Fernando Rivera-Díaz

Associate Professor - Spanish & Portuguese

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Fernando Rivera-Díaz

Courses

Introduction to Latin American Culture, Post-Identitarian Narratives in Latin America, Modern Readings in Spanish, Topics in Spanish American Literature, Political Violence and Objectification of Bodies

Additional Info

Number of Dissertations or Theses Supervised in the Past 5 Years: 6

Research

Andean Studies; Peruvian Internal War Narratives; Contemporary Latin American Fiction; Cultural Theory, Objectification Theory

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Princeton University, Latin American Literature, 2006
  • M.A., Princeton University, Latin American Literature, 2001
  • Licentiate, University of San Agustin, Literature and Linguistics, 1995
  • B.A., University of San Agustin, Literature and Linguistics, 1994

Academic Experience

Academic Experience
  • Associate Professor, Tulane University, 2013-
  • Assistant Professor, Tulane University, 2007-2013
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Tulane University, 2006-2007
  • Visiting Instructor, Moravian College, 2004-2006
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, University of San Marcos, Peru, 2002
  • Teaching Assistant, Princeton University, 2000-2004

Distinctions

  • University Fellowship, Princeton University, 1999-2004
  • William Ebenstein Student Research Fund Award, Princeton University, 2003
  • Caretas “El cuento de las mil palabras” award, 1992

Languages

  • Spanish
  • French
  • Italian
  • Portuguese
  • Quechua

Overseas Experience

  • Peru

Related Experience

  • Member, Brazilian Studies Association, 2008-
  • Member, Latin American Indian Literatures Association, 2006-
  • Member, Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana, 2005-
  • Member, Modern Language Association, 2003-

Selected Publications

  • 2023. “Sostener al otro/a o devolver la vida: «Masa» de César Vallejo.” Archivo Vallejo 6.11 (2023): 69-83.
  • 2017. “La violencia del deseo o la figura de ‘la cautiva’ en la representación teatral sobre la violencia política.” Puesta en Escena y otros problemas de teatro. Lima: Escuela Nacional Superior de Arte Dramático, 2017. 383-389.
  • 2016. “Words Under the Fog.” Edited by Jeremy Tambling. The Palgrave Handbook of the Literature and the City. London: Palgrave Mcmilliam.
  • 2016. “La escritura post-catastrófica de Eielson.” Edited by Sandro Chire Jaime and Javier de Taboada. Palabra, color y materia en la obra de Jorge Eduardo Eielson. Lima: Casa de la Literatura/Ed. Animal de Invierno, 185-191.
  • 2016. “Arguedas y la escritura envenenada.” Edited by Ana Gallego Cuiñas, Christian Estrade and Fatiha Idmhand. Diarios latinoamericanos del siglo XX. Bruxelles: P.I.E. Peter Lang, 133-144.
  • 2015. “El relato del crimen: Intento de una explicación formal y su correlato social.” Campo Letrado 4(5): 24-38.
  • 2014. “From Nation’s Ear to God’s Eye to the Language of Reconciliation: The Commission and Reconciliation in Peru.” Chasqui: Revista de Literatura Latinoamericana, 43(1).