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Guillermo Irizarry

Assistant Professor

Education

Ph.D. Hispanic Literatures - University of Texas

Areas of Expertise

Latin American, Caribbean, and US Latina/o Literature and Culture. Ethnic studies in an American (hemispheric), context, and diaspora studies.

Contact Information

Office/Hours: ARJ 216
Phone: 860-486-3314
E-mail: guillermo.irizarry@uconn.edu
Website

Bio:

Professor Irizarry received a BA in Humanities (Drama) from the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras, a MA in Dramatic Theory and Criticism from the Florida State University, and a PhD in Hispanic Literature from the University of Texas at Austin. He has taught Latin American literature, Caribbean literature, and US Latina/o Literature at UT Austin, Bucknell University (2yrs.), at Yale University (5yrs.), Brown University (Visiting) and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. His current research deals with the hegemonization of US Latin@s and the ontological fragmentation of national and ethnic identities.