Laura Torres-Zúñiga obtained her PhD in English at the University of Granada and a Postgraduate Diploma in Virtual Learning Environments at the University of Málaga (Spain). She is a member of the Research & Development project “‘Women’s Tales’: The Short Fiction of Contemporary British Writers, 1974-2013” (Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, FEM2013-41977-P) and a participant in the European Network for Short Fiction Research. Her research focuses on the short story (American and British), cultural studies – in particular postmodern theories of identity – and the narrative work of American playwright Tennessee Williams.

Her publications include articles such as “Autofiction and Jouissance in Tennessee Williams’s ‘Ten Minute Stop’” (The Tennessee Williams Annual Review, 2014) and “Comida, mujeres y poder en la obra de Tennessee Williams/Food, Women and Power in the Work of Tennessee Williams” (Dossiers Feministes, 17, 2013). Some of her book chapters are: “Reconsidering Gothicism in Tennessee Williams’s Short Stories” (forthcoming 2016), “Sea and sun and maybe – Quien sabe! Tennessee Williams and Spain” (Rodopi, 2014); “Married Folks They are; And Few Pleasures They Have’: Marriage Scenes in O. Henry’s Short Stories” (EUG, 2012); “Feminist commentary in film adaptation: an analysis of Shelmerdine in Sally Potter’s Orlando” (Nino, 2008). She has also co-edited several national and international volumes (Cambridge Scholars Publishers, Inter-Disciplinary Press, EUG).  She is currently a Lecturer of English at the Catholic University of Murcia – UCAM (Spain).

Laura Torres Zúñiga es Doctora en Filología Inglesa por la Universidad de Granada y Experta Universitaria en Entornos Virtuales de Formación por la Universidad de Málaga. Es miembro del Proyecto de Investigación “‘Women’s Tales’: The Short Fiction of Contemporary British Writers, 1974-2013” (Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, FEM2013-41977-P), así como participante en la European Network for Short Fiction Research. Sus líneas de investigación abarcan el relato corto (americano y británico), los estudios culturales – especialmente las teorías posmodernas sobre identidad – y la obra narrativa del dramaturgo americano Tennessee Williams.

Sus publicaciones incluyen artículos como “Autofiction and Jouissance in Tennessee Williams’s ‘Ten Minute Stop’” (The Tennessee Williams Annual Review, 2014) y “Comida, mujeres y poder en la obra de Tennessee Williams/Food, Women and Power in the Work of Tennessee Williams” (Dossiers Feministes, 17, 2013). Algunos de sus capítulos de libro son: “Reconsidering Gothicism in Tennessee Williams’s Short Stories” (forthcoming 2016), “Sea and sun and maybe – Quien sabe! Tennessee Williams and Spain” (Rodopi, 2014); “Married Folks They are; And Few Pleasures They Have’: Marriage Scenes in O. Henry’s Short Stories” (EUG, 2012); “Feminist commentary in film adaptation: an analysis of Shelmerdine in Sally Potter’s Orlando” (Nino, 2008). Ha coeditado varios volúmenes de alcance nacional e internacional (Cambridge Scholars Publishers, Inter-Disciplinary Press, Editorial U de Granada). Actualmente es docente e investigadora en el Departamento de Idiomas de la Universidad Católica de Murcia – UCAM.