Associate Professor & Spanish Section Head
1007 Lee Hall
Education
- Ph.D. in Department of Comparative Literature, University at Buffalo SUNY
- M.A., University at Buffalo, SUNY
- B.A. in History (Licenciatura en Historia), UBA
- B.A. in Professor of High School and Superior Studies, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)
Joined CMLL in: 2010, Visiting Assistant Professor; 2011, Assistant Professor Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 12:00pm-1:00pm
Research Interests
- 20th and 21st-century Latin American Literature
- Southern Cone
- Comparative literature
- Literary and critical theory, with emphasis on philosophical, political and psychoanalytical approaches
- Feminisms, violence against women, femicide, non-binary bodies and sexual difference
Teaching Interests
- Latin American Literature and Culture (canon and beyond)
- Literary and critical theory
- World literature
- Language and Culture
- Hispanic Women’s writing (specially 20th and 21st Latin American writers)
- Feminine and non- binary literature
- Visual art (painting and photography)
Recent Publications
- Suspending Latin American Hegemonic Narratives (manuscript; work in progress)
- “El republicanismo como terror femenino” Res Pública: Revista de Historia de las Ideas Políticas. 25: 2 (2022): 75-85 (https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/RPUB/article/view/75749/4564456559570)
- “Estudios sobre la felicidad: Alfredo Jaar y el estremecimiento del goce.” AISTHESIS, Revista Chilena de Investigaciones Estéticas. 65 (2019): 37-64 (http://revistaaisthesis.uc.cl/index.php/RAIT/article/view/1845/1887)
- “Counting Violence: Roberto Bolaño & 2666.” Chasqui, Revista de Literatura Latinoamericana
Grants
- Governor’s Emergency Education Response (GEER)/CARES Act. “MSU Support for Online Language Teaching,” US Department of Education. Award $104,683. (Dr. Kelly Moser PI, Sol Pelaez and Karina Zelaya Co-PI)
Other Interests
- Gardening
- Reading
- Soap opera and Crime T.V series
- New pandemic hobbies: puzzles and Legos!
Other Languages
- French (Intermediate level)
- German (low/intermediate level)
Affiliations
Affiliate Faculty Member of the Gender Studies Program, MSU