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María Abizanda

@mariaabizandac

PhD student in American literature at @www.unizar.es. Member of @posthumanuz.bsky.social. SF, crime she/her

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📢 Call for Papers!
“Unbound, Unfinished, Ongoing: A Kate Zambreno Symposium”

📍 Online
📅 23 Oct 2026
🗓 Abstract deadline: 1 July 2026

🔗 sites.google.com/view/kate-za...

11.03.2026 11:13 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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📢 Friday PhD Talk #23 will be delivered by @luiskleiser.bsky.social

The title of his talk is “From the Classroom to the PhD: Being an Outsider, a Part-Time Researcher, and a Public Speaker.”

⏰ Thursday 27th February, 12:00h
📌 Facultad de Filosofía y Letras (Universidad de Zaragoza)

12.02.2026 15:12 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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This week’s #PosthumanFridays pick is The Overstory by Richard Powers — a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel that places trees at the heart of the narrative 🌳

13.02.2026 09:12 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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📢 We’re delighted to announce that our PIs
@soniabaeloallue.bsky.social and Mónica Calvo-Pascual have published two Open Access chapters in the Handbook of Literary Criticism and Ethics, edited by Susana Onega and Jean-Michel Ganteau (@limlit-unizar.bsky.social). 👇

🔗 brill.com/display/titl...

19.02.2026 09:43 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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We’re live on ResearchGate! 🚀👩‍🔬

Explore our research on posthumanism & crime fiction 📚✨

Meet the team & check our projects here 👉 www.researchgate.net/lab/The-Post...

#PosthumanStudies #AcademicTwitter #ResearchTeam

19.02.2026 13:10 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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🔬✨ Today we celebrate the outstanding women researchers in our group on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (#11F).

Science is stronger, more diverse, and more innovative because of women. 💜

11.02.2026 20:19 👍 2 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Our predoctoral researcher @mariaabizandac.bsky.social has presented the poster “Fomentar el pensamiento crítico a través de la literatura” at the XVIII Jornadas de Innovación, showcasing the results of a 3-year teaching innovation project by @filoinglesauz.bsky.social.

15.01.2026 12:03 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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📢 Next Monday, our predoctoral researchers @mariaabizandac.bsky.social and @martabagues.bsky.social (@limlit-unizar.bsky.social) will take part in #WomenResearchersInTheClassroom, delivering a talk at IES Tiempos Modernos for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (#11F).

03.02.2026 17:07 👍 4 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0

Full house en la charla "Doctorado 101: ¿Qué es un Doctorado?”! ⬇️

27.11.2025 15:33 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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🎓✨ ¡La sesión “Doctorado 101: ¿Qué es un Doctorado?” ha sido todo un éxito!
Muchísimas gracias a todas las alumnas del Grado y el Máster de profesorado que asistieron, participaron y compartieron sus dudas y experiencias.

¡Nos encanta ver tanto interés por la investigación y el futuro académico!

27.11.2025 15:19 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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📢CFP for the 6th Seminar in English Studies (SEING VI) is now open‼️

Here is some key info:
🗓️May 8th, 2026
📍Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
🕐Deadline CFP: January 15th

More details ⬇️🔗🧵

17.11.2025 12:23 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
When the Puppet Becomes Human: The Gothic Posthumanism of In the Lives of Puppets (2023) | Complutense Journal of English Studies Ahmed, Sara. “Happy Objects.” The Affect Theory Reader, edited by Gregory J. Seigworth and Melissa Gregg, Duke University Press, 2010, pp. 29–51.

🚨 New Publication alert! 🚨

Our team member @emunozgonzalez.bsky.social explores T.J. Klune’s In the Lives of Puppets (2023) through posthumanism, affect theory & Gothic fiction.

🔗 Check it out here: doi.org/10.5209/cjes...

17.11.2025 17:07 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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📚✨ #PosthumanFridays

Today’s rec: Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer — a haunting blend of weird fiction, ecological mystery, and posthuman transformation. 🌿👁️‍🗨️

A hypnotic journey into Area X that challenges what it means to be human as environments (and bodies) begin to shift. 🧬🌱

14.11.2025 09:21 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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🎓 ¿Pensando en hacer un doctorado?
Ven a la sesión “Doctorado 101: ¿Qué es un Doctorado?” y resuelve tus dudas con doctorandas de Filología Inglesa.

🗓️ Jueves 27 nov | 🕓 14:15–15:00
📍 Aula B2.1, Fac. Filosofía y Letras (Unizar)

Inscríbete aquí 👉 forms.gle/72b5SFynnR5o...

12.11.2025 15:20 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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✨ #PosthumanFridays is back!

This week’s pick: Neuromancer (1984) by William Gibson — the cyberpunk classic that redefined how we imagine tech, identity & the future. 💻🧠⚡

A visionary dive into AI, body mods & corporate power — essential reading for any posthumanist! 🤖

31.10.2025 13:02 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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🚀📚 #PosthumanFridays begins!

Every week we’ll recommend a novel that shapes our research on #posthumanism, tech, & contemporary lit. 🌍✨

First up: The Body Scout (2021) by Lincoln Michel ⚾🧬 A sharp sci-fi noir where body mods meet biocapitalism — and justice gets a cybernetic twist. 💀

22.10.2025 13:49 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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🎓 ¿Pensando en hacer un doctorado?

Ven a la sesión “Doctorado 101: ¿Qué es un Doctorado?” y resuelve tus dudas con doctorandas de Filología Inglesa.

🗓️ Jueves 27 nov | 🕓 14:15–15:00

📍 Aula B2.1, Fac. Filosofía y Letras (Unizar)

Inscríbete aquí 👉 forms.gle/72b5SFynnR5o...

12.11.2025 12:51 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

As always, this is one of the most exciting evenings of the year, with the chance to get our work outside unis and into the streets.

We’ll be back next year!

#NIGHTSpain #ERN2025 #EuropeanResearchersNight #NocheEuropeaInvestigacion

27.09.2025 10:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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And lastly, I had the pleasure to deliver a short talk about my thesis in the Late Show: Investigación a escena event.

Bit nerve-wracking, but such a lovely opportunity to showcase our work to the public, especially in the very good company of my colleague and friend @sanchoanae.bsky.social.

27.09.2025 10:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Afterwards, I had the chance to share our research at @posthumanuz.bsky.social with the adult public at the Speed Dating event.

It’s always lovely to get people’s insights on our work, and some book recs for my TBR list!

27.09.2025 10:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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I first had the opportunity to help kids discover the work of women scientists in Zaragoza in the Purple Corner.

It was such an honor to put a spotlight on my fellow researchers’ work!

27.09.2025 10:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Such an exciting evening yesterday at European Researchers Night in CaixaForum Zaragoza!

#NIGHTSpain #ERN2025 #EuropeanResearchersNight #NocheEuropeaInvestigacion

27.09.2025 10:36 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

As always, it’s been a very fruitful and exciting day! We love to chat about our research with our peers and the public, and are already looking forward to next year. ✨

#NIGHTSpain #ERN2025 #EuropeanResearchersNight #NocheEuropeaInvestigacion

27.09.2025 10:09 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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To finish off the day in Zaragoza, our predoctoral researcher @mariaabizandac.bsky.social has delivered a short talk called “Sherlocks del siglo XXI: ¿Puede la novela de misterio ayudarnos a resolver la crisis climática?” at the Investigación a escena event.

26.09.2025 19:40 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Afterwards, she has taken part of the Speed Dating activity, where she has explained our group’s research to the adult public at the Cafeteria

26.09.2025 17:07 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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At the same time, @mariaabizandac.bsky.social has helped kids discover the work of women scientists at the Purple Corner.

26.09.2025 17:07 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

🚨🚨🚨 Today is the day!!!

Stay tuned to this thread 🧵 to keep up to date with our team members' activities throughout the day!

26.09.2025 08:24 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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Ayer pasamos muy buen rato calentando motores para este viernes de transferencia en la previa de la #NocheEuropeaInvestigación en CaixaForum Zaragoza.

#NIGHTSpain #ERN2025

25.09.2025 10:01 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Very very excited to share a bit about my thesis next Friday at European Researchers Night! ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

19.09.2025 17:21 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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⌛💬📕 Later, our predoctoral researcher @mariaabizandac.bsky.social will take part of the Speed Dating activity chatting about our team's work with the public.

Drop by to get to know more about our research!

📍 Caixaforum Zaragoza
🗺️ Cafetería
🕝 18 h.

19.09.2025 14:45 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0