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John Trevathan is an Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Missouri – St. Louis, affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences and the Language and Cultural Studies program. He earned his B.A. in Spanish and Philosophy from Centre College and holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Spanish and Lusophone Literatures and Cultures from the University of Minnesota. With ten years of teaching experience at institutions like the University of Minnesota, Indiana University, and the University of Montana, he specializes in modern and contemporary Iberian literatures and cultures, with a focus on the environmental humanities and Iberian studies.
- B.A. in Spanish and Philosophy, Centre College, Danville, KY
- M.A. and Ph.D. in Spanish and Lusophone Literatures and Cultures, University of Minnesota
John’s pedagogical approach emphasizes cultural contact through diverse texts, histories, and places, fostering analytical engagement and open dialogue. At UMSL, he is developing courses such as 'Spanish for the Sciences' and a seminar on global movements of people in Spanish and Latin American contexts. His research explores ecological cultural production, transatlantic ecocriticism, and the intersection of environmental disasters, sovereignty, and identity in Iberian contexts. His book project, Beyond the Niche, investigates how nature and ecology challenge fixed notions of cultural and national identity. Recent contributions include an essay on the Prestige oil spill in Ethics of Life: Contemporary Iberian Debates and a framework for transatlantic ecocriticism in Submergence, focusing on hydroelectric dams and archipelagoes.
