Roxanne Dávila

Associate Dean for Language Initiatives, School of Liberal Arts

Interim Associate Dean for Curriculum, School of Liberal Arts
School of Liberal Arts
Stone Center Departments
The Stone Center
People Classification
Faculty
Tulane Affiliation
Associated Faculty
Researcher
Region
  • Central America
  • Mesoamerica
Roxanne Dávila

Courses

Ancient Ruins, Modern Nations; Art and Revolution in Latin America; The Latin American Avant-garde; Introduction to Latin American Literature

Additional Info

Number of Dissertations or Theses Supervised in the Past 5 Years: 4

Research

19th Century Latin American History, Pre-Columbian Studies, Mesoamerican Art and Literature, Hispanic Studies, Mexico and Central America, Honduras, Hispanic Studies

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Yale University, Spanish and Portuguese, 1999
  • A.B., Harvard University, Romance Languages and Literatures, 1990

Academic Experience

Academic Experience
  • Director of the Spanish Language Program, Tulane University, 2017-2022
  • Senior Professor of Practice, Tulane University, 2014 -
  • Visiting Research Professor, Tulane University, 2009-2014
  • Assistant Professor, Brandeis University, 1998-2008
  • Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania, 1994-1998
  • Instructor, University of Pennsylvania, 1995
  • Instructor, Yale University, 1992-1994

Distinctions

  • Weiss Presidential Medal for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, 2021
  • School of Liberal Arts’ April Brayfield Prize for Outstanding Teaching, 2020
  • Jane’s Grant in Latin American Studies for Faculty Research, Brandeis University, 2006-2007, 2001-2004
  • Norman Fellowship for Faculty Research, 2006
  • Yale University Research Fellowship in Latin American Studies, 2006
  • Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies Inc. (FAMSI) Research Grant, 2005
  • Newberry Library Research Fellowship, 2002

Languages

  • Spanish
  • Italian
  • French
  • Portuguese

Overseas Experience

  • Mexico
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras

Related Experience

  • Spanish Language Coordinator, University of Pennsylvania, 1995-1998
  • Consultant, Arte Acción Honduras, 2000-2002
  • Field Consultant, United Nations Office of Project Services, New York City and Peru, 1999
  • Translator, United Nations Office of Project Services, New York, 1995-1996
  • Consultant, United Nations TIPS Program, Italy, 1993-1994

Selected Publications

  • 2008. “Los primeros exploradores a las ruinas mayas.” Arqueología guatemalteca. 1 (1): 9-11.
  • 2007. “Una introducción a la historia de los viajeros a la zona maya.” In Ciudades sagradas mayas. Ricky Lopez Bruni, ed. Guatemala City: G.T. Continental.
  • 2002. “Escribiendo la ciudad: Entre flaneur y criminal en Ensayo de un crimen de Rodolfo Usigli.” La palabra y el hombre. 121: 69-81.
  • 2002. “Mito, nación e identidad: El imaginario urbano en la obra de José Emilio Pacheco.” Alba de América: Revista Literaria. 21 (39-40): 339-347.
  • 2000. “Mexico City as Urban Palimpsest in Salvador Novo’s Nueva grandeza mexicana.” Nueva grandeza mexicana. Studies in the Literary Imagination. 33 (1): 107-123.