Franklin Rodriguez
Professor • Department of
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
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
Unsettledness and Doublings in Roberto Bolaño's "Estrella distante";
Volume
Notable Courses Taught
Caribbean Political Systems
Latinos and Latinas in the US
Survey of Latin American Literature
World Literature: Modern and Contemporary
The Latin American Short Story
Intro. to Latin American and Latino Studies
Seminar in Latin American and Latino Studies
