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Marilyn Miller is a Professor of Spanish & Portuguese and Sizeler Professor of Jewish Studies at Tulane University's School of Liberal Arts. She has held academic roles since 2001, including department chair (2009–2012). Her research focuses on Caribbean literatures, Jewish Latin American studies, and postcolonial discourses. She has supervised six theses/dissertations in the past five years. Miller holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature (University of Oregon) and M.A. degrees in Comparative Literature (University of Oregon) and English Literature (University of Washington).
Her research interests include the intersection of race, slavery, and trans-Atlantic cultural exchanges. Notable projects explore José Martí’s Jewish supporters, Holocaust consciousness in Latin America, and the legacy of WWII enemy alien internment in New Orleans. She has conducted fieldwork in Argentina, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Spain.
Miller’s publications span academic monographs, journal articles, and conference proceedings. Her recent work examines memory in Latin American literature, the cultural politics of Cuban identity, and the representation of slavery in colonial texts. She has received fellowships from the Fordham University Judaic Studies Program, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the Fulbright Program.
Her professional service includes editorial roles for Comparative Literature, Revista de Estudios Hispánicos, and Latin American Music Review. She has organized major conferences such as Tropical Exposures: Photography, Film and Visual Culture in a Caribbean Frame (2016) and Virtual Caribbeans (2008). Miller’s teaching portfolio includes courses on Latin American cultural studies, Caribbean migrations, and film studies.
