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School of American and Global Studies

Jose Alvarez

Jose Alvarez

Title

Associate Professor

Office Building

Lincoln Hall

Office

321

Mailing Address

Lincoln Hall 321
School of American & Global Studies-Box 2212
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Biography

Dr. José Álvarez is an associate professor of Spanish, study abroad advisor, program lead for the Spanish program at the School of American and Global Studies and a research associate of the Public Humanities Initiative (PHI) at South Dakota State University. He has also led and coordinated several outreach projects aimed at helping Spanish-speaking immigrants in the state learn English, access essential services, and further integrate in the community. A specialist in contemporary Latin American literature and culture and inter-American studies, his teaching and research focus on the intersection between literary, journalistic, scientific and philosophical discourses and their role in the construction of individual and collective identities. He is currently working on a book manuscript tentatively titled "Spanish American Gothic."

Education

  • Ph.D. in Hispanic literature; minor in Latin American Studies | The Pennsylvania State University | 2013
  • M.A. in Hispanic literature | The Pennsylvania State University | 2007
  • B.A. in Hispanic literature and language | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Perú | 2004

Academic Interests

  • Primary: Modern Spanish American literature, inter-American literature
  • Secondary: Latin American media culture, world literature, British gothic literature 

Academic Responsibilities

Fall 2024:

  • Intermediate Spanish I (SPAN 201)
  • Reading and Writing for Communication (SPAN 330) - online
  • Advanced Conversation (SPAN 492)

Committees and Professional Memberships

  • Member, Faculty Senate Executive Committee, 2023 - present
  • Member, Faculty Senate, 2020 - present
  • Chair, Faculty Budget Committee, 2022-2024
  • Member, Faculty Budget Committee, 2017-2024
  • Chair, Faculty Awards Committee, 2022-2023
  • Member, Faculty Council, College of Arts and Sciences, 2014–2017

Department(s)