Professor of Latin American Literature
Faculty Fellow
265 Decio
574.631.7268

Selected Publications

Kellogg Institute Grants

Current Research:

“The Rhythms of Modernization: Tango, Ruin, and Historical Memory in the Rio de la Plata Countries,” funded by a J. William Fulbright Research Award. This new project questions how tango, the popular Rio de la Plataphenomenon that encompasses music, dance, and lyrics, became the embodiment of modernization and a strong national symbol of Argentina and Uruguay.

Research Areas:
Latin American modern and contemporary representations of subjectivities and national identities; artistic projects from the Southern Cone; issues of dictatorship, democratic transition and traumatic memory
Geographical Focus: