Alejandro Quin

Alejandro Quin is an Associate Professor in the Department of World Languages & Cultures at the University of Utah, specializing in modern and contemporary Latin American literature and culture. His academic focus spans South American studies (including Brazil), environmental studies, Spanish-American fiction, intellectual history, and intersections between cultural theory, philosophy, and political thought. He currently serves as Director of the University of Utah's Center for Latin American Studies since July 2023.

• BA in Philosophy from Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• MA in Spanish from the University of Florida
• PhD in Romance Languages and Literatures from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Quin's research explores the interplay between land partitioning, cultural theory, and ecological consciousness in Latin American literature, particularly through agrimensura (land surveying) narratives and their implications for property, legality, and environmental ethics. His work connects historical materialism with planetary ecological crises, examining texts like César Vallejo's El tungsteno and Elvira Sánchez-Blake's Suma Paz.

His recent publications span topics from Walter Benjamin's influence on García Márquez to biopolitical theories in Rafael Barrett's yerbales narratives. Quin has contributed to critical anthologies on postwar Paraguay and Amazonian cultural production, while his teaching includes courses on directed reading and special topics in Latin American studies.

Quin has secured multiple Title VI grants (2018-2026) as part of the Intermountain Consortium for Latin American Studies, focusing on FLAS and NRC funding initiatives.

• Professional activities include service on the Latin American Studies Association's Colombia Section advisory board (2013-2019)