Nicholas Spengler

Dr. Nicholas Spengler is a Researcher in the Department of English and German Studies at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. His work focuses on transnational and transcultural U.S. American literary studies, with a particular emphasis on Herman Melville and the intersections of literature with migration, diaspora, and war refugee narratives. He is affiliated with the Group for the Representation of Conflict (SGR Research Group).

Research interests include experimental aesthetics of war refugee fiction, transatlantic and hemispheric literary connections, and the role of maritime and travel writing in shaping cultural understandings. His current projects explore Melville’s representation of Spanish America and comparative analyses of refugee narratives across U.S. history.

Publications span monographs and peer-reviewed articles in journals like Textual Practice and Leviathan, addressing topics such as allegory in Melville’s works, Black democracy in Moby-Dick, and transnational literary exchanges between Spain and the U.S.

No scientific awards explicitly mentioned. Research focuses on literary analysis without noted grant activity. Advising details unavailable. Active in the Group for the Representation of Conflict, studying conflicts through literary and cultural frameworks.