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PEÑAS RUIZ

My research focuses on two main 19th-century literature issues: costumbrismo and "artículo de costumbres" (sketch of manners/tableau des moeurs/skizze der sitten). I'm interested in all kind of literary genres in which social customs and manners turned into artistic topic since 18th- to 19th century: moral weeklies or "spectators", sketches, "tableaux", "panoramas", "it-fiction", panoramic literature, literary physiologies, among others. Additionally, I am interested in the history of books and reading (18th and 19th centuries) and I have studied biographies of nineteenth-century publishers such as Ignacio Boix and Clémentine Denné Schmitz. EDUCATION PhD - European Comparative Literature (2009-2013), University of Murcia, Spain. Dissertation: "Hacia una poética del artículo de costumbres (1830-1850)" (Distinctions: Cum Laude; Europeus). V «Academia del Hispanismo» International Prize for Research on Spanish Literature and Criticism (2013; ex aequo). M.A. - Master in Books and Children's and Youth Literature (2018-2020), Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. Master's Thesis: "It-fiction and LIJ". M.A. - Master in European Comparative Literature (2007-2009), University of Murcia, Spain. Master's Thesis: "Introducción al estudio del costumbrismo literario". B.A. - Spanish Language and Literature (2002-2007), University of Murcia, Spain. Major Paper: "Costumbrismo, romanticismo, periodismo: 'El Museo de las Familias' (1843-1852)". Researcher as PhD Student at the School of Arts & Humanities in King's College (London, UK, 2011). Researcher as PhD Student at the Institute of Humanities in CSIC (Madrid, Spain, 2010). Researcher as Phd Student at the College of Arts and Sciences in The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH, United States, 2009). AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST: Costumbrismo, Modern Spanish Literature (18th and 19th centuries), History of Journalism (18th and 19th centuries), Hispanic Studies, Comparative Literature, Popular Literature and Culture, Book History. AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: Costumbrismo, Modern Spanish Literature (18th and 19th centuries), History of Journalism (18th and 19th centuries), Comparative Literature, Book History. Address: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) Facultad de Filología Departamento de Literatura Española y Teoría de la Literatura Paseo Senda del Rey, 7, Despacho 7.21B 28040 Madrid