Jorge Marcone

Jorge Marcone is a Professor at the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University. His research focuses on the intersections of environmental crises, ecological representation, and cultural narratives in Latin American and Spanish literatures, with particular emphasis on multispecies ontologies, indigenous environmentalisms, and the Amazonian ecological imagination.

• Specializes in Environmental Humanities, Latin American Literature, and Amazonian Studies
• Investigates ecological aesthetics, postcolonial ecocriticism, and sustainability in literary traditions
• Advises graduate students on topics including urban ecology, environmental justice, and indigenous films