Zorimar Rivera Montes

Zorimar Rivera Montes is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Tulane University, affiliated with the Stone Center for Latin American Studies as Core Faculty specializing in Caribbean and Latinx Studies. She holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University (2022) and prior degrees from the University of Puerto Rico. Her research focuses on Puerto Rican, Caribbean, and Latinx literatures with emphases on queer theory and decolonial frameworks.

• Education:
  • Ph.D., Spanish and Portuguese (Northwestern, 2022)
  • M.A., English Literature (UPR, 2013)
  • B.A., History of the Americas (UPR, 2009)

Her scholarship bridges literary analysis with sociopolitical contexts, examining themes of nationalism, queerness, and cultural hybridity. Recent publications engage with contemporary Caribbean literature and Nuyorican poetry traditions. She has received grants from the Sexualities Project and Latin America Caribbean Studies Cluster at Northwestern.

• Awards:
  • Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship Honorable Mention
  • Puerto Rican Studies Association Fellowship

Her teaching experience includes roles at Tulane, Washington University in St. Louis, and Northwestern University. She conducts research in Puerto Rico and maintains Spanish language proficiency.