Ana María Villaveces Galofre
King’s College
Biography
I graduated with an Undergraduate Degree in Literature from Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá Colombia in 2020. Throughout my time at Undergrad I also completed Minors in Creative Writing and Journalism. In 2022 I obtained my MPhil with Distinction in European, Latin American, and Contemporary Literatures and Cultures with a focus on Latin American Literature in the University of Cambridge. As of October 2022 I am working towards my PhD with support from the Gates Foundation.
Research
In my PhD I am focused on contemporary horror novels written by Latin American authors (all women) and the links they sketch out between horror, modernity, and History. I am particularly interested in the work of affect and embodiment taking place in contemporary horror as well as in the viscosity of gore as it is presented in writing. Works I will be working with include Nuestra parte de noche by Mariana Enríquez, Temporada de huracanes by Fernanda Melchor, and Mandíbula by Mónica Ojeda.
Research Interests
- Contemporary/Modern Horror
- Embodiment and the Senses
- Affect and Texture
- Gore
- Reading and the Body
- Escritura Femenina
- Horrorism
- Necropolitics
- Phenomenology
- Queer Literature
Conference Papers
- “Dead Butterflies and Cactus Flowers: The Beauty of Queer Rage and Resistance in Las malas by Camila Sosa Villada and ¡Tengo miedo, torero! by Pedro Lemebel” - Queer Hispanisms Now! Conference organised by Dr. Isaías Fanlo and Javier Pérez-Osorio. June 2023.
- “Yendo de regreso”: Writing Back in Adelaida Fernández Ochoa’s Afuera crece un mundo - PILAS Conference. March 2023.
Teaching at Cambridge
- Course Supervisor
- SP13: Contemporary Latin American Culture (2023-2024)
- Undergraduate Year Abroad Project Dissertation Supervisor (2023-2024)
Supervisor
Dr. Rory O’Bryen