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Dr. Néfer Muñoz-Solano is an Associate Professor of Spanish and Lower-Division Coordinator of Spanish at the University of Dallas. Prior to this role, he held academic positions at the University of Costa Rica, Harvard University, and other institutions. He earned his PhD in Romance Languages and Literatures from Harvard (2013), and holds advanced degrees in Latin American Studies, Journalism, and Mass Communications from NYU and the University of Costa Rica. His research focuses on the intersections of journalism and literature in Latin America, literary theory, and cultural studies.
Education:
- PhD, Harvard University, Romance Languages and Literatures (2013)
- A.M., Harvard University, Hispanic Literatures (2008)
- M.A., NYU, Latin American Studies and Journalism (2005)
- B.A./Licenciate, University of Costa Rica, Journalism and Mass Communications (1997/2003)
Research Interests:
- Literary theory and aesthetics
- Journalism-literature hybridity
- Central American cultural production
- Memory and post-memory in literature
Awards and Grants:
- King/Haggar Scholar Award (2018-2021)
- Senior Fellow at CALAS (2023-2024)
- Honored as distinguished teacher at Harvard and University of Costa Rica
Administrative Leadership:
- Directed the University of Dallas Costa Rica Summer Program (2018-2022)
- Co-Directed Upper/Lower Division Spanish Programs
- Served on MLA’s Executive Committee for Literatures in Languages other than English
His current projects include a monograph on journalism-literature hybridity in Latin America, a Central American literature anthology, and analyses of post-memory in regional cinema.
