Francisca García (Santiago de Chile, 1980) works internationally since 2009, researching, writing, teaching and curating art projects inscribed in the Expanded Literature and Latin American Diaspora since the 1960s. According to her general thesis, geographic migration influence disciplinary and transmedial displacements. García’s work has provided relevant conceptual keys based on Cultural Theory and Collective Memory, Artistic Research, Creative Writing and Alternative Pedagogies.
She resided for extended periods in Valparaiso, Chile, and Berlin, Germany, where collaborates with different groups and networks. In 2017 she was awarded a Ph.D. in Literature and Cultural Studies at the University of Potsdam. Nowadays she is working as an associate professor at the Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación and also collaborate with graduate programs in other universities in Santiago de Chile.