Cervantes - University of Bath: Annual Lecture
Instituto Cervantes
Instituto Cervantes in collaboration with the Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at the University of Bath’s School of Modern Languages, presents the first Annual Lecture on Hispanic Culture, titled Ibero-Chinese Narratives of Belonging: From the Graphic Novel to the Documentary Podcast by author Quan Zhou Wu.
Writer Quan Zhou Wu will deliver the inaugural lecture of this series. In it, she will discuss her career, her books published in Spain, and the impact and reception of her work among Spanish audiences. Quan Zhou Wu is a Spanish author, illustrator, graphic novelist, and digital product designer. She was born in Algeciras, Cádiz, on 5 December 1989, to Chinese parents who moved to Andalusia in the 1980s. Over the course of her career, she has worked in various media outlets, including the digital edition of El País and Vogue magazine. She has also been a speaker on racism and identity at universities in Spain, the United States, Sweden, China and Taiwan. Her work has gained international recognition, and in 2024 she was awarded the Honorary Chair in Spanish Culture and Civilization at New York University.
