Spanish Faculty

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Daniel Aguirre Oteiza

Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures (Spanish)
Director of Graduate Studies
A. B., Universidad de Salamanca; Diploma of Higher Studies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard University

Research Interests: Modern Spanish Peninsular Literature; Spanish Civil War, Exile, Historical Memory; Modern Peninsular and Latin...

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Boylston Hall 321
p: (617) 495-5478
Office Hours: Wednesdays 3:00pm-4:00pm and by appointment
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Xiomara Feliberty-Casiano

Preceptor (Spanish)
Ph.D. Hispanic Studies; Latin American Literature. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, 2020
M.A. University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras. School of Communications, 2008

Xiomara Hipólita Feliberty-Casiano holds a Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies (Deans of Humanities Award) and a Master's in Communications from the University of Puerto Rico. Her academic prowess is further underscored by a dual Massachusetts teaching certification, encompassing both... Read more about Xiomara Feliberty-Casiano

Boylston Hall 416
p: (617) 495-8476
Office Hours: Wednesdays 1:00PM-3:00pm
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Luis Girón Negrón

(On Leave Spring 2024)
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Comparative Literature and of Romance Languages and Literatures
Spanish Section Leader

Medieval and Golden Age Spanish Literature; Medieval, Arabic, Latin and Hebrew Literatures; History of Religions; Comparative Literature
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Dana Palmer House 104
p: (617) 495-2567
Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays 10:30am-11:30am or by appointment
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Johanna Liander

(On Leave Spring 2024)
Senior Preceptor in Romance Languages and Literatures (Spanish)
A.B., Harvard University; M.A. New York University (in Spain); A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University

Research Interests: Language Pedagogy; 20th-Century Spanish and Latin American Literature; Cinema

Boylston Hall 421
p: (617) 495-5895
Office Hours: contact faculty for office hours
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María Luisa Parra

Co-Director of Language Programs
Undergraduate Advisor in Spanish, Latin American, and Latino Studies
Senior Preceptor in Romance Languages and Literatures (Spanish)

Research Interests: Spanish as a heritage language and Pedagogy, Second Language Acquisition and Pedagogy; Child Language Development and Bilingualism; Latino Families and Immigration; Immigration and Education... Read more about María Luisa Parra

Boylston Hall 326
p: (617) 495-1868
Office Hours: Mondays from 12:30pm-2:30pm and by appointment
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Alejandro Quintero Mächler

Lecturer & Research Scholar

Alejandro Quintero Mächler holds a holds a B.A. in History (Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá), a B.A. in Philosophy (Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá), an M.A. in Philosophy (New School for Social Research, NSSR), and a PhD in Latin American and Iberian Cultures (Columbia University in the City of New York).

 

His research interests revolve around... Read more about Alejandro Quintero Mächler

Boylston Hall 506
p: 617-496-2337
Office Hours: Mondays 3:00pm to 5:00pm
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Raquel Vega-Durán

(On Leave Fall 2023 & Spring 2024) Faculty Chair of Ethnicity, Migration, Rights, Harvard University
Senior Lecturer in Peninsular and Transatlantic Film and Literature
Formerly Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures at Claremont McKenna College

Research Interests: Migration and Border Studies; Transatlantic Cultural History and Literature; Peninsular Spanish Cultural Studies;...

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Boylston 325
p: 617-495-4433
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Alejandra Vela Martínez

Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures (Spanish)
PhD, New York University (Latin American Literature)
M.A., Columbia University (Hispanic Cultural Studies) ; B.A., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Letras Hispánicas)

Research Interests: 20th-21st Century Mexican Cultural Studies, with broad interests in... Read more about Alejandra Vela Martínez

Boylston Hall 426
p: 617-495-5509
Office Hours: Mondays 3:00pm-5:00pm and by appointment