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Studies in American Literature and Culture @salc-hum370.bsky.social · Jul 12

Check the fourth episode of our series on #NorthAmericanLiterature, where Rita Pérez Gallego discusses the influence of Mary Rowlandson on Louise Edrich's "The Round House" 👀✨ youtube.com/watch?v=uaKN...

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Studies in American Literature and Culture @salc-hum370.bsky.social · Jul 4

Our amazing students of North American Literature have done it again... Check out the newest discussions that have been added to our podcast 👀✨ www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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This podcast includes conversations on in-depth studies by different scholars about North American literary texts in English by different authors from all pe...

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The Posthuman Wound @posthumanuz.bsky.social · Apr 7

📢 Big week for us scholars in American studies!

Between Tuesday and Thursday, Alicante will host the 17th edition of the SAAS conference!

As every year, these will be busy days for our team members…

🧵 Keepn an eye on this thread to see their contributions!

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Sonia Baelo-Allué @soniabaeloallue.bsky.social · Apr 9

Talking about dreams, nightmares, and posthumanism at the SAAS conference in Alicante—so many interesting ideas!

The Posthuman Wound @posthumanuz.bsky.social · Apr 9

📃 In Session 1, our co-PI @soniabaeloallue.bsky.social delivered the paper “From Dreams to Nightmares: The Posthuman Trauma
Novel in 21st century US Fiction”.

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The Posthuman Wound @posthumanuz.bsky.social · Apr 9

📄 In session 3, our predoctoral researcher @luciabennett.bsky.social delivered the paper “Spectacle, Surveillance and Mass Media in Richard Powers’ Generosity”.

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Studies in American Literature and Culture @salc-hum370.bsky.social · Apr 10

Our team member @luciabennett.bsky.social has presented her paper ""I Only Want My Life Back: Spectacle, Surveillance, and Mass Media in Richard Power's Generosity" at the 17th Conference of the Spanish Association of American Studies, at the University of Alicante 👏👏

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Studies in American Literature and Culture @salc-hum370.bsky.social · Feb 6

👀✨ Our IP @mirfersan.bsky.social delivered a fantastic keynote yesterday titled “The Neo-Apollonian: A Posthumanist Aesthetic Model for the 21st Century” as part of the cycle of conferences Literature(s) in English.

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Esther Muñoz @emunozgonzalez.bsky.social · Feb 3

Thrilled to share that a review of my book, Posthumanity in the Anthropocene: Margaret Atwood's Dystopias, has been published in The Nexus AEDEAN (2024, Vol. 2)! Grateful to Carmen Velasco-Montiel & Daniel Nisa Cáceres (U. Pablo de Olavide) for their generous review.

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Lucía Bennett-Ortega @luciabennett.bsky.social · Feb 3

📝 Thrilled to share my new article on Emilie Pine's Notes to Self, where I explore the reconfiguration of female bodily shame as a form of resistance.
📖 Read it here: raei.ua.es/article/view...

Vulnerability and Shame in the Writing of the Female Body: Emilie Pine’s Notes to Self

This article examines the representation of the female body in Emilie Pine’s (2018) personal essay ‘Notes on Bleeding & Other Crimes.’ Drawing on vulnerability studies and feminist criticism, I argue ...

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The Posthuman Wound @posthumanuz.bsky.social · Jan 30

🔎 To get hold of our research, check out our Google Scholar profile! ⬇️

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The Posthuman Wound Research Team

‪Universidad de Zaragoza‬ - ‪‪Cited by 1,495‬‬ - ‪North American Literature‬ - ‪Posthumanism‬ - ‪Transhumanism‬ - ‪Trauma Studies‬ - ‪Gender Studies‬

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Lucía Bennett-Ortega @luciabennett.bsky.social · Feb 3

👻🤖📚I immensely enjoyed last Friday’s session on posthumanism, trauma and vulnerability with Tony M. Vinci, interviewed by our @pedromrez @SAAS_YScholars🥰

Lucía Bennett-Ortega @luciabennett.bsky.social · Feb 3

The second session of our 'In Conversation' Series has just started!! @mariaabizandac is interviewing Dr. Mark Bould and discussing Cli-fi cinema!!📽️🌌🌿

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Lucía Bennett-Ortega @luciabennett.bsky.social · Feb 3

Congrats!!!!! So proud🥰🥰

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Lucía Bennett-Ortega @luciabennett.bsky.social · Feb 3

Miss this so much

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Lucía Bennett-Ortega @luciabennett.bsky.social · Feb 3

Our III In Conversation Series led by @MacarenaMartnM1 starts this week! 📅September 26 at 18:30h (CEST)
Don't forget to register here📩 [email protected]

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Lucía Bennett-Ortega @luciabennett.bsky.social · Feb 3

Thrilled to share that my article Examining the Refugee Identity and the Ethics of Hospitality in Richard Powers' Generosity (2009) has been published!📚✨ Check it out here:

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Examining the Refugee Identity and the Ethics of Hospitality in Richard Powers’ Generosity (2009)

Richard Powers’ (2009) Generosity delves into the pursuit of the elusive “happiness gene” and its associated bioethical dilemmas. The narrative centres on Thassadit, an Algerian refugee in the USA,...

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Lucía Bennett-Ortega @luciabennett.bsky.social · Feb 3

Also had a wonderful time at @Cornell University last week! Thanks to the EGSO 2024 Conference organizers!

Lucía Bennett-Ortega @luciabennett.bsky.social · Feb 3

Despite a bit of FOMO, I’m grateful to @SAAS_YScholars for allowing me to present online at the Félix Martín Doctoral Seminar last week! We had a great panel discussion too!☺️

Lucía Bennett-Ortega @luciabennett.bsky.social · Feb 3

👀👀⬇️⬇️✨✨

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Lucía Bennett-Ortega @luciabennett.bsky.social · Feb 3

I’m thrilled to be interviewing Dr. Elizabeth Donaldson this Friday as part of this year's @SAAS_YScholars "II In Conversation" Series”. We’ll be discussing mental health, disability, and representation. DM me for the Zoom link! (October 6th, 17:00 CEST)✨

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Lucía Bennett-Ortega @luciabennett.bsky.social · Feb 3

Our department’s research seminar is tomorrow! I’ll be taking part in the afternoon session where we will be talking about grants, scholarships and contracts for people who are interested in pursuing a career in academia. Come join us!✨💙

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Lucía Bennett-Ortega @luciabennett.bsky.social · Feb 3

Research-focused seminar at the University of Granada on Sept. 28th! Come join us to hear about research projects and different kinds of academic/research grants (Colaboración, FPU, Fulbright, Arqus…)⬇️⬇️

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Lucía Bennett-Ortega @luciabennett.bsky.social · Feb 3

Apart from sharing my excitement… I also want to give a big shout out to @pbarbaguerrero for organizing and coordinating this wonderful series!👏🏻✨

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Lucía Bennett-Ortega @luciabennett.bsky.social · Feb 3

Honestly can’t wait for tomorrow’s first “In conversation” session! @EsterDiazMo will be interviewing Heather Clark and discussing Sylvia Plath, mental health, and the art and craft of writing!✨

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