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Matthew Bush is a Professor of Spanish and Hispanic Studies and currently serves as the Department Chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Lehigh University. His office is located in Williams Hall, and he can be reached at mab508@lehigh.edu or by phone at 610.758-3087.
Education:
- BA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- MA from the University of Colorado Boulder
- PhD from the University of Colorado Boulder
Professor Bush's research focuses on contemporary Latin American narrative and culture, with particular emphasis on Mexico, Peru, and Argentina. His work engages with critical theory, affect studies, melodrama, historical and neo-avant-garde artistic practices, the Latin American social novel, and media and globalization in contemporary Latin American art. He has developed a distinctive approach that examines how US audiences perceive Latin America through literature, film, and television, using analyses of melodramatic aesthetics and affect theory.
His recent publications demonstrate a clear trend toward examining the intersection of media, technology, and Latin American cultural production. Bush's work consistently explores how contemporary Latin American authors and artists engage with historical avant-garde movements while addressing current social and political concerns. His scholarship reveals a deep engagement with affect theory and how emotions shape cultural production and reception.
Professor Bush has authored the book Pragmatic Passions: Melodrama and Latin American Social Narrative (Iberoamericana, 2014) and Other Americans: The Art of Latin America in the US Imaginary (Pittsburgh, 2022), which examines how US audiences feel about their neighbors to the south. He has also co-edited significant volumes including Un asombro renovado: Vanguardias contemporáneas en América Latina (Iberoamericana, 2017) and Technology, Literature, and Digital Culture in Latin America: Mediatized Sensibilities in a Globalized Era (Routledge, 2016).
At Lehigh University, Professor Bush teaches courses including SPAN 152 Cultural Evolution of Latin America, SPAN 213 Approaches to Cultural Productions in Spanish, SPAN 392 The City and the Country in Spanish American Narrative, SPAN 393 The Boom and Beyond, and LAS/ENG/GS courses on Latin America in fiction and fact. His teaching reflects his research interests, providing students with deep engagement with Latin American literary and cultural production from multiple theoretical perspectives.
