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BIO

Ignacio López-Vicuña joined the department in 2005. His areas of expertise include contemporary Latin American literature and cultural studies, representations of urban space, queer theory, and Latin American film. López-Vicuña earned his B.A. in English literature at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago. He obtained an M.A. in comparative literature at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Ph.D. in Hispanic literature and cultural studies at the University of Pittsburgh.

López-Vicuña has written scholarly articles on Southern Cone authors and filmmakers such as Néstor Perlongher, Roberto Bolaño, Edgardo Cozarinsky, and Raúl Ruiz. His work has appeared in journals such as Latin American Research Review, Studies in Hispanic Cinemas, and Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies.

Languages spoken:

• Spanish (native)
• English (near-native) 
• Portuguese (advanced)
• French (reading)

Courses

• SPAN 3110: Composition and Conversation
• SPAN 3610: Analyzing Hispanic Literatures
• SPAN 4110: Advanced Composition and Conversation
• SPAN 4100: Topics in Spanish Language Study: Language and Sexual Identity
• SPAN 4570: The Latin American City in Literature and Film
• SPAN 4520: Hispanic Films in Context
• SPAN 4460: Modern Latin-American Cultures
• SPAN 4990: Advanced Special Topics: Transnational Fictions
• SPAN 3990: Advanced Special Topics: Latin American Migration Literature
• SPAN 3990: Advanced Special Topics: Sexual Dissidence in Latin American Culture
• SPAN 3990: Advanced Special Topics: Violence in Latin American Literature
• SPAN 3990: Topics in Hispanic Cultures: Urban Imaginaries
• GRS 1500: D2: Introduction to Global Studies
• GRS 1990: Introductory Special Topics: Tales from the Global City

Publications

Publications (DOCX)

Area(s) of expertise

Contemporary Latin American literature and cultural studies, urban studies, queer theory, and Latin American film