Fernando Rivera-Díaz

Fernando Rivera Díaz received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 2006. His research focuses on contemporary Latin American narrative, objectification of the bodies and the constitution of modern subjects, with special emphasis in Andean literature and culture. He has published Dar la palabra: ética, política y poética de la escritura en Arguedas (Iberoamericana/Vervuert, 2011), an overall study of the work of José María Arguedas from the perspective of Andean reciprocity. El cuerpo anudado: Objetificación y uso político de los cuerpos en los Andes (Almenara Press, 2025), a proposal for a general theory of objectification based on the analysis of political violence in the Andes. Los nudos de la escritura: A propósito de las narrativas del Conflicto Armado Interno en el Perú (1980-2000) (UNMSM-Facultad de Letras, 2025), a reflection on discursive formations and memory in the context of political violence in Peru, inspired by the ancient khipus.