Elena Caballero
Elena Caballero
Visiting Assistant Professor of Teaching | Spanish
901-678-2506235 Jones Hallcbllrfrn@memphis.eduDr. Elena Caballero is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Teaching at the University
of Memphis. She specializes in contemporary Spanish literature, with a particular
focus on poetic and musical intertextuality within the Hispanic tradition. Her doctoral
research examined the influence of Federico García Lorca on the works of Leonard Cohen
and Enrique Morente, exploring the transnational and interdisciplinary reach of Lorca’s
legacy. More broadly, her work engages with modern and contemporary Spanish literary
production and its connections to other artistic forms. Dr. Elena Caballero brings
this research into the classroom by encouraging students to analyze literature within
broader cultural and artistic contexts. Before joining the University of Memphis,
she served as a predoctoral teaching and research fellow at the University of Cádiz
(Spain) and worked as technical staff at the Instituto de Investigación en Estudios
del Mundo Hispánico (In-EMHis).
Education:
BA (2018) Hispanic Philology – Universidad de Cádiz
BA (2018) English Studies – Universidad de Cádiz
MA (2020) Hispanic Studies – Universidad de Cádiz
PhD (2024) Arts and Humanities (Spanish Literature) – Universidad de Cádiz