Andrés Porras Chaves

Born and raised in Madrid, Andrés Porras Chaves pursued his graduate education in Literature and Cultural Studies in the United States. He completed his MA at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and his PhD at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research focuses on contemporary literature and film with a postcolonial and transatlantic approach. Dr. Porras Chaves's most recent publications deal with issues of empire, memory, and identity in the Spanish-speaking world.

After multiple years teaching at American universities, Dr. Porras Chaves joined IE in 2022 as a faculty member at the School of Humanities, where he teaches courses in the areas of cultural studies, research methodologies, writing skills, and languages.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Adjunct Professor of Humanities, IE University, Spain, 2022 - Present

• Teaching Fellow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, 2018 - 2022

• Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA, 2016 - 2018

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• PhD in Romance Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, 2022

• MA in Iberian and Latin American Literatures, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA, 2018

• BA in Modern Languages, Culture, and Communication, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain, 2014