Javier Torres-Fernández, holds a BA and MA in English Studies, PhD in Humanities and Social Sciences (Language and Literary Studies) and is currently working as a postdoctoral fellow (FPU21/01232) at the University of Almería. He is a member of the Women, Literature and Society (HUM-874) Research Group and the Communication and Society Research Centre (CySOC) at the same institution. He is also part of the research project “Trans-formations: Queer Practices of Use and Embodiment in Post 9/11 Narratives in English” (PID2023-146450NB-I00), funded by the Spanish Ministry of Universities, European Union and National Research Agency. His recently completed thesis dealt with the illness narratives and metaphors of HIV/AIDS in contemporary American and Irish theatre and performance.
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