Jaime Orrego

Jaime Orrego is a Professor in the Modern Languages & Literatures department at Saint Anselm College. He earned his Ph.D. in Latin American Literature from the University of Iowa (2008) and holds an M.A. in the same field from Illinois State University (2002) and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia (1999).

Research Focus: Dr. Orrego examines violence in Colombian literature through semiotic analysis, exploring intersections of cultural space, individual desire, and narrative events. His work also emphasizes distinctions among Latin American nations via the Regional Novel tradition and 19th-century literature's role in post-Spanish Independence nation-building.

Academic Context: His research highlights shifts in urban/country portrayals and class dynamics during modernization processes in Colombia.