Iván Rodrigo Mendizábal (La Paz, Bolivia, 1961) is a Bolivian scholar, researcher, and professor specializing in communication, semiotics, and Latin American science fiction. He moved to Ecuador in 1992, where he has since worked as a professor and researcher, earning a doctorate in Latin American Literature and a master’s degree in Cultural Studies from the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (UASB) in Quito. Mendizábal teaches at UASB, focusing on visual communication, discourse analysis, and the intersection of technology and literature. He is the author of numerous academic works, including Máquinas de pensar and Imaginaciones científico-tecnológico letradas, and is recognized for his pioneering research on Ecuadorian science fiction.
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