Department: Filología Inglesa, Francesa y Alemana

Institute/Center: Instituto Universitario en Género y Diversidad

Area: French Philology

Research group: INTERSECCIONES Intersecciones: Literaturas, Culturas y Teorías Contemporáneas

Email: scarlakenjustine@uniovi.es

I have been a substitute lecturer in LOSU 80.2 in the Area of French Philology at the University of Oviedo since 2022. During this time, I have developed an interdisciplinary research programme examining literary responses to major contemporary issues. My work focuses on four main areas: theoretical fiction and Franco-Spanish metaliterature (I defended my thesis on Jean-Benoît Puech and Enrique Vila-Matas in 2025), contemporary ecocriticism and zoopoetics (I have published work on literary cetology and oceanic environmental narratives). The other two areas are postcolonial Pacific and Atlantic literatures (Sia Figiel and indigenous island writing), and writings of resistance to systemic violence (prison literatures and patriarchal systems). Adopting a geo-critical and intersectional approach, this research examines how contemporary literary creation becomes a critical laboratory for reflecting on current social transformations, such as the ecological crisis, forced migration, and the redefinition of identities in a globalised world.