Colaboration in other projects

  • TEI-WIKI for intercultural studies through comparative teaching of literature and art. Funded by: Universidad Complutense de Madrid y Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid; nº ref. CCG08-UCM/HUM-3851 (quantity: 13.950 €). Main reseacrher: Asunción López-Varela. Duration: 2008 – 2009.
  • The Europe of writing. Interdisciplinary and international research group focusing on the relationship between writing and image. Funded by: Universidad Complutense de Madrid / Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid; nº ref. CCG07-UCM/HUM-2748 (quantity: 10.000 €). Main researcher: Ana María Leyra. Duración: 2007 – 2009.
  • Theater studies seminar. Funded by: Universidad Complutense de Madrid / Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid; nº ref. CCG07-UCM/HUM-2938 (quantity: 13.800 €). Main researcher: Javier Huerta. Duration: 2007 – 2008.
  • Project to enhance the attention to students of Philology through communications technology and Virtual Campus. Funded by: Vicerrectorado de Informática y Comunicaciones de la Universidad Complutense; nº ref. PIMCD 2006/655 (quantity: 4.800 €). Main researcher: Dámaso López. Duration: 2006 – 2007.
  • Foreign theater in Madrid’s scenic area (1975-2005):  reception and performance. Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid. Funded by: Universidad Complutense de Madrid y Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid; nº ref. 930128 (quantity: 9.140 €). Main researcher: Javier Huerta Calvo. Duration: 2006 – 2007.

Stays overseas

University of Athens (Ethniko Kai Kapodistriako Panepistimio Athinon, Greece). 2023 (1 week). International Erasmus Convention.
Sofia St. Kliment Ohridski University (Bulgaria). 2023 (10 days). “Resilience Transnational Access” (TNA).
University of Iceland (Reykjavík). 2022 (1 week). International Agreement no Erasmus.
University of Carthage (Tunisia). 2022 (1 week). International Erasmus Convention.
Universidad de Guadalajara (Mexico). 2021 (1 week). International Agreement No Erasmus.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Germany). 2018 (1 week). Erasmus +: mobility of teaching staff between the programme countries.
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Germany). 2018 (1 week). Erasmus +: mobility of teaching staff between the programme countries.
University of Durham (UK). 2017 (3 months). Senior Fellowship from the Institute for Advanced Studies – University College (The Castle).
Université Paul-Valéry (Montpellier, France). 2015 (1 week). Erasmus +: mobility of teaching staff between the programme countries.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel). 2008 (1 week). Complutense travel bag.
University of Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV). 2006 (3 weeks). Complutense travel bag.
University of Paris-Denis Diderot (Paris VII). 2001 (3 weeks). Complutense travel bag.
Oxford University. 1996-98 (2.5 years). Visiting Fellow at the Faculty of English (1996-98) and member of the SCR (Senior Commom Room) at Saint-John’s College (1997-98).
Université de Montréal, Department of Comparative Literature. 1995 (3 months). Agence Universitaire pour l’Enseignement de la Langue Française (AUPELF) and Fonds International de Culture Universitaire (FICU).
Harvard University, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. 1994 (3 months). Visiting scholar.
University of Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV). 1986-1990 (5 years). PhD.

Research direction

Doctoral thesis

  1. Rosa Fernández Urtasun, “Vicente Aleixandre o la realización de un proyecto surrealista”, University of Navarra (Pamplona), Faculty of Philosophy and Letters; grade: Outstanding cum laude unanimously, 06/96.
  2. Marion Munier, “La courtisane dans la littérature française et espagnole des XVIe et XVIIe siècles”, Faculté des Lettres, University of Dijon (France) and Universidad Complutense, European Cotutela Regime. Co-director: Prof. Didier Souiller. Qualification “Très Honorable” (Excellent cum laude), 13/03/09.
  3. Séverine Reyrolle, “Théâtres à leur miroir (XVIIe et XXe siècles). Facettes françaises et francophiles d’un procédé à l’espagnole”, University of Paris X Nanterre and Complutense University, European Co-Directorship. Co-director: Prof. Liliane Picciola. Qualification: Outstanding cum laude unanimously (“Très Honorable à l’unanimité avec félicitations du jury”) and Extraordinary Doctorate Award 2015, 26/06/14.
  4. Irene Ortiz Rosado: “La recepción de las comedias ballet de Molière en los sainetes de Ramón de la Cruz”, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Co-director: Prof. Esther Borrego Gutiérrez. Qualification: “Outstanding”, 03/05/2023.
  5. Juan Carlos Ruiz Alcaide, “Aproximación mitocrítica a Crónica del asesino de reyes de Patrick Rothfuss”, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Co-director: Miguel Ángel Mateos-Aparicio. Qualification: “Outstanding cum laude”, 10/10/2023.
  6. Carolina López Fic: “Filomela and Procne: a myth of artistic and literary creation”, Complutense University (in progress).
  7. María del Carmen Lechosa Maldonado: “Rewriting the Passion in the work of Alejandro Sawa (1862-1909): the bohemian face of Christ in fin-de-siècle literature”, Complutense University (in progress).
  8. Israel Jiménez Espino: “En alas de la tormenta. The figure of the goddess in the European myth of the wild hunt” (in progress).
  9. Brennan White: “Out of Plato’s Cave: A study of the nature and purpose of myth without the influence of Plato’s Forms” (in progress).

Master’s thesis

  1. Sara Baró Vivancos, “Análisis cuantitativo y cualitativo de la percepción musical y literaria y su interrelación”, Universidad Complutense, Facultad de Filología, Master in Literary Studies, grade: Outstanding (9), 2008-09.
  2. Susana García Hiernaux, “El ballet en las vanguardias europeas: un arte en expansión”, Universidad Complutense, Facultad de Filología, Master in Literary Studies, grade: Outstanding (9), 2008-09.
  3. Laetitia Gañán Martínez, “Breve estudio sobre la presencia del miedo en los cuentos”, Universidad Complutense, Facultad de Filología, Master in Literary Studies, grade: Notable (8), 2008-09.
  4. Erea Fernández Folgueiras, “Poetics of the fragment. Aproximación a la experiencia del sentido en La Vie mode d’emploi de Georges Perec”, Complutense University, Faculty of Philology, Master in Literary Studies, grade: Outstanding, 2009-10.
  5. Teresa Sánchez Carmona, “Vicente Huidobro: Transferencias poéticas de vanguardia”, Complutense University, Faculty of Philology, Doctoral dissertation in Religious Studies, grade: Outstanding (9), 2010-11.
  6. Blanca I. López Tejada, “La máscara de Molière”, Complutense University, Faculty of Philology, Doctoral dissertation in Theatre History, grade: Outstanding (9), 2010-11.
  7. Maria Angela Silva Cappucci, “A Mitocrítica na nova geopoética do Caribe como fonte para a narrativa histórica do século XX”, Dr. by the University of Brasilia, PEHPHAM-Programa de Estudos e Pesquisas em História da América, Universidad Complutense, Facultad de Filología, Post-Doctoral Research Project, grade: Outstanding (9.5), 2010-11.
  8. Cristina Fernández Fernández Fernández, “Ionesco: philosophy and language”, Universidad Complutense, Facultad de Filología, Master in Theatre and Performing Arts, grade: Outstanding (9), 2011-12.
  9. Alexandra Samoletnikova, “Est-ce que Carmen est un mythe?”, Complutense University, Faculty of Philology, Master in Applied French Language, grade: Pass (6.5), 2015-16.
  10. Ester Gómez Esteban, “Environnement numérique dans la classe de FLE pour l’autonomie dans l’apprentissage”, Faculty of Education, Master in Teacher Training of ESO and Bachillerato, FP and Language Teaching”, Qualification: (6), 2018-19.
  11. Antonio Ferrer Fernández, “La gamification dans l’enseignement des langues”, Facultad de Educación, Máster en Formación del Profesorado de ESO y Bachillerato, FP y Enseñanzas de Idiomas”, Qualification: (7), 2018-19.
  12. Natalia Sampedro Carreño, “Análisis de la reescritura de los mitos en la obra La Cité des Dames de Christine de Pizan”, Facultad de Filología”, Máster en Ciencias de las Religiones, Qualification: (9,5), 2018-19.
  13. Andrea Bañón Avilés, “Maupassant fantastique: les contes fantastiques de Maupassant appliqués a l’enseignement dans la classe de FLE”, Faculty of Education, Master’s Degree in Teacher Training for ESO and Bachillerato, FP and Language Teaching, grade: Pass (6.75), 2018-19.
  14. Rubén López Verísimo, “The single ring: influences of Norse mythology in Tolkien’s work”, Faculty of Philology, Master’s Degree in Religious Studies, grade: Outstanding (9.5). 2019-20.
  15. Javier Delgado Belmonte, “ Las revelaciones del Grial: lo maravilloso medieval en los relatos griálicos como visión mística”, Facultad de Filología, Máster en Ciencias de las Religiones, grade: Notable (8). 2020-21.
  16. Elías Sampayo Snikah, “ The power of myth in superheroes: analysis of pop culture heroic figures as new religious idols”, Faculty of Philology, Master of Science in Religions, grade: Pass (6). 2023-24.

Other merits

Academic positions y asociations

Vice President of the Association pour la Diffusion de la Recherche en Littérature (ADIREL), Paris (2015-).
Member of the Institute of Religious Sciences (Complutense University, 2017-).
Member of the Madrid Theatre Institute (Complutense University, 2007-).
Member by appointment of the Société d’Histoire littéraire de la France (Paris, 2007-).
Director of the Department of French Philology at Complutense University (2012-2017).
General Coordinator of the Degree in Modern Languages of the Faculty of Philology of the Complutense University (2011-2013).
Chairman of the Quality Committee of the Degree in Modern Languages of the Faculty of Philology of the Complutense University (2011-2013).
Vice Dean of Research and PhD of the Faculty of Philology (Complutense University, 2022-).

Evaluation committees

Evaluator of the ANECA for the “Salvador de Madariaga” and “José Castillejo” programs convened by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport (2018-).
Expert evaluator of the “Haut Conseil de l’évaluation de la recherche et de l’enseignement supérieur” (HCÉRES) -similar to the ANECA in Spain- (2017-).
Expert evaluator of the National Agency for Evaluation and Foresight (ANEP), Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (2012-).

Editorial board

  • Açao Midiática. Studies in Communication, Society and Culture, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil (2015-).
    Series “& Oltre collana”. Editorial Levante, Bari (2015-).
    Travaux de Littérature (Journal, Paris). Member of the scientific committee. Since 2009.
    Amaltea. Revista de mitocrítica (Journal, Madrid). General editor. Since 2008.
    “Comparative perspectives”, collection of the publishing house Classiques Garnier (Paris). Since 2008.
    Pygmalion (Journal, Madrid). Since 2008.
    Bibliographie internationale de l’Humanisme et de la Renaissance (Journal, Droz, Geneva). 2001-2004.
    Comparative Literature and Culture (Journal, Purdue University, IN, USA). Since 1997.
    “Problemata Literaria”, collection of the publishing house Reichenberger (Kassel, Germany). Since 1995.

Founder and Editor of Amaltea, Journal of Myth Criticism (Madrid, 2008; ISSN 1989-1709)

  • Indexada en Scopus (Elsevier), ESCI (Emerging Sources Citation Index, Web of Science-Thompson Reuters), LLBA (Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstract), MLA (Modern Language Association), Latindex, CIRC (Clasificación Integrada de Revistas Científicas), Dialnet, DICE, ISOC (Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades), MIAR (Matriz de Información para el Análisis de Revistas), RESH (Revistas Españolas de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades) y REDIB (Red Iberoamericana de Innovación y Conocimiento Científico). Sello de Calidad de la FECYT (2021-). http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/AMAL

Founder and President of Asteria, International Association of Mythcriticism (Madrid, 2010)

Exhibition curatorship

  • Comissioner at the exhibition “El Jardín de las Hespérides”, by Luis Priego, celebrated at the c arte c (Centro de Arte Complutense), avda. Juan de Herrera, 2, Madrid, from January 20 to April 4 2022, organized by Vicerrectorado de Cultura, Deporte y Extensión Universitaria, in collaboration with various entities (L’Oréal, Asteria…).
  • Organizer and curator of the “Asteria de Creación Plástica y Mitología” contests, ex aequo, together with Elena Blanch and Pedro Terrón:
    • I Contest: exhibition in Fundación Pons (c/ Serrano, 138, Madrid, Julio 15-21, 2014).
    • II Contest: exhibition in Exhibition Hall of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Complutense University (June 13-16, 2016).
    • III Contest: Exhibition at Espacio Cultural Volturno (c/ Volturno, 2, Prado de Somosaguas, Madrid, November 14-24, 2019).
    • IV Contest: Exhibition at the Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions of La Corrala Cultural Center (c/ Carlos Arniches 3 and 5, Madrid, June 1-5, 2021).
    • V Contest: Exhibition at El Silo de Hortaleza (c/ Mar de las Antillas 14, Madrid, September 27-October 3, 2023).
    • VI Contest: Exhibition at Sala Maruja Mallo, Centro Cultural Daoíz y Velarde (Plaza Daoíz y Velarde, 28007 Madrid, 4 – 30 June 2025).

Awards

  • “Proclamation of congratulations and declaration of Honorable Visitor”, Municipality of Bayamón and University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón, Puerto Rico (10/30/2024).
  • Winner of the “Aristotle International Prize for Thought and Essay”, Grupo Editorial Sial Pygmalion (02/28/2024).
    Awarded the “Resilience TNA” Programme, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” (10/04/2023).
  • “Senior Fellowship” from the Institute of Advanced Study and the European Social Fund, seconded to University College as Visiting Professor (09/05/2017).
  • Awarded the “Resilience TNA” Programme, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” (10/04/2023).
  • “Giovi – Città di Salerno” International Research Award, Senate of the Italian Republic and Associazione Culturale Demoetnoantropologica “I Castellani” (7/12/2011).