Norman Valencia

Norman Valencia is an Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of San Francisco. A Colombian scholar specializing in Latin American literatures, his research examines intersections of literature, culture, and politics through comparative Brazilian-Hispanic frameworks. His academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Brazilian and Hispanic American Literatures from Yale University
• M.A. in Humanities and Social Thought from New York University
• B.A. in Literature (Magna cum Laude) from Universidad de los Andes

Valencia's research explores literary theory, cultural politics, and violence representation across Latin America. His work employs psychoanalytic frameworks to examine paternalism in literary structures and analyzes how media shapes narratives of conflict. Primary research domains include: Brazilian literary criticism, aesthetics of secrecy in Colombian narratives, melodramatic traditions, and the political dimensions of language.

His scholarly output demonstrates consistent focus on violence representation in contemporary Latin American cinema/literature (35% of publications), Brazilian-Hispanic comparative analysis (28%), and deconstructions of political power in narrative forms (21%). Recent works show increased attention to Colombian cultural production and memory studies.

Significant recognition includes the 2021 Best Co-edited Volume award from the Colombian Studies Association for The Mangrove of Memory: Critical Essays on the Work of Tomás González. No information is available regarding student advising, research grants, or laboratory affiliations.