Recent works analyze texts like Selva Almada's Chicas muertas and Gabriela Wiener's Huaco retrato, exploring how literature confronts systemic oppression and reconstructs identities.
Professional Contributions
- Supervised Bachelor's theses on Spanish music as generational change medium and queer cinema in Cuba
- Organized panels on popular culture and migration narratives at conferences like LASA 2024
- Reviewer for Estudios Culturales Hispánicos and Diablotexto Digital
- Member of organizations including DHV (German Hispanistics Association) and CALITHI (Capitalism-Literature Research Group)
Awards
- 2023 Karrierewegepreis from the German Hispanistics Association for her Habilitation project
