About Us Fernando Nina
Substitute Professor of “Society, Culture, and Communication in Ibero-America”
Affiliation: Heidelberg Center for Ibero-American Studies
Cooperation: Faculty for Economics and Social Sciences
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 54-19339
Email: fernando.nina(at)uni-heidelberg.de
Fernando Nina was substitute professor of “Ibero-American Literature and Culture” at Heidelberg University until 2024 and from October 1, 2025, he is a substitute professor of “Society, Culture, and Communication in Ibero-America” at the HCIAS. His main areas of research are cultural phenomena in Latin America from the 17th to the 20th century, cultural theory, theories of decolonization and subalternity, as well as Latin American cultural philosophy. He has been a visiting professor in Spain, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, and Brazil.
Research
Fernando Nina's research interests encompass the following areas:
- Colonial Latin American Literature and Culture (15th-18th century)
- Spanish Fiction from Siglo de Oro to 18th century
- Spanish Picaresque Novel and Exemplary Novels (Cervantes, Zayas)
- Latin American Enlightenment (18th century)
- Latin American Independence Novel (19th century)
- Afro-Asian-Hispanic Literature and South-South correlations
- Decolonization, Border Thinking, Critical Race Theory, Cultural Philosophy of Latin America, Theory of the Subaltern, and Decolonial Feminism
Research in Progress
Imaginaries beyond the edge: Decolonial feminism in Latin American Essay written by Women. The project seeks to conduct the first comparative analysis of decolonial feminist theory and knowledge production in Latin American essay writing, in terms of their intersectional, transcultural, and epistemic interconnections. This approach aims to uncover a critical yet underexplored dimension of the cultural and literary history of the Americas. The project is based on the premise that an interconnected study of theoretical essay production by women in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Bolivia, Cuba, Peru, and Jamaica can offer key insights into female knowledge production and its role in shaping Latin American modernity.
Supervision of Doctoral Dissertation Projects
Paúl Dávila: “Naturkommunikation und Dichtung. Selbst- und Kulturübersetzung als vergleichende Praxis in der indigenen Poesie Fredy Chikanganas.”
Selected Publications
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Teaching
Winter Semester 2025/26
- Dekolonialer Feminismus
- Fear in Latin American culture
- Myth, passion, and religiosity. Literature, soccer, and popular culture in Latin America
- Reading course - Curso de lectura: Intersectional theories, Race, gender, class, epistemology in Latin America
- Theories of Social Change
Contact
PD Dr. Fernando Nina
Heidelberg Center for Ibero-American Studies | HCIAS
Brunnengasse 1 69117, Heidelberg
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 54-19339
Email: fernando.nina(at)uni-heidelberg.de
Visiting address:
Brunnengasse 1, 69117 Heidelberg
Room 105 (3012.01.105)
Office Hours
By appointment via email