Wladimir Alfredo Chavez Vaca

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Associate Professor

Contact

+4769608359

wladimir.chavez@hiof.no

Study place

Halden

Office nr.

A3-062

Academic interests

-My scholarly journey has been rooted in the exploration of plagiarism and intertextuality within Spanish and Latin American Literature. My PhD research was a comprehensive study of literary plagiarism and intertextuality, where I critically evaluated the concept of “plagiarism” through the lens of Gerard Genette’s transtextuality. This led to the development of a methodology for textual comparison, specifically focused on works written in the Spanish language. This research has not only broadened the discourse on plagiarism and intertextuality in Spanish and Latin American literature but also provided a framework for future studies in this field.

-I am currently working on a project called Identity, Migration and Exile. Looking for a Promised Land in Latin American and Spanish Literature. This project analyzes the connection between migration, poverty and political conflicts in Latin America, especially through authors who have largely been ignored or dismissed from their national literature. A book with academic articles was published in July 2017: Finisterre: en el último lugar del mundo. Migraciones en la cultura y literatura hispanoamericanas. A second book was published in 2024: Finisterre II: Revisiting the Last Place on Earth. Migrations in Spanish and Latin American Culture and Literature.

-I am immersed in Ecuadorian Literature, particularly in the narratives that explore the socio-cultural dynamics of Ecuador through its literary tradition. My research probes into various aspects of these narratives, scrutinizing the cultural nuances, identity constructs, and literary techniques employed by Ecuadorian authors. This scholarly pursuit has led to the publication of several papers.

-I am interested in pathographies, biographies of disease or narrative of illness, i. e. the written testimonies of people who are sick. My research reflects on different aspects of these types of narratives and analyzes the cultural and social aspects, identity issues and literary strategies in texts written by patients, relatives of patients or doctors. A scholarly book about this topic was published in December 2020: Cuando los pacientes se vuelven escritores. Una aproximación a las narrativas de la enfermedad en Ecuador.

Courses taught

Spansk og latinamerikansk litteratur 2 (Spring) https://www.hiof.no/studier/emner/lusp/slik/2025/var/ssp11819.html
Fordypning i spansk og latinamerikansk historie og kultur (Autumn) https://www.hiof.no/studier/emner/lusp/slik/2026/host/ssp20419.html
Litteratur i undervisningen II - Master (Autumn) https://www.hiof.no/studier/emner/lusp/slik/2026/host/ssp42118.html

Background

I have studied at the Pontifical Catholic University of Quito (PUCE), University of Bergen, University of Aarhus, University of Newcastle and New York University. I have a Certificate of Inter-American Studies (PUCE), a degree in Communication and Literature (PUCE), a Master's in Creative Literature (New York University), and a Ph.D. in Latin American Studies, with a major in Literature (University of Bergen).

Supervisor – Master Degree Candidates

Uso de canciones en la enseñanza de español como lengua extranjera. Master's thesis written by Elise Margrethe Tokerud. Østfold University College, 2026.

Scratch y el aprendizaje del vocabulario en ELE: un análisis cualitativo de proyectos públicos en el contexto educativo noruego. Master's thesis written by Fabio De Lima Rustad. Østfold University College, 2026.

La literatura y el cine latinoamericano como recursos didácticos para el trabajo de la variación dialectal y la competencia intercultural. Master's thesis written by Ana Sieder. Østfold University College, 2026.

Investigación cualitativa sobre el uso de inteligencia artificial generativa para el trabajo autónomo en el aula de español como lengua extranjera. Master's thesis written by David Servando Arechiga García. Østfold University College, 2026.

El microrrelato como herramienta didáctica para desarrollar la competencia intercultural. Master's thesis written by Maribel O. Jaén Vindvik. Østfold University College, 2024.

Uso crítico y estratégico de Google Translate en el aula de español en Noruega. Master's thesis written by Magne Janitz. Østfold University College, 2023.

Cine y roles de género. Fortaleciendo la comprensión democrática y cultural en el aula de ELE. Master's thesis written by Lourdes Miranda Ausejo. Østfold University College, 2023.

Cómo influyen los juegos digitales y los videos interactivos en la motivación de los alumnos de bachillerato del curso de español. Master's thesis written by Belú Smith-Meyer. Østfold University College, 2023.

Un estudio sobre el uso de textos auténticos y su efecto en el aprendizaje de vocabulario en el aula de ELE en Noruega. Master's thesis written by Irene Gautesen Langåker. Østfold University College, 2022.

Textos literarios y competencia lecto-literaria en la clase de lengua materna. Master's thesis written by Paola Rodríguez Llerena. Østfold University College, 2022.

La utilidad de los ejercicios breves de mindfulness en la clase de Español como Lengua Extranjera. Master's thesis written by Guro Møller. Østfold University College, 2022.

External examiner – Master Degree Candidates

¡Visca Barça! El partido que no se pudo contar: discurso, censura, identidad catalana y resistencia antifranquista en el FC Barcelona (1943-2000). Master's thesis written by David Holte Sørhaug. Supervisor: Álvaro Llosa. University of Oslo, 2026

Casas vacías: Madres vacías. Una lectura de la maternidad, la ambivalencia y el vacío en Casas vacías de Brenda Navarro. Master's thesis written by Marianne Ramsland. Supervisor: Randi Lise Davenport. The Arctic University of Norway, 2025.

Historia chilena y alegoría en El brujo y su sombra (2016) de Claudia Andrade Ecchio. Master's thesis written by Thea Strand. Supervisor: Kari Soriano. University of Bergen, 2025.

Poder, discurso narrativo y magia. Un estudio de Leopardo al Sol (1993) de Laura Restrepo. Master's thesis written by Ida Marie Storsve Olsen. Supervisor: Carlos Cabanillas. The Arctic University of Norway, 2025.

Cuentos (1880) de Eduarda Mansilla de García. La creación del lector infantil en Argentina. Master's thesis written by Aleksandra Mirjanić. Supervisor: Kari Soriano. University of Bergen, 2024.

Malinche: imagen y representación. Estudio de su impacto en la identidad mexicana y chicana a través de un catálogo de arte. Master's thesis written by Kenia Denisse Díaz Vincent. Supervisor: Carlos Cabanillas. The Arctic University of Norway, 2024.

España en Japón: las diferentes localizaciones de Pokémon Escarlata/Violeta y sus diferencias. Master's thesis written by Alvaro Chicote Machuca. Supervisor: Maximino Ruiz Rufino. University of Oslo, 2024.

Los lugares de memoria en "El tablero de la reina" de Luis Zueco. Master's thesis written by Elena Perez. Supervisor: Alvaro Llosa Sanz. University of Oslo, 2023.

El discurso ecológico en textos de información turística. Una aproximación al caso de Costa Rica. Master's thesis written by Synne Kvamsøy Bjørke. Supervisor: Carlos Cabanillas. The Arctic University of Norway, 2023.

La representación literaria del trauma en la forma de depresión en la novela gráfica "El arte de volar". Master's thesis written by Alejandra Loaiza Torres. Supervisor: Mónica Poza. University of Oslo, 2022.

Polarización e inclusión política. Análisis crítico del discurso de investidura de tres líderes de la nueva marea rosa latinoamericana. Master's thesis written by Emil M.L. Ravn. Supervisor: Marco Berton. University of Oslo, 2022.

Los sin Dios. Una lectura decolonial en la novela «Las tierras arrasadas» de Emiliano Monge. Master's thesis written by Laura Enríquez Santamaría. Supervisor: Jorge Joaquín Locane. University of Oslo, 2022.

El hombre letrado y su búsqueda de una identidad vocacional. Los casos de Augusto Monterroso y Sergio Pitol. Master's thesis written by Guadalupe del Rocío Byberg. Supervisor: Jon Askeland. University of Bergen, 2021.

Aguas borrascosas: del agua bella al agua contaminada. Una afirmación de la existente ecoficción española. Master's thesis written by Pauline Neergård. Supervisor: Álvaro Llosa. University of Oslo, 2021.

La mujer y la amenaza ambiental. Una lectura ecofeminista de Distancia de Rescate, de Samanta Schweblin. Master's thesis written by Mari Korsan Kjemphol. Supervisor: Álvaro Llosa. University of Oslo, 2021.

El espiritismo en la literatura porfiriana a través de “Un viaje celeste” (1872) de Pedro Castera y “El dictado de muerto” (1901) de Rubén M. Campos. Master's thesis written by Elena Pirela-Østrem. Supervisor: Kari Soriano. University of Bergen, 2021.

La ciudad cantada. La poesía-música contemporánea española: estudio de caso de la obra de Ignacio González Vegas desde la sociología de la música y los estudios urbanos. Master's thesis written by Saúl Cué. Supervisor: Álvaro Llosa. University of Oslo, 2020.

“Soy lo mismo que tú”. Presencia del discurso de identidad trans en "Una mujer fantástica", obra cinematográfica de Sebastián Lelio. Master's thesis written by Mareike Mannigel. Supervisor: Jon Askeland. University of Bergen, 2020.

La representación de la identidad del sujeto colonial en narrativa y poesía chicana. Un enfoque decolonial. Master's thesis written by Siri Denstad Langlo. Supervisor: Nelson González Ortega. University of Oslo, 2019.

Médicos, curanderos, boticarios y dentistas: Representaciones de la medicina en el costumbrismo costarricense. Master's thesis written by Kristine N. Seljemoen. Supervisor: Kari Soriano. University of Bergen, 2019.

Perspectivas y visiones posrevolucionarias del amor mexicano en Eugenia (1919) y “El hogar del porvenir” (1945) de Eduardo Urzaiz Rodríguez. Master's thesis written by Margrete Granum. Supervisor: Kari Soriano. University of Bergen, 2019.

Relaciones de poder en "Historia de Mayta", de Mario Vargas Llosa. Enfoque decolonial. Master's thesis written by Angélica Cuadros. Supervisor: Nelson González Ortega. University of Oslo, 2019.

La representación literaria del género y la homosexualidad en tres cuentos mexicanos del siglo XXI. El contrato heterosexual y la performatividad de género. Master's thesis written by Thomas Løge. Supervisor: Nelson González Ortega. University of Oslo, 2019.

Cíborgs sueltos: metáforas de la ciencia ficción aplicadas a la realidad chilena. Análisis temático de la novela Flores para un cyborg (1997). Master's thesis written by Julie Strandheim. Supervisor: Jon Askeland. University of Bergen, 2019.

La amenaza ambiental. La conciencia ecológica en dos novelas latinoamericanas. Master's thesis written by Anette Sætremyr Fylling. Supervisor: Jon Askeland. University of Bergen, 2019.

Negra y Sobre las olas. Identificaciones femeninas negras en narrativas cubanas contemporáneas. Master's thesis written by Adri González. Supervisor: Jon Askeland. University of Bergen, 2019.

La ciencia ficción como herramienta crítica. Los cuentos hispanoamericanos “Feliz Advenimiento” (1992) y “Los embriones del violeta” (1973). Master's thesis written by Mari Ulleberg Søreng. Supervisor: Kari Soriano. University of Bergen, 2018.

"Betydningen av å kunne fly" (The meaning of how to fly). Master's thesis written by Ingrid Refnin. Supervisor: Álvaro Llosa Sanz. University of Oslo, 2018.

Un análisis teatral de la “tragedia compleja” en Crónicas Romanas de Alfonso Sastre. Master's thesis written by Andreas William Lopez Navarro. Supervisor: Álvaro Llosa Sanz. University of Oslo, 2018.

La representación de la mujer en Martín Rivas (1862). Master's thesis written by Julieta Castillo. Supervisor: Kari Soriano. University of Bergen, 2018.

Nancy Morejón desde las perspectivas del folklore, lo popular y la cultura clásica en Richard trajo su flauta y otros argumentos (1967). Master's thesis written by Beatrice Naana Quansah. Supervisor: Kari Soriano. University of Bergen, 2018.

La historia de Jemmy Button: encuentros transculturales en Fitzroy, Darwin e Iparraguirre. Master's thesis written by Idunn Amalie Sandemose. Supervisor: Kari Soriano. University of Bergen, 2017.

El mensaje de “Ni una menos” en la novela policial negra. Master's thesis written by Ingrid Skarsvaag. Supervisor: Jon Askeland. University of Bergen, 2017.

Repetición y mito bíblico en “Cien Años de Soledad”. Master's thesis written by Anna Popova. Supervisor: Carlos Cabanillas. The Arctic University of Norway, 2017.

Ibsen en España. El caso de “El hijo de Don Juan” de José Echegaray. Master's thesis written by Elise Solberg Arntsen. Supervisor: Carlos Cabanillas. The Arctic University of Norway, 2017.

La narratividad en “Los enamoramientos”, de Javier Marías. Master's thesis written by Cecilie Calero Jacobsen. Supervisor: Jeroen Vandaele. University of Oslo, 2016.

El «regionalismo» en “Cuentos de Barro”, de Salvador Salazar Arrué (Salarrué). Master's thesis written by Marta Salva. Supervisor: Jon Askeland. University of Bergen, 2014.

Awards

Winner of the Biennial Premio Pichincha 2014-2015 (Ecuador). Collection of short stories: En el Corazón del Silencio [In the Heart of Silence]. Print.
Winner of the National Literary Award Miguel Riofrío (Ecuador). El olor de las flores quemadas [The Smell of Burning Flowers]. Print.
Winner of National Award – Call for Unpublished Children's and Young Adult Manuscripts (Ecuador). La Intérprete de Hiroshima [The Interpreter of Hiroshima]. Young Adult Novel. Print.

Research groups

Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2025). Cuando vivir significa algo más. El fenómeno migratorio en Pajarito (2015), de Claudia Ulloa Donoso, América Latina en Noruega. Producción lingüística, literaria y cultural de una comunidad migrante. De Gruyter Brill. ISSN 9783111434391. p. 191–208. doi: 10.1515/9783111434445. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2025). “Common, but Not Normal” : The Narrative of Illness in Duermo mucho [I Sleep a Lot] by Maria Manonelles Ribes. In Wagner, Johanna M.; Duckworth, Melanie & Benjamin, Deanna (Ed.), Narratives of Hope and Despair: Ruin and Regeneration in Literature and Culture. Routledge. ISSN 9781041107583. p. 15–29. doi: 10.4324/9781003656692. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2024). Trust and Betrayal in the Virtual and the Real World. An Approach to Nefando (2016). In Orban, Franck; Larsen, Elin Strand & Lindahl, Sondre (Ed.), Trust under Threat: Challenges in a Digital Society. Waxmann Verlag. ISSN 9783830948537. p. 189–198. doi: 10.31244/9783830998532. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
This study analyzes the novel Nefando [Heinous], written by Ecuadorian Mónica Ojeda, and focuses on the way dark places and disgraceful actions could be portrayed both in reality and in the digital society, in addition to evaluating the levels of trust that the characters feel towards authority and institutions. The novel revolves around an online video game from the deep web: Nefando, viaje a las entrañas de una habitación [Heinous, Journey into the Bowels of a Room], wellknown to a restricted circle of people and extremely disturbing for its controversial plot. The behavior of the protagonists and the places mentioned in Nefando, both in the virtual and the real world, are scrutinized mainly from the perspectives of scholars like Sue Tait, who analyzes the fascination for violence in the digital era; Tahmina Ferdous and Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Hossienie, specialists in topics such as trust and distrust in government; Kimberly Christopherson, whose work highlights the consequences of anonymity and autonomy on the internet; and Robert W. Gehl, who reflects over the concept of trust in the deep web through the notion of legitimacy.
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2024). Fantastic Literature and Criticism of Society in El Portal Rojo, by Montse Watkins. In Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez; Taiano, Leonor & Yamabe, Gen (Ed.), Finisterre II: Revisiting the Last Place on Earth. Migrations in Spanish and Latin American Culture and Literature. Waxmann Verlag. ISSN 9783830948438. p. 35–48. doi: 10.31244/9783830998433. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
El Portal Rojo (1994) [The Red Gate], by Spanish writer Montse Watkins, contains three short stories that take place in Japan. This study examines characteristics of fantastic literature, such as the presence of ghosts, which functions as a vehicle to criticize contemporary Japanese society. For the reflection on fantastic literature, the works of Giorgio Fabio Colombo and Noriko Reider, among others, have been taken into consideration. For the approach to the criticism of society, the observations of scholar Susan Napier have been applied.
Chavez, Wladimir Alfredo (2022). Broken Alliances, Resumed Alliances. Latin American Migrant Literature in Encuentros [Encounters, 1997]. In Orban, Franck & Larsen, Elin Strand (Ed.), Living Alliances, Leaving Alliances: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Waxmann Verlag. ISSN 9783830944492. p. 47–59. doi: 10.31244/9783830994497. Full text in Research Archive
Chavez, Wladimir Alfredo (2021). Challenging gender stereotypes?: The representation of women in two Ecuadorian comics. In Björk, Eva Margareta Lambertsson; Eschenbach, Jutta Cornelia & Wagner, Johanna M. (Ed.), Women and Fairness: Navigating an Unfair World. Waxmann Verlag. ISSN 9783830943655. p. 65–80. doi: 10.31244/9783830993650. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Th e comic, the cartoon and the graphic novel are little-known genres in Ecuador despite the loyalty of their readers. In recent times, a handful of scriptwriters/illustrators have managed to open the way and publish their comic strips, either with help from the private sector or in publishing houses specifically created for this purpose. Th is study evaluates the representations of women in two Ecuadorian comic genres infl uenced by American comic tradition, and refl ects on the predominant view of women in the Ecuadorian society. Female characters will be analyzed in the works of scriptwriters and cartoonists José Daniel Santibáñez, the author of Guayaquil de mis temores (Guayaquil of my Fears), and Fabián Patinho, the author of Axioma (Axiom). Firstly, this study will off er a brief historical view of the state of Ecuadorian comics. Subsequently, there will be a preliminary presentation of the works of Santibáñez and Patinho. Th e female representation will be studied based on previous refl ections of theorists such as Karen McGrath, who has focused on the Latin American heroine of the comic book Araña; Meenakshi Gigi Durham, who refl ects over women in popular culture; and Sarah Brabant and Linda Mooney, who have studied the female roles from the perspective of stereotypes. Finally, there will be a section for conclusions.
Chavez, Wladimir Alfredo (2021). Versos para sobrevivir. Naufragio y poesía en Aleyda Quevedo y Juan Secaira. Revista Letral. p. 195–217. doi: 10.30827/RL.v0i26.15954. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Los poetas ecuatorianos Aleyda Quevedo (Quito, 1972) y Juan Secaira (Quito, 1971) han publicado distintos textos autobiográficos que se relacionan con padecimientos físicos y enfermedades. El presente estudio analiza tanto la colección de poemas Soy mi cuerpo (2006), de Aleyda Quevedo, como diferentes composiciones poéticas de Juan Secaira, especialmente las que se encuentra en su libro El Confín de los Apremios (2020). Como marco teórico se ha seleccionado el trabajo del investigador Arthur W. Frank, quien desarrolla el tema de la identidad a partir del enfrentamiento con dolencias físicas, complementado con las reflexiones sobre terapia y arte de la académica Gillie Bolton.
Chavez, Wladimir Alfredo (2021). La deuda de H. C. Andersen. Lazos entre “El traje nuevo del emperador” (1837) y El conde Lucanor (1330-1335). Impossibilia. Revista Internacional de Estudios Literarios. p. 135–155. doi: 10.32112/2174.2464.2021.396. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
“El traje nuevo del emperador” (1837), de Hans Christian Andersen, tiene una gran similitud con una de las narraciones del escritor español don Juan Manuel, autor de El conde Lucanor, obra escrita entre los años 1330 y 1335. Varios estudiosos han descrito las coincidencias, pero ninguno ha profundizado en el vínculo textual que las une. El presente estudio repasa los antecedentes literarios tanto del texto de Juan Manuel como del de Hans Christian Andersen, basados ambos en las prácticas literarias de la recreación y el préstamo, y analiza la relación entre las dos narraciones a partir de la teoría de la transtextualidad desarrollada por Gerard Genette.
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2019). Another Brick in the Wall: Motion Pictures and Latin American Immigration during the Age of Trump. In Orban, Franck & Larsen, Elin Strand (Ed.), Discussing Borders, Escaping Traps: Transdisciplinary and Transspatial Approaches. Waxmann Verlag. ISSN 9783830940456. p. 181–198. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
We live in strange times. Old borders are vanishing just before our astonished eyes, while new ones are rapidly emerging. Nearly three decades after the publication of Francis Fukuyama's The End of History and the Last Man, the zeitgeist that predicted a bright future for mankind to a large extent turned out to be rather more of a dystopia. Crises in and outside Europe multiplied the number of border controls, triggered the construction of walls and fences and widened ideological gaps. The book Discussing Borders, Escaping Traps is a transdisciplinary and transspatial approach to investigating these vanishing, emerging and changing material and immaterial borders. It is the result of a two-year project by AreaS, a research group in area studies located at Østfold University College in Norway, and by partners of AreaS.
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2019). Writing with One’s Eyes. Identity and Communicative Strategies in "99% Thank you" and "Rag Doll”. In Knutsen, Karen Sue Patrick; Barstad, Guri Ellen & Vestli, Elin-Sofie Nesje (Ed.), Exploring identity in literature and life stories: The elusive self. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISSN 9781527535718. p. 276–289. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2017). Nostalgia y trastorno. La imagen de los migrantes en "Cucarachas", de Cristian Cortez. In Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez & Taiano, Leonor (Ed.), Finisterre: En el último lugar del mundo. Migraciones en la cultura y en la literatura hispanoamericana. Editorial Grupo Destiempos. ISSN 9786079130435. p. 57–73. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2017). The Tragic Fall of Icarus: Violence, Social Prejudices and Identity in Cecilia Velasco’s Tony (2010), Narratology Plus: Studies in Recent International Narratives for Children and Young Adults / Narratologie Plus – Studien zur Erzählweise in aktueller internationaler Kinder- und Jugendliteratur. Peter Lang Publishing Group. ISSN 9783631676844. p. 113–128. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2017). The film noir's esthetics in graphic novel: the case of Angelus Hostis (2012). International Journal of Comic Art. ISSN 1531-6793. 2(19), p. 97–123. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2016). The Battle for Eloy Alfaro. Remembrance and construction of the nation state in contemporary Ecuador, Language and Nation. Crossroads and Connections. Waxmann Verlag. ISSN 9783830934974. p. 125–142. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2016). Cuando el paciente se vuelve biógrafo. Las narrativas de la enfermedad en Una caricia de Dios. Dialogía. ISSN 1819-365X. p. 237–259. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2015). Hogar de monstruos. Apuntes sobre el vínculo entre locación y terror en la literatura infantil ecuatoriana. Dialogía. ISSN 1819-365X. 9, p. 166–189. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2015). Return to Arcadia: Mediators, Marketing and Restrictions on Ecuadorian Children's Literature. New Review of Children's Literature and Librarianship. ISSN 1361-4541. 21(1), p. 77–90. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2015). Portavoces del miedo, testigos y cronistas. Las impresiones de la verdad histórica en tres documentales ecuatorianos. Volumen: "En la lente: memoria, referencialidad histórica y documentalismo en el cine latinoamericano actual". Revista Iberoamericana. ISSN 0034-9631. 81(251), p. 503–521. doi: 10.5195/reviberoamer.2015.7301. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2014). Ecuador en breve. Reflexiones sobre tres propuestas en la minificción contemporánea local. Dialogía. ISSN 1819-365X. 8, p. 88–110. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2014). Dos vestimentas para una misma mujer: influencia de Borges en “Los vestidos de una dama” (1987), de Alonso Cueto. Variaciones Borges. ISSN 1396-0482. 37, p. 119–135. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2014). When the Aztecs Conquered Europe: Literary Tradition and Criticism of Society in The Art of Smoking Mirror (2012). International Journal of Comic Art. ISSN 1531-6793. 16(2), p. 268–287. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2013). El plagio literario postmoderno: Tradición, ilegitimidad y nuevas tecnologías. Caracteres. Estudios culturales y críticos de la esfera digital. 2(2), p. 109–127. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2013). Plagio y práctica intertextual. A propósito de la novela El conquistador (2006), de Federico Andahazi. Iberoromania. ISSN 0019-0993. p. 204–221. Full text in Research Archive

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Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2025). La Intérprete de Hiroshima. Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana. ISBN 9789942341259. 157 p. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez; Taiano, Leonor & Yamabe, Gen (2024). Finisterre II: Revisiting the Last Place on Earth. Migrations in Spanish and Latin American Culture and Literature. Waxmann Verlag. ISBN 9783830948438. 200 p. Full text in Research Archive
Chavez, Wladimir Alfredo (2020). Cuando los pacientes se vuelven escritores. Una aproximación a las narrativas de la enfermedad en Ecuador. Editorial Grupo Destiempos. ISBN 9786079130510. 120 p. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2020). "23 centímetros, 36 horas". TV guía de catástrofes: Cuentos para la cuarentena. Cactus Pink. 31 p. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2019). El olor de las flores quemadas. Cactus Pink. ISBN 9789942876959. 200 p. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2019). El olor de las flores quemadas. Premio de literatura Miguel Riofrío 2018. Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana Benjamín Carrión Mora. ISBN 9789942763242. 220 p. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2018). Dios mío, ¡qué guapo es el asesino de papá! / My God, How Handsome is My Father´s Killer! (Spanish/English edition). Editorial Grupo Destiempos. ISBN 9786079130466. 282 p. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2018). Nel Cuore del Silenzio / En el Corazón del Silencio (Italian/Spanish edition). Le Chien Editor. ISBN 9780999666036. 219 p. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2018). Postales para ciegos. Centro de Publicaciones, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.. ISBN 9789978773864. 197 p. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2018). En el Corazón del Silencio / In the Heart of Silence. Editorial Grupo Destiempos. ISBN 9786079130459. 129 p. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez & Taiano, Leonor (2017). Finisterre: En el último lugar del mundo. Migraciones en la cultura y en la literatura hispanoamericana. Editorial Grupo Destiempos. ISBN 9786079130435. 200 p. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2016). En el Corazón del Silencio / In the Heart of Silence. Editorial Grupo Destiempos. ISBN 9786079130374. 150 p. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2015). En el Corazon del Silencio. Bienal Premio Pichincha de Cuento. Gobierno Autonomo de la Provincia de Pichincha. ISBN 9789942078971. 134 p. Full text in Research Archive

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Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2025). Finisterre II: Revisiting the Last Place on Earth. Migrations in Spanish and Latin American Culture and Literature. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2025). Cecilia Ansaldo Briones: ‘La intérprete de Hiroshima’ | Columnistas | Opinión | El Universo. [Journal]. Diario El Universo. doi: https:/www.eluniverso.com/opinion/columnistas/la-interprete-de-hiroshima-nota/. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2025). La intérprete de Hiroshima: voces que reconstruyen la memoria. [Journal]. Diario Expreso. doi: https:/www.expreso.ec/ocio/la-interprete-de-hiroshima-voces-que-reconstruyen-la-memoria-252141.html. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Entrevista (Diario El Expreso)
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2025). Carta para Wladimir Chávez Vaca (Respuesta) - Monda & Lironda. Monda & Lironda - Revista Azuaya especializada en Crítica Cultural y Escritura Creativa . 29. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Respuesta a una lectora
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2025). The 2nd Japan-Latin America Academic Conference 2025 in Kyoto (The 5th Chile-Japan Academic Forum). doi: https:/eventos.cmm.uchile.cl/chilejapanforum2025/. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Foredrag（Global Studies Initiative, GSI）
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2025). Representaciones de la enfermedad: una mirada a los testimonios en América Latina y España. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2025). Navigating Borders: Cultural and Literary Migration between Latin America and Asia from Colonial to Contemporary Times. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Served as Session Organizer and Presenter for a Roundtable (Saturday, May 24)
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2025). Chocolates en la nieve: la historia de Lamija. Ámbitos Feministas. ISSN 2164-0998. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Excerpt of a novel. Translation by Kimberly Moreira.
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2025). Aproximaciones a las narrativas de la enfermedad. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2025). Entrevista al autor de "La Intérprete de Hiroshima". [Radio]. Zona Cultura. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2024). Representaciones de la enfermedad: una mirada a los testimonios en América Latina y España. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2024). Testimony and Disease: The Autobiography of Hiro Fujita as a Didactic Proposal. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez & Mosenson, Marcos Fabian (2024). Fagdag - Spansk III (Nettskolen i Viken, avd. Østfold). Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2024). Exploring the Genre of Illness Narratives: A Typology and Case Study. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez & Mosenson, Marcos Fabian (2024). Presentación de "Los Olvidados" / “Den europeiske språkdagen”. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez; Taiano, Leonor & Yamabe, Gen (2024). Introduction. In Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez; Taiano, Leonor & Yamabe, Gen (Ed.), Finisterre II: Revisiting the Last Place on Earth. Migrations in Spanish and Latin American Culture and Literature. Waxmann Verlag. ISSN 9783830948438. p. 5–9. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez & Mosenson, Marcos Fabian (2023). Presentación de "La Historia Oficial" / “Den europeiske språkdagen”. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2023). Testimonies from the Madhouse: Perspectives on Trauma and Mental Illness from both the Patientand the Caregivers. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2023). Testimonio de la enfermedad en Aleyda Quevedo y Juan Secaira. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2023). The Testimonies of Sick People: A Teaching Proposal. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez & Mosenson, Marcos Fabian (2023). Fagdag - Spansk III (Nettskolen i Viken, avd. Østfold). Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2022). La deuda de Hans Christian Andersen. Lazos entre “El traje nuevo del emperador” (1837) y El conde Lucanor (1330-1335). Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez & Mosenson, Marcos Fabian (2022). Fagdag - Spansk III (Nettskolen i Viken, avd. Østfold). Full text in Research Archive
Chavez, Wladimir Alfredo (2021). Prefacio. In Alegre, Ana Simón (Eds.), Del salvaje siglo XIX al inestable siglo XX en las letras transatlánticas: Una mirada retrospectiva a través de hispanistas. Vernon Press. ISSN 9781648891748. Full text in Research Archive
Chavez, Wladimir Alfredo (2020). La agonía de los héroes. Revista de la Casa de las Américas. ISSN 0008-7157. 299, p. 45–52. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2020). Creer en la normalidad. [Journal]. Revista Rocinante. Full text in Research Archive
Chavez, Wladimir Alfredo (2020). Nostalgia y trastorno. La imagen de los migrantes en Cucarachas (2010), de Cristian Cortez. Full text in Research Archive
Chavez, Wladimir Alfredo (2020). Extranjería, migración y escritura. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2020). Ojo en la hoja. El olor de las flores quemadas. [Journal]. Revista Mundo Diners. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2019). Writing with One’s Eyes. Identity and Communicative Strategies in "99% Thank you" and "Rag Doll”. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2019). Un ecuatoriano revive el dolor del conflicto yugoslavo. [Journal]. El Telégrafo. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2019). Un relato sobre amor, guerra y periodismo. [Journal]. El Comercio. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2019). El olor de las flores quemadas, Premio Miguel Riofrío 2018 (Reseña, pág.4 - pág 6). [Journal]. Suridea. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2019). Comentario. Postales para ciegos. [Journal]. Revista Rocinante. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Reseña sobre la colección de cuentos "Postales para Ciegos". Páginas 80-81.
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2019). El olor de las flores quemadas. Columnista: Cecilia Ansaldo Briones. [Journal]. El Universo. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2019). ‘El olor de las flores quemadas’ le dejó un premio a escritor quiteño. [Journal]. La Hora. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2019). "El olor de las flores quemadas" o cómo se divide el mundo. [Journal]. El Telegrafo / Sección Cartón Piedra. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2019). Reseña - El olor de las flores quemadas de Wladimir Chávez. [Internet]. Escuela de Escritores Kafka. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2019). Un amante de la literatura lojana gana un premio. [Journal]. La Hora. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2019). Presentación del libro "En el Corazon del Silencio" (Le Chien Editor). Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2018). Writing with One’s Eyes. Autobiography and Literature about Illness in “99% Thank You” and “Rag Doll” (Plenary Speaker). Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2017). Identity and Communicative Strategies in Literature about Illness (featured speaker). Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez & Taiano, Leonor (2017). Prólogo. In Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez & Taiano, Leonor (Ed.), Finisterre: En el último lugar del mundo. Migraciones en la cultura y en la literatura hispanoamericana. Editorial Grupo Destiempos. ISSN 9786079130435. p. 7–11. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2017). Autobiografía y literatura. Las narrativas de la enfermedad. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2016). La agonía de los héroes. Alkmene. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2016). La polaca. Revista de la Universidad de Mexico. ISSN 0185-1330. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2016). Presentación de libro. Evento Bilingüe. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2016). Writing with One’s Eyes. Identity and Communicative Strategies in 99% Thank you and Rag Doll. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2016). In the Heart of Ecuador: A Book Translation Event. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2016). Writing with One’s Eyes. Autobiography and Literature about Illness in “99% Thank You” and “Rag Doll”. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2016). Wladimir Chávez, ‘En el corazón del silencio’. [Journal]. La Hora. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2015). Los premios literarios son un buen vehículo para mostrar tu trabajo. [Internet]. El Telégrafo. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2015). Hablando de «En el corazón del silencio»: Entrevista a Wladimir Chávez Vaca. [Journal]. Revista Cultural Mito. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2015). Film Noir’s Esthetics in an Ecuadorian Graphic Novel (Virtual Presentation). Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2015). The battle for Eloy Alfaro. Remembrance and construction of the nation state in contemporary Ecuador. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2015). Identidad indígena en "Yvi Maraey" (Introducción). Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2014). Panorama de la situacion politica en Ecuador (Lecture via Skype). Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2014). When the Aztecs Conquered Europe. Literary Tradition and Criticism of Society in The Art of Smoking Mirror (2012). Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2014). El Secreto (Short prose / Kortprosa). ViceVersa. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2013). La disyuntiva de elegir una universidad extranjera. Ecuador Universitario. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2013). El sueño de Manuela. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2013). ¿Cómo trabajar con textos literarios en clase?: Un cuento como recurso didáctico e invitación a un mini taller de escritura creativa. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2013). Manuela’s dream, or the Dream of rewriting history. LibrAsia Conference Proceedings. ISSN 2186-2281. p. 12–21. Full text in Research Archive
Vaca, Wladimir Alfredo Chavez (2013). Generación e intimismo: la voz femenina en el documental ecuatoriano. Full text in Research Archive

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