Christopher Maurer

Christopher Maurer is a Professor of Spanish Research and Teaching at Boston University, serving as Associate Chair of the Department of Romance Studies and Head of the Spanish Section. He holds a BA from Columbia University and MA/PhD degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. His work focuses on Spanish poetry, with emphases on interdisciplinary connections between poetry/music/painting, translation studies, and textual criticism.

Maurer’s research highlights 20th-century reception of Baroque authors, Lorca’s transatlantic influence, and digital humanities projects like 'Streets and Dreams,' mapping Lorca’s New York period. He has curated exhibitions at the New York Public Library and the Centro Federico García Lorca in Granada. Notable publications include critical editions of Lorca’s works, translations of Spanish luminaries, and a prizewinning biography of painter Walter Inglis Anderson.

• Academic Memberships: Académico de Número (Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española), Académico Correspondiente (Real Academia Española), Official of the Orden de Isabel la Católica
• Awards: Eudora Welty Award (2003), Mississippi Academy Non-Fiction Prize (2003)

His teaching spans advanced seminars on avant-garde movements, archival methodologies, and contemporary Lorca adaptations. Current office hours are Tuesdays 1-2 PM and Wednesdays 1:30-3:30 PM at 718 Commonwealth Ave, Room 301B.