Ignacio Infante

Ignacio Infante is a Professor of Comparative Literature and Spanish at Washington University in St. Louis, holding joint appointments in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures and Comparative Literature. He serves as Chair of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures and Co-Director of the Center for the Literary Arts.

• PhD in Comparative Literature from Rutgers University
• Specializes in transatlantic literary exchanges, translation, and avant-garde poetics
• Recipient of Fulbright, Getty, and NEA fellowships

His research spans modernist poetry, Iberian colonialism's cultural impact, and transnational literary networks. Recent work includes A Planetary Avant-Garde: Experimental Literature Networks and the Legacy of Iberian Colonialism (2023).

Scientific awards include:

• Fulbright International Fellowship
• Getty Library Research Grant
• 2020 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award
• 2016 NEA Literary Translation Fellowship

He teaches courses on 20th-century Iberian/Transatlantic literature and translation studies, emphasizing critical thinking across cultures and languages. His leadership roles include directing the Summer Language Institute in Madrid and serving on the Modernist Studies Association's international committee.