Literature/Culture

Aina Soley Mateu

Published: August 28, 2018

I am a Ph.D. student with a research interest in the portrayal of violent conflicts and state repression in national minorities literatures, with a diversified teaching experience (Catalan and Spanish…

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Nylsa Martínez

Published: August 2, 2018

Interviews and Readings   Nylsa Martínez: A golpe de linterna: una entrevista Daily inspiration: Meet Nylsa Martinez Feria Libros y artes en movimiento/ Mesa de diálogo autores de frontera (minute…

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Javier Patiño Loira

Published: August 2, 2017

Javier Patiño Loira joined the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at UCLA in 2017, after receiving his PhD from Princeton University. He has published articles and book chapters on a…

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Nicholas Smith

Published: August 16, 2016

I’m interested in contemporary Iberian culture and literature. In particular, I’m interested in how current phenomena such as immigration and globalization influence perceptions and discussions surrounding national identity in Spain, particularly…

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Gabriela Barrios

Published: August 16, 2016

I’m interested in the role of literature in the identity building process of marginalized communities. In particular, I’m interested in the ways in which border communities in the North of Mexico…

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