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School of American and Global Studies

Jose Alvarez

Jose Alvarez

Title

Associate Professor

Office Building

Lincoln Hall

Office

321

Mailing Address

Lincoln Hall 321
School of American & Global Studies-Box 2212
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Biography

Dr. José Álvarez is an Associate Professor of Spanish, Study Abroad Advisor, Program Lead for the Spanish Program at the School of American & Global Studies, and Research Associate of the Public Humanities Initiative (PHI) at South Dakota State University. He has also lead and coordinated several outreach projects aimed at helping Spanish-speaking immigrants in the state learn English, access essential services, and further integrate in the community. A specialist in contemporary Latin American literature and culture and inter-American studies, his teaching and research focus on the intersection between literary, journalistic, scientific and philosophical discourses and their role in the construction of individual and collective identities. He is currently working on a book manuscript tentatively titled "Spanish American Gothic."

Education

* Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University 2013 Hispanic Literature, Minor in Latin American Studies
* M.A. The Pennsylvania State University 2007 Hispanic Literature
* B.A. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Perú 2004 Hispanic Literature and Language

Academic Interests

* Primary: Modern Spanish American Literature, Inter-American Literature
* Secondary: Latin American Media Culture, World Literature, British Gothic Literature

Academic Responsibilities

Spring 2024
Reading and Writing for Communication (SPAN 330)
Contemporary Latin American Literature (SPAN 477)

Committee Activities

* Chair, Faculty Budget Committee, 2022 - present
* Member, Faculty Senate Executive Committee, 2023 - present
* Member, Faculty Senate, 2020 - present
* Member, Faculty Budget Committee, 2017 - present
* Chair, Faculty Awards Committee, 2022 - 2023
* Member, Faculty Council, College of Arts and Sciences, 2014 – 2017

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