David Ramirez

David Ramirez is an Associate Professor at Rhode Island College's Department of Modern Languages, specializing in Latin American Literature and Comparative Literature. His research focuses on testimonial narratives, magical realism, and poetic identity formation in Hispanic contexts.

• Ph.D. in Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of California, Los Angeles (2017)
• MA in Comparative Literature, National Autonomous University of Mexico (2009)
• BA in Literature, Universidad de Los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia) (2004)

His publications examine:

• Magical thinking in Octavio Paz's philosophy
• Kidnapping narratives as parodic testimonial forms in Colombia
• Deformation processes in José Lezama Lima's Cuban literary model
• Colombian poetic responses to Rubén Darío's modernismo legacy

He currently serves as Director of Spanish and Latin American Studies.