Scott Weintraub

Scott Weintraub is Professor of Spanish in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of New Hampshire, specializing in 20th-21st century Latin American literature with emphasis on Chilean experimental poetry and digital humanities. His scholarly profile integrates literary criticism, philosophy, and technological innovation across transnational contexts.

His educational foundation includes:

• A.B. in Spanish from Dartmouth College
• Ph.D. in Spanish from Emory University (2006)

Research focuses on Contemporary Latin American literature, particularly Chilean poetry (Martínez, Huidobro, Zurita), evolving into Digital humanities and Electronic literature. He examines literature's intersections with philosophy, science, and technology through avant-garde movements, with recent work analyzing digital poetics and computational literary production. His theoretical framework bridges Literary theory, Critical theory, and Cultural studies to explore concepts like authorship, futurity, and intermediality.

Publication trends reveal sustained engagement with Latin American experimentalism, increasingly incorporating digital methodologies. His scholarship demonstrates thematic continuity in examining literary innovation while adapting to new media paradigms, particularly through electronic literature studies and digital textual analysis.

Key recognition includes:

• Fulbright Specialist award (2019)

Research leadership spans multiple funded initiatives including NECLAS Secretariat (2017-2019), Fulbright Specialist projects, and UNH Center for Humanities grants supporting the Puerto Rico Lab and Latin American Digital Poetics. His editorial direction of special journal issues and book series demonstrates collaborative scholarly infrastructure building.

He actively shapes the field through presidency of the New England Council of Latin American Studies (NECLAS), senior editorship of A Contracorriente, and participation in the Puerto Rico Lab initiative, fostering interdisciplinary networks in Latin American literary and digital humanities scholarship.