Mariana Rios Maldonado

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I completed my undergraduate studies in Literature and Spanish Linguistics at the Autonomous Unviersity of Zacaecas, Mexico, and hold a master’s degree in General and Comparative Literature from Berlin’s Freie Universität. My research focuses on Germanic mythology, Germanophonic fantastic literature, and J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary production. I am currently a PhD candidate at the University of Glasgow with the research project “Ethics, Femininity and the Encounter with the Other in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth Narratives”, funded by the Mexican National Council for Science and Technology and the National Foundation for Fine Arts and Literature. I am also the Equality and Diversity Officer for the University of Glasgow’s Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic, and teach courses in German culture, Comparative Literature, and Spanish language.

Experience

  • –present
    PhD Candidate in Comparative Literature, University of Glasgow

Education

  • 2017 
    Freie Universität Berlin, MA in General and Comparative Literature
  • 2011 
    Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, BA in Literature and Spanish Linguistics

Publications

  • 2021
    J. R. R. Tolkien: A Guide for the Perplexed (2019) by Toby Widdicombe, Fantastika Journal
  • 2020
    The Canons of Fantasy: Lands of High Adventure (2019) by Patrick Moran, Journal of Tolkien Research

Grants and Contracts

  • 2018
    CONACYT-FINBA
    Role:
    Recipient
    Funding Source:
    Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
  • 2014
    Becas al Extranjero
    Role:
    Recipient
    Funding Source:
    Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología

Professional Memberships

  • Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic at the University of Glasgow

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