Education
PhD in Spanish from the University of Georgia
Diego Del Pozo, PhD
Associate Professor
Contact Info
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Areas of Expertise
• Contemporary Cuban Theater
• Contemporary Spanish Theater
• Postcolonial Studies and Cultural Representation
• Performance and Politics
• Latin American and Spanish Film and Media
• Language Ideologies and Heritage Language Pedagogy
Biography
Dr. del Pozo, Associate Professor of Spanish, holds a degree in English Literature and Linguistics from the University of Valladolid in Spain, and an M.A. and PhD in Spanish from the University of Georgia. While serving as lecturer at UGA, he created a successful study-abroad program in Havana, Cuba, and also has extensive experience leading study abroad in Spain, Peru, and Argentina. As a teacher, he has sought ways to bridge the gap between academia and the Latino and immigrant communities in the United States. His research focuses on Spanish and Latin American theater and cinema, with special attention to questions of national identity, race, and gender.
Selected Publications
“Espacios de represión y libertad en El bar que se tragó a todos los españoles de Alfredo Sanzol”. Actas VI Congreso Estreno, 2023.
“Pasión Malinche: Mise en Abyme poscolonial”. Revista de Literatura Cubana 1 (July-Dec. 2017), journal published in Spring 2018 by UNEAC (National Union of Cuban Writers and Artists).
“Cartografía de ausencias y Google Maps: la memoria y el silencio en el teatro de Alfredo Sanzol”. Estreno 44.1 (Spring 2018).
“El reciclaje y lo fantasmal en el escenario cubano: el teatro de Alberto Pedro”. Chasqui 46.2 (Fall 2017), 178-192.
“Olvidados y re-creados: la invariable y paradójica presencia del niño de la calle en el cine latinoamericano”. Chasqui 32.1 (2003), 85-97.