Professional Summary
María Benages is currently a graduate student pursuing an M.A. in Spanish at the University of Cincinnati. She is also a Graduate Teaching Assistant for the Spanish Basic Language Program, instructing the SPAN1001 class.
She graduated from the University of Seville with a B.A. in English Studies and she holds an M.A. in Literary and Cultural Studies in Great Britain and Anglophone Countries from the Autonomous University of Madrid.
Education
Bachelor in Arts: University of Seville Seville, Spain, 06-21-2022 (English Studies)
Master of Arts: Autonomous University of Madrid Madrid, 07-04-2023 (Literary and Cultural Studies in Great Britain and Anglophone Countries: Literature, Culture, Communication and Translation)
Master of Arts: University of Cincinnati Ohio, USA, 2025 (Spanish)
Research and Practice Interests
English Studies
Spanish Contemporary Literature
Comparative Literature
Ecofeminism
Ecocriticism
Poetry
Positions and Work Experience
08-2023 -To Present Graduate Teaching Assistant, Instructor in Basic Spanish Language (SPAN1001), University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2021 -2023 Biblioteca de Babel: revista de filología hispánica, María was a member of the editorial board of an academic journal on Hispanic studies titled: Biblioteca de Babel: revista de filología hispánica (ISSN: 2695-6439)., Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
2022 -2023 Philobiblion: revista de literaturas hispánicas, She is currently one of the members of the editorial board of an academic journal related to Spanish Literature (ISSN: 2444-1538)., Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
11-01-2020 -06-23-2021 Research Assistant in the Department of English and American Literature, During a whole academic year María did research work and collaborated with the English and American Literature Department in the College of Philology at the University of Seville. , University of Seville, Seville, Spain
Presentations
Paper Presentations
María Benages Elena (10-28-2022. ) The Poetics of Walking in Laurie Lee's As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969) .University of Valencia. Conference. Level:International
María Benages Elena (11-16-2022. ) The Poetics of Walking in Laurie Lee's As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969) .University of Jaén, Spain. Conference. Level:International
María Benages Elena (05-18-2023. ) "El sentido de la vía" (Faet 132): La poética del caminar y la escritura femenina en "Una pequeña personalidad linda" de Berta García Faet .Autonomous University of Madrid. Conference. Level:International
Keywords
Spanish, English, Literature, Cultural Studies
Contact Information
benagemd@mail.uc.edu