Erna von der Walde is a Colombian essayist, translator and literary critic. She specialises in the culture, history and literature of Latin America. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Literature from the University of the Andes, an MA from the University of Warwick, has completed doctoral seminars at the University of Frankfurt, and holds a PhD from the University of Essex. A former lecturer at New York University, she is currently a lecturer at the Javeriana University and the Caro y Cuervo Institute, and has published extensively on literature, history and cultural studies.