Silvia Valero holds a degree in Modern Literature from the National University of Cordoba, Argentina. Magister and PhD in Literature. Professor of Literature and Head of the Research Department of the Faculty of Human Sciences at the University of Cartagena. She is editor of
Visitas al patio, journal of the Linguistics and Literature programme, and
PerspectivasAfro, journal of the research group she leads (Comunidades imaginadas latinoamericanas, CILA). Among her publications, she has the books:
Los negros se toman la palabra and
Mirar atrás. Importancia del pasado en la narrativa afrocubana de entresiglos (XX -XXI).