Carlos Vargas-Salgado

Carlos Vargas-Salgado is an Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies at Whitman College. His academic work spans Theatre and Performance Studies in the Hispanic world, Coloniality/Decolonial studies, Andean studies, Human Rights and Literature, and Theatre applied to Pedagogy.

• Ph.D. in Hispanic and Luso Brazilian Languages and Literatures from University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
• M.A. in Hispanic Literatures and Cultures from University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
• Licenciatura in Literature and Linguistics (Spanish) from National University San Agustin, Arequipa, Peru
• B.A. in Literature and Linguistics (Spanish) from National University San Agustin, Arequipa, Peru

His research focuses on decolonial approaches to Hispanic theater, Andean cultural studies, intersections of human rights and literature, and pedagogical applications of performance. He maintains a strong commitment to global engagement in the humanities.