
PhD in English Philology and lecturer in the Modern Languages Department at the UR (Universidad Pública de la Rioja). Bibian Pérez's university teaching has mainly focused on English Language for different Specific Purposes, at all levels, as well as on English Teaching Methodology. In 2010 she was awarded the XII Elisa Pérez Vera's Research Prize in Gender Studies (UNED) for her work on African feminisms.
Her publications include her book Lo lejano y lo bello: feminismos y maternidades africanas a través de su literatura (2012), as well as chapters in 8 books. Bibian Pérez has presented her research at numerous national and international congresses, conferences and courses, and has also published articles in numerous African and/or literary journals. Her research activity focuses on ecocriticism (member of the research group GIECO-Instituto Franklin-UAH, at the Universidad de Alcalá) and on African women authors (member of the research group GIVA, Voces Africanas, at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid).
Lines of research: ecocriticism, African literature, transformation of the urban space, identity.