Title
Associate ProfessorOffice Building
Lincoln HallOffice
321Mailing Address
Lincoln Hall 321School 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 2024Reading 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
Department(s)
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School of American and Global Studies