James A. McCutcheon

Dr. James A. McCutcheon serves as Associate Professor of Spanish at Niagara University within the College of Arts and Sciences, teaching Spanish language courses, Peninsular Spanish literature and culture, Latin American film, and Hispanic women writers in English translation.

His academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Hispanic Languages and Literatures, University of California, Santa Barbara (2004)
• M.A. in Spanish Literature, San Francisco State University (2000)
• B.A. in Spanish Literature with French minor, University of California, Santa Cruz (1994)

Dr. McCutcheon's research evolved from Twentieth Century Peninsular Spanish Literature—focusing on the Spanish Civil War's enduring impact in post-Franco Spain—to contemporary translation work. He has completed an English translation of a Catalan novel by Montserrat Roig (currently under publication review) and is translating a second work by the same author. His scholarly interests span Translation Studies, Spanish Literature, Catalan Literature, Hispanic Cultural Studies, Film Studies, and Women's Literature, reflecting his dual expertise in literary analysis and cross-cultural translation.