PATRICIA FRA LOPEZ

PATRICIA FRA LOPEZ is a Full Professor in the Department of English and German Philology at the University of Santiago de Compostela, affiliated with the Faculty of Philology and the Humanities Research Institute (iHUS). She teaches North American literature and serves as a researcher and coordinator of Radio María. Her academic career began in 1991, and she holds a PhD from the University of Santiago de Compostela (1999), where her thesis analyzed cinema's influence on the narrative of the North American Lost Generation, focusing on F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Research interests include Southern U.S. literature, intersections between literature and cinema, discourse analysis, and cultural studies. She leads the DI-1924 research group, 'Discourse and Identity: Multidisciplinary GI for the Study of English Language, Literature, and Culture.'

In 2012, she received the Crítica de Galicia research award for her edition of Edith Wharton's 'Regreso a Compostela.' Her work bridges literary analysis with cultural and cinematic contexts, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches. No specific grants or advising records are publicly detailed, though her affiliations with USC and iHUS reflect ongoing academic contributions.