Nerea Riobó-Pérez holds a BA in English Language and Literature (June 2012) and an MA in Advanced English Studies (2013) from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC, Spain). As an ERASMUS exchange student (2010-2011) Riobó-Pérez also studied at the University of Aberdeen, UK. After specializing in Angela Carter’s short stories about Little Red Riding Hood, Riobó-Pérez is currently completing her PhD dissertation under the supervision of Dr. Laura Lojo Rodríguez. Entitled Wicked Women or Passive Heroines in Fairy Tales? Angela Carter’s Female Characters and Sexuality, the dissertation focuses on the use of symbolism and female identity in Angela Carter’s fairy tales. Her main research interests include fairy-tale and folklore studies, feminism and sexuality, the gothic, and the construction of gender in short fiction.
“Gothic Fairy Tales: Angela Carter’s Torture Chamber and the Evil Marquis.” Paper presented at the 39th AEDEAN Conference, held at the University of Deusto (Bilbao, Spain), 11-13 November 2015.
“Happily Ever After: Maternal Desires in Patriarchal Tradition and Angela Carter’s Revision of Asputtle’s Fairy Tale.” Paper presented at the 39th AEDEAN Conference, held at the University of Deusto (Bilbao, Spain), 11-13 November 2015.
“A British Woman in the Land of the Raising Sun. Angela Carter’s ‘A Souvenir of Japan.’” Paper presented at the New Typologies of (E/Im)Migration: Mobility and Transcultural Spaces. 20th Culture and Power International Conference, held at Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 8-10 October 2015.
“Angela Carter and the Fairy Tale.” Paper presented at IDAES Graduate Day 2015: International Doctoral Programme in Advanced English Studies – Linguistics, Literature and Culture, held at the University of Vigo (Spain), 19 May 2015.
“Angela Carter e o conto de fadas.” Paper presented at III Encontro da Mocidade Investigadora da USC, held at the University of Santiago de Compostela, 25-26 March 2015.
