María Adelaida Escobar Trujillo en FILibro Canadá 2025
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La Embajada de Colombia invita a la presentación del libro "Cartografías del bosque / Cartographies of the Woods" de la escritora colombo-canadiense María Adelaida Escobar Trujillo.
Conversación con la Dr Sandra Barriales de McGill University. 14h-14h45 Salón 4 Sábado 4 de octubre 2025 223 Main Street, Ottawa (Saint Paul University). María Adelaida Escobar es originaria de Colombia. Obtuvo una maestría en Literatura Inglesa en Butler University y un doctorado en Literatura y Culturas Hispánicas en la Universidad McGill, después de haber realizado estudios iniciales en Filosofía y Literatura en la Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana en Medellín. Ha trabajado en la Universidad de Columbia Británica desde 2016 donde se desempeña como profesora de lengua y literatura española. María ha publicado cuentos, poemas y artículos académicos en Arte y literatura hispanoamericana, Historias de Montreal, Relatos Entrecruzados, Revista Zur, Perífrasis y Hecho Teatral. En 2018, publicó su primera novela, Tiempo del Sur (Editorial EAFIT), y en 2024 coescribió 9 de Nueve (Lavanda Editoras), un libro colaborativo que reúne las obras de nueve escritoras colombianas. En 2023, María recibió el Premio Inspiración en la categoría de Artes y Cultura en reconocimiento a sus aportes a la cultura hispana en Vancouver.
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Cartografías del bosque / Cartographies of the Woods
Compuesto por la narrativa de no ficción, la escritura ecológica y la poesía, Cartografías es una carta de amor a una tierra adoptada y a los compañeros —humanos, caninos, arbóreos y marinos— que cohabitan el mundo de la autora. Con una voz que evoca Aves migratorias de Mariana Oliver o The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating de Elisabeth Tova Bailey, Escobar ofrece una reflexión conmovedora y, por momentos, agridulce sobre la migración y la pertenencia, las relaciones humanas y naturales, la vida y la muerte, y el lenguaje y la memoria. El mundo no humano, en la lengua lírica de Escobar, no es distante ni anónimo, sino que está profundamente enraizado, específicamente, en los Andes tropicales de Colombia y, sobre todo, las costas boscosas de la Columbia Británica. Desde los líquenes hasta los leones marinos, los colibríes hasta los osos, la prosa vívida de Escobar brinda vitalidad y agencia a su entorno más-que-humano, a la vez que transmite la fragilidad de la vida. Aportación conmovedora a las letras hispano-canadienses, la poética ecofeminista de Cartografías proporciona una meditación íntima sobre la migración y nuestras relaciones con el mundo natural. |
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(In English)
María Adelaida Escobar is originally from Colombia. She earned a Master’s degree in English Literature and a Ph.D. in Hispanic Literature and Cultures from McGill University, following her initial studies in Philosophy and Literature. She has worked at the University of British Columbia since 2016 and has been a lecturer in Spanish language and literature since 2022.
Her primary research interests include transcultural interactions, identity, and gender dialogues between the cultures of Spain and Latin America. María has published short stories, poems, and academic articles in Arte y literatura hispanoamericana, Historias del Montreal, Relatos Entrerrucados, Revista Zur, Perifrasis, Revista Cronopio, and Hecho Teatral.
In 2018, she published her first novel, Tiempo del Sur, and co-authored 9 de Nueve (2024), a collaborative book featuring the works of nine Colombian female writers.
In 2023, María was honored with the "Inspirational Award" in the category of Arts and Culture in recognition of her contributions to Hispanic culture in Vancouver.
She is currently working on a collection of poems and poetic prose reflecting her relationship with nature, inspired by her hometown, Medellin, Colombia and Lions Bay, British Columbia, where she now lives.
María Adelaida Escobar is originally from Colombia. She earned a Master’s degree in English Literature and a Ph.D. in Hispanic Literature and Cultures from McGill University, following her initial studies in Philosophy and Literature. She has worked at the University of British Columbia since 2016 and has been a lecturer in Spanish language and literature since 2022.
Her primary research interests include transcultural interactions, identity, and gender dialogues between the cultures of Spain and Latin America. María has published short stories, poems, and academic articles in Arte y literatura hispanoamericana, Historias del Montreal, Relatos Entrerrucados, Revista Zur, Perifrasis, Revista Cronopio, and Hecho Teatral.
In 2018, she published her first novel, Tiempo del Sur, and co-authored 9 de Nueve (2024), a collaborative book featuring the works of nine Colombian female writers.
In 2023, María was honored with the "Inspirational Award" in the category of Arts and Culture in recognition of her contributions to Hispanic culture in Vancouver.
She is currently working on a collection of poems and poetic prose reflecting her relationship with nature, inspired by her hometown, Medellin, Colombia and Lions Bay, British Columbia, where she now lives.
Synopsis
Cartographies of the Woods
Blending narrative nonfiction, nature writing, and poetry, María Adelaida Escobar Trujillo’s Cartographies of the Woods is a love letter to an adopted land and to the companions—human, canine, sylvan, and marine—that cohabit the author’s world. With a voice evocative of Mariana Oliver’s Aves migratorias or Elisabeth Tova Bailey’s The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating, Escobar offers a moving reflection on migration and belonging, human and natural relations, life and death, and love and kinship.
The nonhuman world in Escobar’s lyrical language is not distant and anonymous, but deeply rooted in place, specifically, the tropical Andes of Colombia and, especially, the forested shores of British Columbia. From lichen to sea lions, hummingbirds to bears, Escobar’s vivid prose lends agency and vitality to her more-than-human surroundings, while also capturing the fragility of life. A poignant contribution to Hispanic-Canadian letters, Cartographies offers an intimate meditation on migration, memory, and our relationships with the natural world.
Tamara Mitchell
Assistant Professor of Spanish
University of British Columbia
July 2025
Cartographies of the Woods
Blending narrative nonfiction, nature writing, and poetry, María Adelaida Escobar Trujillo’s Cartographies of the Woods is a love letter to an adopted land and to the companions—human, canine, sylvan, and marine—that cohabit the author’s world. With a voice evocative of Mariana Oliver’s Aves migratorias or Elisabeth Tova Bailey’s The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating, Escobar offers a moving reflection on migration and belonging, human and natural relations, life and death, and love and kinship.
The nonhuman world in Escobar’s lyrical language is not distant and anonymous, but deeply rooted in place, specifically, the tropical Andes of Colombia and, especially, the forested shores of British Columbia. From lichen to sea lions, hummingbirds to bears, Escobar’s vivid prose lends agency and vitality to her more-than-human surroundings, while also capturing the fragility of life. A poignant contribution to Hispanic-Canadian letters, Cartographies offers an intimate meditation on migration, memory, and our relationships with the natural world.
Tamara Mitchell
Assistant Professor of Spanish
University of British Columbia
July 2025
