Blayer, Irene Maria F.

Irene Maria F. Blayer is Associate Professor in the Department of Modern Languages Literatures and Cultures at Brock University, Ontario, Canada. Her main area of specialization embraces the comparative study of Romance linguistics within a historical context. Other research interests explore linguistic issues embedded in oral and written narrative traditions, and the concepts of identity and culture. Recent publications include among others two co-edited volumes: Storytelling: Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Perspectives (Lang, 2002) and Latin American Narratives and Cultural Identity: Se...