Tania Pleitez

Who is Tania Pleitez?

Dr. Tania Pleitez is an author and lecturer on Latin American Literature, focusing on the study of literature and culture from Pre-Columbian Times to main trends of 20th Century Latin American literature, and writings of Spanish American Women from 17th century to present day.

She currently lives in Barcelona, Spain where she does research, either at the University of Barcelona or for projects lead by FundeCultura.

She was born in El Salvador and educated at Universitat de Barcelona, Universidad de Costa Rica, Universidad Latina de Costa Rica. She holds a PhD in Spanish American Literature from Universitat de Barcelona. The title of her thesis was: «Debajo estoy yo». Formas de la autorrepresentación femenina en la poesía hispanoamericana. It was published in Tesis Doctorales en Red.

Her background is also in the non-profit area, and has worked at Arias Foundation for Peace and Human Progress and consulted for Sistema de Asesoría y Capacitación para el Desarrollo Local