Franklin Rodriguez Professor • Department of Language Literature Culture and Writing Professor (Full), Department of Language, Literature, Culture and Writing, William Paterson University. Rodriguez holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from Binghamton University (SUNY, 2007) and a Master of Public Policy and International Relations (William Paterson University 2022). Latin American History (B.A.), University of Puerto Rico (2000). He joined William Paterson University in 2007. Professional Interests My research focuses on modern and contemporary Latin America from different perspectives and fields, with a multidisciplinary character (particularly in the field of humanities and social sciences). My teaching encompasses modern and contemporary Latin American literary, cultural, historical and political dilemmas, as well as Latina/o/x Studies, Spanish language, political science, international relations and creative writing. Degrees PhD Comparative Literature, State University of New York at Binghamton (SUNY) Binghamton, NY MA Public Policy and International Relations, William Paterson University Wayne, NJ MA Comparative Literature, Binghamton University , Specialization Contemporary Latin America, Latin American Literature, Latin American and Latina/o Studies, Spanish Language, Public Policy and International Relations Representative Publications Roberto Bolaño: el investigador desvelado. ; Madrid; Verbum ; 2015 Descomposiciones (Decompositions). ; Montevideo; Yaugurú; 2014 The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion: Puerto Rico, Colonialism, and Citizenship; , Middle Atlantic Review of Latin American Studies ; 2019 “Especulaciones sobre ‘Amigo enemigo,’ de Antonio di Benedetto.” ; Romance Notes; Volume 56, 2016 Unsettledness and Doublings in Roberto Bolaño's "Estrella distante"; Volume Revista Hispánica Moderna Año 63, No. 2 (December 2010), Issue No.2 2010 Notable Courses Taught Caribbean Political SystemsLatinos and Latinas in the USSurvey of Latin American LiteratureWorld Literature: Modern and ContemporaryThe Latin American Short StoryIntro. to Latin American and Latino StudiesSeminar in Latin American and Latino Studies Email 973 720 2535 353 Grant Hall By appointment